Cut and Shoot, Texas

Template:Use mdy dates Template:Distinguish Template:Infobox settlement Cut and Shoot is a city in eastern Montgomery County, Texas, United States, about Template:Cvt east of Conroe and Template:Cvt north of Houston. Until 2006, Cut and Shoot was considered and called a town. Then, the town council elected for it to be considered and referred to as a city. The population was 1,087 at the 2020 census.<ref name=Census2010>American Fact Finder: Cut and Shoot Template:Webarchive United States Census Bureau, 2010. Accessed on June 18, 2017.</ref>

Name

According to one local legend, Cut and Shoot was named after a 1912 community confrontation that almost led to violence. According to differing versions of the story, the dispute was over:<ref name=Handbook>Template:Cite web</ref>

• The design of a new steeple for the town's only church,
• The issue of who should be allowed to preach there, or
• The conflicting land claims among church members.

Whatever the circumstances were, a small boy at the scene reportedly said he was scared and declared, "I'm going to cut around the corner and shoot through the bushes in a minute!" This statement apparently stayed in the residents' minds and was eventually adopted as the town's name.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> "Cut and Shoot" has frequently been noted on lists of unusual place names.<ref>Template:Cite bookTemplate:Dead link</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

History

The town of Cut and Shoot gained fame when local boxer Roy Harris, a heavyweight contender, fought Floyd Patterson for the heavyweight title in 1958. Harris appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated<ref>Kane, Martin. The Fight That Changed Two Faces Template:Webarchive Sports Illustrated: September 1st, 1958. Accessed on June 18, 2017.</ref> and was featured in LIFE.<ref name=LIFE>Cut and Shoot: Good Place to Come From Template:Webarchive LIFE Magazine: Aug 11, 1958, pgs. 59-60. Accessed on June 18, 2017.</ref> So much mail was addressed to "Roy Harris, Cut and Shoot, Texas" that the U. S. Postal Service granted a franchise post office to the town.<ref>Montgomery, Robin, and Roy Harris. (17 November 2012).Roy Harris of Cut and Shoot: Texas Backwoods Battler. Template:Webarchive iUniverse: 2012, pgs. 261-2. Template:ISBN.</ref>

Population statistics were not reported for the community until the mid-1970s, when the number of residents was 50. By 1980, the incorporated community reported a population of 809, had a new town hall, and supported a school and several businesses.<ref name=Handbook/>

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town had a total area of Template:Cvt, all land.

Demographics

Cut and Shoot racial composition as of 2020<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
(NH = Non-Hispanic)Template:Efn

Race	Number	Percentage
White (NH)	773	71.11%
Black or African American (NH)	7	0.64%
Pacific Islander (NH)	1	0.09%
Some Other Race (NH)	3	0.28%
Mixed/Multi-Racial (NH)	45	4.14%
Hispanic or Latino	258	23.74%
Total	1,087

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 1,087 people, 345 households, and 248 families residing in the city.

As of the 2010 United States Census,<ref name=Census2010/> there were 1,070 people, 371 households, and 289 families residing in the town. The population density was Template:Convert.The racial makeup of the town was 87.2% White, 1.0% African American, 0.8% Native American, 0.2% Asian, 0.1% Native Hawaiian 8.2% from other races, and 2.4% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 15.0% of the population.

Out of 371 households, 77.9% are family households, 34.5% with children under 18 years. 63.6% were husband-wife families. Out of 371 households, 22.1% were non-family households, with 18.1% of householders living alone. The average household size was 2.88; the average family size was 3.23.

27.9% of the population is under the age of 18. 11.9% are over the age of 65. The median age is 37.1. 50.6% of the population is female.

As of 2000, The median income for a household in the town was $40,455, and the median income for a family was $47,404. Males had a median income of $36,719 versus $20,833 for females. The per capita income for the town was $15,482. About 5.7% of families and 8.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.5% of those under age 18 and 15.5% of those age 65 or over.

Government and infrastructure

Cut and Shoot is governed locally by an elected mayor and five at-large city council positions. As of June 2022, the mayor is Nyla Akin Dalhaus. City council members, also known as Aldermen, are Bill Green, Jason Wieghat, Thomas Robinson, Charlie Musgrove, and Ryan Wallace.<ref name=officials/>

Eighty-seven percent of Cut and Shoot is in Texas Senate District 3, represented by Republican Robert Nichols. The other 13% is in District 4, represented by Republican Brandon Creighton. Cut and Shoot is in District 16 of the Texas House of Representatives, represented by Republican Will Metcalf.<ref name=Government>Who Represents Me. Template:Webarchive Texas Legislative Council. Accessed on June 18, 2017.</ref>

In Congress, Cut and Shoot is represented in the Senate by Republicans John Cornyn and Ted Cruz, and in the House of Representatives, Cut and Shoot is in District 8, represented by Kevin Brady.<ref name=Government/>

The City of Cut and Shoot is one of the very few statewide municipalities that has no ad valorem property tax within its city limits. The only tax based city income is from a 1% sales tax on taxable goods and services within the city limits.Template:Citation needed

The United States Postal Service Cut and Shoot Post Office is located at 13985 Texas State Highway 105 East.<ref>"Post Office Location - CUT AND SHOOT Template:Webarchive." zip: 77306-5454 United States Postal Service. Retrieved on December 8, 2008.</ref>

Cut and Shoot includes Groceville, an unincorporated populated place.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

The previously abandoned Cut and Shoot Airfield owned by the Schank family was redeveloped into Chennault Airfield - 25TX, a privately owned flight training airstrip operated by General Chennault Flying Tiger Academy and opened in November 2023. <ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Education

Cut and Shoot is within the Conroe Independent School District and the Lone Star College System (formerly North Harris Montgomery Community College District).

Schools serving Cut and Shoot include Austin Elementary School,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Veterans Memorial Intermediate School,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Moorhead Junior High School, and Caney Creek High School.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Previously the intermediate school zoned was Grangerland Intermediate School.<ref>"Conroe Independent School District Conroe Intermediate Feeder Map School Year 2010-2011 Template:Webarchive." Conroe Independent School District. Retrieved on January 20, 2011.</ref><ref name="Caneycreekexempt">"Conroe Independent School District Caney Creek High School, Junior High School and Intermediate Feeder Map School Year 2010-2011 Template:Webarchive." Conroe Independent School District. Retrieved on January 20, 2011.</ref>

Residents of Conroe ISD (and therefore Cut and Shoot) are served by the Lone Star College System (formerly North Harris Montgomery Community College).<ref>Texas Education Code, Sec. 130.191. LONE STAR COLLEGE SYSTEM DISTRICT SERVICE AREA Template:Webarchive.</ref>

Notable people

• Roy Harris, a heavyweight boxer<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• Debra Maffett, named Miss America 1983, hailed from Cut and Shoot<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

External links

• City of Cut And Shoot
• Robin N. Montgomery, "CUT AND SHOOT, TX," Handbook of Texas Online, accessed October 29, 2012. Published by the Texas State Historical Association.