Editing Cut and Shoot, Texas

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| official_name            = Cut and Shoot, Texas
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| subdivision_name2        = [[Montgomery County, Texas|Montgomery]]
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| government_footnotes     = <ref name=officials>[https://www.cutandshoot.org/mayor-and-council Mayor & Council.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200810183923/https://cutandshoot.org/mayor-and-council |date=2020-08-10 }} Cut and Shoot, Texas. Retrieved June 10, 2022.</ref>
| government_type          = 
| leader_title             = [[Mayor]]
| leader_name              = Nyla Akin Dalhaus
| leader_title1            = [[Aldermen]]
| leader_name1             = Bill Green <br/>Jason Wieghat <br/>Thomas Robinson <br/>Charlie Musgrove <br/>Ryan Wallace
| unit_pref                = Imperial
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| elevation_m              = 58
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| population_total         = 1087
| population_as_of         = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
| population_footnotes     = 
| population_density_km2   = 204.84
| population_density_sq_mi = 530.43
| postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]s
| postal_code              = 77303, 77306
| area_code                = [[Area code 936|936]]
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'''Cut and Shoot''' is a city in eastern [[Montgomery County, Texas|Montgomery County]], [[Texas]], United States, about {{cvt|6|mi|km}} east of [[Conroe, Texas|Conroe]] and {{cvt|40|mi|km}} north of [[Houston, Texas|Houston]]. Until 2006, Cut and Shoot was considered and called a [[Town (United States)|town]]. Then, the town council elected for it to be considered and referred to as a [[City (United States)|city]]. The population was 1,087 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name=Census2010>[https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/1600000US4818260 American Fact Finder: Cut and Shoot] {{Webarchive |url=https://archive.today/20200213095148/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/1600000US4818260 |date=2020-02-13 }} 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>{{cite web |url=https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hlc65 |title=Cut and Shoot, TX |author=Handbook of Texas Online |date=12 June 2010 |publisher=Texas State Historical Association |accessdate=3 Jan 2021 |archive-date=19 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190719052208/https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hlc65 |url-status=live }}</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>{{cite web |url=http://www.cutandshoot.org/documents/history.htm |title=HOW CUT AND SHOOT GOT ITS NAME |author= |date=10 August 2006 |publisher=City of Cut and Shoot, Texas |accessdate=19 October 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110725213653/http://www.cutandshoot.org/documents/history.htm |archive-date=25 July 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref> "Cut and Shoot" has frequently been noted on lists of [[Place names considered unusual|unusual place names]].<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=29zh3dIgmv8C&pg=PR9 |title=Welcome to Horneytown, North Carolina, Population: 15: An insider's guide to 201 of the world's weirdest and wildest places |publisher=Adams Media |author=Parker, Quentin |year=2010 |pages=ix |isbn=9781440507397 }}{{Dead link|date=May 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Birnbach |first1=Lisa |last2=Marx |first2=Patricia |last3=Hodgman |first3=Ann |title=1,003 Great Things About America |url=https://archive.org/details/1003greatthingsa0000birn |url-access=registration |date=14 May 2002 |publisher=Andrews McMeel Publishing |isbn=978-0-7407-2949-2 |page=[https://archive.org/details/1003greatthingsa0000birn/page/165 165]}}</ref>

==History==
The town of Cut and Shoot gained fame when local boxer [[Roy Harris (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. [https://www.si.com/vault/1958/09/01/568735/the-fight-that-changed-two-faces The Fight That Changed Two Faces] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171211053855/https://www.si.com/vault/1958/09/01/568735/the-fight-that-changed-two-faces |date=2017-12-11 }} Sports Illustrated: September 1st, 1958. Accessed on June 18, 2017.</ref> and was featured in ''[[Life Magazine|LIFE]]''.<ref name=LIFE>[https://books.google.com/books?id=ylMEAAAAMBAJ&dq=roy+harris+boxing&pg=PA59 Cut and Shoot: Good Place to Come From] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230503015337/https://books.google.com/books?id=ylMEAAAAMBAJ&dq=roy+harris+boxing&pg=PA59 |date=2023-05-03 }} 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).[https://books.google.com/books?id=dWRrLU5z8rcC&dq=cut+and+shoot+post+office&pg=PA262 Roy Harris of Cut and Shoot: Texas Backwoods Battler.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230503015336/https://books.google.com/books?id=dWRrLU5z8rcC&dq=cut+and+shoot+post+office&pg=PA262 |date=2023-05-03 }} iUniverse: 2012, pgs. 261-2. {{ISBN|978-1-4759-6068-6}}.</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 {{cvt|2.7|sqmi|km2}}, all  land.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1970= 451
|1980= 568
|1990= 903
|2000= 1158
|2010= 1070
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html |title=Census of Population and Housing |publisher=Census.gov |accessdate=June 4, 2015 |archive-date=July 17, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220717060613/https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
|2020=1087}}
{| class="wikitable"
|+'''Cut and Shoot racial composition as of 2020'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4818260&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2 |access-date=2022-05-23 |website=data.census.gov |archive-date=2022-05-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220523161354/https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4818260&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2 |url-status=live }}</ref><br> (NH = Non-Hispanic){{efn|Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.<ref>http://www.census.gov {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212043701/http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/QTTable?_bm=n&_lang=en&qr_name=DEC_2000_SF3_U_DP2&ds_name=DEC_2000_SF3_U&geo_id=04000US08 |date=2020-02-12 }} {{nonspecific|date=August 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=About the Hispanic Population and its Origin |url=https://www.census.gov/topics/population/hispanic-origin/about.html |website=www.census.gov |access-date=18 May 2022 |archive-date=20 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220520112546/https://www.census.gov/topics/population/hispanic-origin/about.html |url-status=live }}</ref>}}
!Race
!Number
!Percentage
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] (NH)
|773
|71.11%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] (NH)
|7
|0.64%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] (NH)
|1
|0.09%
|-
|Some Other Race (NH)
|3
|0.28%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed/Multi-Racial]] (NH)
|45
|4.14%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|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 {{convert|396.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.The racial makeup of the town was 87.2% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.0% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.8% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.2% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.1% [[Native Hawaiian]] 8.2% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 2.4% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|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 (politician)|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>[http://www.fyi.legis.state.tx.us/City.aspx Who Represents Me.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170621023116/http://www.fyi.legis.state.tx.us/City.aspx |date=2017-06-21 }} Texas Legislative Council. Accessed on June 18, 2017.</ref>

In Congress, Cut and Shoot is represented in the [[United States Senate|Senate]] by Republicans [[John Cornyn]] and [[Ted Cruz]], and in the [[United States House of Representatives|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.{{Citation needed|date=June 2017}}

The [[United States Postal Service]] Cut and Shoot Post Office is located at 13985 [[Texas State Highway 105]] East.<ref>"[http://usps.whitepages.com/service/post_office/61376?p=1&s=TX&service_name=post_office&z=Conroe Post Office Location - CUT AND SHOOT] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090804131325/http://usps.whitepages.com/service/post_office/61376?p=1&s=TX&service_name=post_office&z=Conroe |date=2009-08-04 }}." zip: 77306-5454 ''[[United States Postal Service]]''. Retrieved on December 8, 2008.</ref>

Cut and Shoot includes Groceville, an unincorporated populated place.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.histopolis.com/Place/US/TX/Montgomery_County/Groceville |title=''Groceville'' at Histopolis. |access-date=2012-10-29 |archive-date=2016-03-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303230819/http://www.histopolis.com/Place/US/TX/Montgomery_County/Groceville |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/rbc72 |title=''Caney Creek'', Texas State Historical Association. |access-date=2020-02-25 |archive-date=2020-02-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200225060145/https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/rbc72 |url-status=live }}</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>{{Cite news |last=Hernandez |first=Sondra |title=Chennault Aviation Academy redevelops abandoned Cut and Shoot airstrip into flight school |url=https://www.yourconroenews.com/neighborhood/moco/news/article/abandoned-cut-shoot-airstrip-now-home-flight-18472515.php |access-date=2024-06-05 |work=The Courier of Montgomery County |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Khan |first=Shaheryar |date=2023-11-17 |title=Ready to take flight: Chennault Airfield opens as Conroe's new aviation training hub |url=https://communityimpact.com/houston/conroe-montgomery/development/2023/11/17/ready-to-take-flight-chennault-airfield-opens-as-conroes-new-aviation-training-hub/ |access-date=2024-06-05 |website=Community Impact |language=English}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Boyd |first=Grant |date=2024-04-01 |title=New Texas Airport Honors WWII Aviation Legend |url=https://www.flyingmag.com/new-texas-airport-honors-wwii-aviation-legend/ |access-date=2024-06-05 |website=FLYING Magazine |language=en}}</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>{{cite web|url=https://www.conroeisd.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/23_24-CCHS-Elem-Only-Map-Lge.pdf|title=Conroe Independent School District Caney Creek Elementary Feeder Map 2023-2024 School Year Boundaries|publisher=[[Conroe Independent School District]]|access-date=2023-10-29}}</ref> Veterans Memorial Intermediate School,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.conroeisd.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/23_24-CCHS-Inter-Map-Lge.pdf|title=Conroe Independent School District Caney Creek Intermediate School Feeder Map 2023-2024 School Year Boundaries|publisher=[[Conroe Independent School District]]|access-date=2023-10-29}}</ref> Moorhead Junior High School, and [[Caney Creek High School]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.conroeisd.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/23_24-CCHS-HS_JH-Map-Lge.pdf|title=Conroe Independent School District Caney Creek Junior High and High School Feeder Map School Year 2023-2024|publisher=[[Conroe Independent School District]]|access-date=2023-10-29}}</ref> Previously the intermediate school zoned was Grangerland Intermediate School.<ref>"[http://www.conroeisd.net/pdf/maps/CHS_int_map.pdf Conroe Independent School District Conroe Intermediate Feeder Map School Year 2010-2011] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101026121828/http://conroeisd.net/pdf/maps/CHS_int_map.pdf |date=2010-10-26 }}." [[Conroe Independent School District]]. Retrieved on January 20, 2011.</ref><ref name="Caneycreekexempt">"[http://www.conroeisd.net/pdf/maps/CC_intjhhs_map.pdf Conroe Independent School District Caney Creek High School, Junior High School and Intermediate Feeder Map School Year 2010-2011] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110723054733/http://www.conroeisd.net/pdf/maps/CC_intjhhs_map.pdf |date=2011-07-23 }}." [[Conroe Independent School District]]. Retrieved on January 20, 2011.</ref><!--Means that the red portion of the Austin ES zone goes to Conroe HS feeder schools-->

Residents of Conroe ISD (and therefore Cut and Shoot) are served by the [[Lone Star College System]] (formerly North Harris Montgomery Community College).<ref>[https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ED/htm/ED.130.htm Texas Education Code, Sec. 130.191. LONE STAR COLLEGE SYSTEM DISTRICT SERVICE AREA] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210922180708/https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ED/htm/ED.130.htm |date=2021-09-22 }}.</ref>

==Notable people==

*[[Roy Harris (boxer)|Roy Harris]], a heavyweight boxer<ref>{{cite book |last=Montgomery |first=Roy Harris and Robin |title=Roy Harris of Cut and Shoot: Texas Backwoods Battler |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dWRrLU5z8rcC&pg=PR19 |date=17 November 2012 |publisher=iUniverse |isbn=978-1-4759-6068-6 |page=19}}</ref>
*[[Debra Maffett]], named [[Miss America 1983]], hailed from Cut and Shoot<ref>{{cite web |last=Toscano |first=Louis |title=Debra Sue Maffett: Miss America 1983 |url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1982/09/12/Debra-Sue-Maffett-Miss-America-1983/7050400651200/ |publisher=[[United Press International]] |accessdate=14 April 2020 |date=12 September 1982 |archive-date=27 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191227055625/https://www.upi.com/Archives/1982/09/12/Debra-Sue-Maffett-Miss-America-1983/7050400651200/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
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*[http://www.cutandshoot.org/ City of Cut And Shoot]
*[https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hlc65 Robin N. Montgomery, "CUT AND SHOOT, TX,"] Handbook of Texas Online, accessed October 29, 2012. Published by the [[Texas State Historical Association]].

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