Editing Mustang, Texas

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| subdivision_name2  = [[Navarro County, Texas|Navarro]]
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'''Mustang''' is a town in [[Navarro County, Texas]], United States. Its population was zero according to the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]]. It is one of 9 incorporated communities in the United States with no reported residents.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/all?q=Mustang%20town,%20Texas|access-date=December 4, 2021|website=data.census.gov}}</ref> In December 2021, [[Mark Cuban]], entrepreneur and former owner of the [[Dallas Mavericks]], purchased the {{convert|77|acre|adj=on}} town for roughly $2&nbsp;million.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.foxbusiness.com/real-estate/mark-cuban-buys-entire-texas-town |title=Mark Cuban buys entire Texas town |last=Dumas |first=Breck |date=December 2, 2021 |website=foxbusiness.com |access-date=December 2, 2021}}</ref>

==Geography==

Mustang is situated at the northeastern corner of the junction of [[Interstate 45]] and [[Farm to Market Road 739|FM 739]] in central Navarro County.<ref name="Texas Handbook">{{cite web | url = http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hrmuv | title = Mustang, Texas | publisher = [[The Handbook of Texas]] online| date = |accessdate = July 6, 2009}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|0.1|sqmi|ha}}, all  land.

==History==

Mustang was incorporated in 1973 for the purpose of selling alcohol in what was then a [[Dry county|dry]] Navarro County.<ref name="Daily Sun">{{cite web | url = http://www.corsicanadailysun.com/local/local_story_110205543.html | title = Confusion over Mustang elections | publisher = Janet Jacobs, [[Corsicana Daily Sun]] | date = April 19, 2008 | accessdate = July 6, 2009}}</ref> The incorporation effort was led by partners William "Bill" McKie, a former [[Corsicana, Texas|Corsicana]] city attorney, and Harold "Mack" McElhenney, a businessman. On October 30, 1973, the town approved beer sales. In a March 25, 1975, election, residents voted 20–0 in favor of selling hard liquor, as well as mixed beverages. Mustang had a population of 12 in the 1980 Census, which grew to 35 in 1990.<ref name="Texas Handbook"/> By the mid-1990s, the town lost its status as the primary alcohol stop in the county, as other nearby communities began to repeal their [[blue law]]s.<ref name="Laredo Morning Times">{{cite web | url = http://airwolf.lmtonline.com/news/archive/122506/pagea7.pdf | title = As trial looms, city wonders: Is Mustang down to last call? | publisher = [[Laredo Morning Times]] | date = December 25, 2006 | accessdate = July 6, 2009}}</ref>

The population of Mustang rose to 47 in 2000. Town founder Bill McKie negotiated a deal to sell Mustang to Tommy Sinclair, who leased a club in the community, on June 5, 2005, for $600,000. The transaction was not completed, however, and Sinclair filed a lawsuit in October 2005 for the right to buy the property. McKie died on November 11, 2005, and his wife Marsha took over legal proceedings on her late husband's behalf. Since McKie's death, legal wrangling over ownership of the town and financial issues have plagued Mustang. In November 2006, the city of [[Angus, Texas|Angus]] threatened to cut off water service to the community over an unpaid bill that totaled $3,400.<ref name="Laredo Morning Times"/> Mrs. McKie, acting on the town's behalf, personally paid the bill. The case over ownership went back to court in April 2007. Four months later, Sinclair was given possession of Mustang, but not the deed. He promptly evicted many of the town council, as well as the city secretary and fire chief.<ref name="Daily Sun"/> The evictions went to court in November 2007 and  a majority of the council left town, but refused to resign their posts. In February 2008, the two council members living in residence called for an election to be held that coming May. The town's disputed ownership status led to the holding of two separate council elections on May 10, 2008. The first election, endorsed by Tommy Sinclair, elected a mayor and five aldermen. The vote was canvassed on May 17. In the second called election, three aldermen positions were left open. Those results were canvassed on May 14. Eight votes were cast; six votes in one election and two in the other. Both governments claimed legitimacy.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.corsicanadailysun.com/news/local_story_141004119.html | title = Mustang: A town with two councils | publisher = Janet Jacobs, [[Corsicana Daily Sun]] | date = May 18, 2008 | accessdate = July 6, 2009}}</ref>

Tommy Sinclair and two others were indicted on June 25, 2009, by a Navarro County grand jury in connection with the October 1, 2008, death of a [[Houston]] man after an alleged altercation at his cabaret in Mustang.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.corsicanadailysun.com/local/local_story_176192739.html | title = Sinclair indicted for club death | publisher = Bob Belcher, [[Corsicana Daily Sun]] | date = June 25, 2009 | accessdate = July 6, 2009}}</ref>

''[[The Dallas Morning News]]'' reported in December 2021 that billionaire Mark Cuban purchased the entire town for around $2&nbsp;million. The report indicated that a previous attempt to sell the town for $4&nbsp;million failed to attract any buyers. Cuban stated that he had made the purchase to help a friend who needed to sell, and that he did not have any immediate plans for the property.<ref>{{Cite web|date=December 2, 2021|title=Mark Cuban just lassoed the entire town of Mustang south of Dallas|url=https://www.dallasnews.com/business/real-estate/2021/12/02/mark-cuban-just-lassoed-the-entire-town-of-mustang-south-of-dallas/|access-date=December 3, 2021|website=Dallas News|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Mark Cuban Buys Entire Town of Mustang in Navarro County|url=https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/mark-cuban-buys-entire-town-of-mustang-in-navarro-county/2829563/|access-date=December 3, 2021|website=NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth|date=December 2, 2021 |language=en-US}}</ref> According to the ''[[Dallas Observer]]'', Cuban purchased the town from Merwyn Price, who had represented Sinclair in court against Marsha McKie. Price himself, along with two other owners, purchased the town in 2017 from real estate agent Mike Turner. Cuban explained in an episode of ''[[The Drew Barrymore Show]]'' taped in March 2022 that Price had been diagnosed with cancer, and the town had been his "only real asset" remaining. He also said he had the idea to transform the town into "Dinosaur, Texas" and fill it with attractions using robotic dinosaur models created by [[Dino Don|Dino Don, Inc.]], but in August 2022 clarified that this would not happen.<ref>{{cite news |last=Gallagher |first=Danny |title=No, Mark Cuban Didn't Buy a Town to Turn It Into ''Jurassic Park'', but to Help Out a Friend |date=August 8, 2022 |newspaper=[[Dallas Observer]] |url=https://www.dallasobserver.com/arts/mark-cuban-clears-up-those-real-life-jurassic-park-rumors-14533118}}</ref> The town attracted further attention in 2023 when photos of abandoned adult club Mustang Club being demolished were sent by a viewer to local news channel [[WFAA]]. Cuban told WFAA that this was "just cleaning up" and did not indicate any plans for the town.<ref>{{cite news |last=Gibson |first=Michael |title=Big Things Coming to Mark Cuban's Ghost Town Mustang, Texas? Not Exactly |url=https://classicrock961.com/big-things-coming-to-mark-cubans-ghost-town-mustang-texas-not-exactly/ |date=March 3, 2023 |website=[[KKTX-FM]] |access-date=March 12, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Livengood |first=Paul |title=Remember the Texas town Mark Cuban bought? There's action going on there ... but it's not what you'd think. |date=March 2, 2023 |url=https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/mark-cuban-mustang-texas-dallas-mavericks-buys-town-dinosaur/287-a32e5adb-95d2-4cbe-8ac4-f6c18961f2f0 |website=[[WFAA]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230302152135/https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/mark-cuban-mustang-texas-dallas-mavericks-buys-town-dinosaur/287-a32e5adb-95d2-4cbe-8ac4-f6c18961f2f0|archive-date=March 2, 2023 }}</ref> In 2024, Cuban was reported as having told Alcynna Lloyd in an email that he had never visited the town and had no future plans for it. Lloyd, writing for ''[[Business Insider]]'', visited the town and reported it as "totally empty".<ref>{{cite news |last=Lloyd |first=Alcynna |title=I visited Mark Cuban's Texas ghost town, and 'Mustang' was more barren and mysterious than I ever imagined |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/mustang-mark-cuban-texas-ghost-town-empty-mysterious-2024-1 |date=January 13, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240423055333/https://www.businessinsider.com/mustang-mark-cuban-texas-ghost-town-empty-mysterious-2024-1 |archive-date=April 23, 2024 |access-date=March 12, 2025}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 1970 = 7
| 1980 = 12
| 1990 = 35
| 2000 = 47
| 2010 = 21
| 2020 = 0
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|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|title=Decennial Census by Decade|publisher=[[US Census Bureau]]|access-date=}}</ref><br> 1850–1900<ref name=1900CensusTX>{{Cite web|title= 1900 Census of Population – Population of Texas By Counties And Minor Civil Divisions |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1900/bulletins/demographic/49-population-tx.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1910<ref name=1910CensusTX>{{Cite web|title= 1910 Census of Population – Supplement for Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1910/abstract/supplement-tx-p1.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref><br> 1920<ref name=1920CensusTX>{{Cite web|title= 1920 Census of Population – Number of Inhabitants – Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1920/bulletins/demographics/population-tx-number-of-inhabitants.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1930<ref name=1930CensusTX>{{Cite web|title= 1930 Census of Population – Number of Inhabitants – Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1930/population-volume-1/03815512v1ch10.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1940<ref name=1940CensusTX>{{Cite web|title= 1940 Census of Population – Number of Inhabitants – Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1940/population-volume-1/33973538v1ch09.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref><br>
1950<ref name=1950CensusTX>{{Cite web|title= 1950 Census of Population – Number of Inhabitants – Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1950/population-volume-1/vol-01-46.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1960<ref name=1960CensusTX>{{Cite web|title= 1960 Census of Population – Number of Inhabitants – Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1960/population-volume-1/33255142v1p45ch02.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1970<ref name=1970CensusTX>{{Cite web|title= 1970 Census of Population – Number of Inhabitants – Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/00496492v1p45s1ch02.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref><br> 1980<ref name=1980CensusTX>{{Cite web|title= 1980 Census of Population – Number of Inhabitants – Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1980/volume-1/texas/1980a_txab-01.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1990<ref name=1990CensusTX>{{Cite web|title=1990 Census of Population – Population and Housing Unit Counts – Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1990/cph-2/cph-2-45.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 2000<ref name=2000CensusTX>{{Cite web|title=2000 Census of Population – Population and Housing Unit Counts – Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/2003/dec/phc-3-45.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref><br> 2010<ref name=2010CensusTX>{{Cite web|title=2010 Census of Population – Population and Housing Unit Counts – Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/2010/cph-2/cph-2-45.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 
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As of the census<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000,  47 people, 20 households, and 12 families were residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|372.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The 23 housing units averaged 182.3 per square mile (68.3/km<sup>2</sup>). The [[White (U.S. Census)|racial makeup]] of the town was 89.36% White, 8.51% African American, and 2.13% from two or more races.

Of the 20 households,  40.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 30.0% were married couples living together, 25.0% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 40.0% were not  families. About 40.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35, and the average family size was 3.08.

In the town, the population was distributed as 36.2% under the age of 18, 12.8% from 18 to 24, 27.7% from 25 to 44, 21.3% from 45 to 64, and 2.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 26 years. For every 100 females, there were 104.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 114.3 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $46,250, and for a family was $46,667. Males had a median income of $31,250 versus $0 for females. The per capita income for the town was $75,692. About 3.8% of the population lived below the poverty line, all of whom were over 64.

By the 2020 census, the population dropped to 0.

==Education==
Public education in the town of Mustang is provided by the [[Corsicana Independent School District]].

==References==
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{{Navarro County, Texas}}

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[[Category:Towns in Navarro County, Texas]]
[[Category:Towns in Texas]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1973]]