In 1880 the Southern Pacific Railroad, extending its line to the west, passed south of Castroville because the town refused to grant the railroad a bonus. Hondo became the county seat in 1892. Castroville citizens voted that year to disincorporate their town, and it remained unincorporated until 1948. In 1908 the Castroville school had 172 white students, twelve black students, and four teachers. In 1915 the old courthouse was converted into a school with three large classrooms.
In 1914 Castroville had a population of 700 and a new weekly newspaper called the Castroville Quill. The population dropped to 500 during Prohibition. By 1931 the town had a population of 325 and nineteen businesses. In 1936 the population was 787; 65 percent were German, 15 percent were Mexican American, and 20 percent were French or American. Most farmers in the community lived in town and farmed their small tracts in the surrounding territory. The population in 1940 was 865. By 1953, Castroville had a population of 992 and thirty businesses. In 1962 it had 1,508 residents and forty businesses. The following year the Castroville Public Library, the first public library in Medina County, opened. In 1979 Castroville had a population estimated at 2,146 and thirty-five businesses.
In 1984 the major agricultural products grown in the area were corn, maize, oats, wheat, vegetables, and hay. Agribusinesses in Castroville included a firm that processed whole-grain corn for local tortilla and corn-chip manufacturers, feed mills, and irrigation, tractor, and farm-implement dealers. Castroville is also a center for applied research in genetics and artificial breeding of livestock. By 1989 Castroville had a population of 2,037 and thirty-three businesses. In 1990 the population was 2,159.
Castroville has been recognized as a national and a Texas historic district. Many of the ninety-seven Historical American buildings in Castroville can be seen on a walking tour; they include the Landmark Inn State Historic Site, the St. Louis Catholic and the Zion Lutheran churches, the Moye Formation Center, the Tarde Hotel, and Henri Castro's original homestead. Castroville celebrates St. Louis Day on August 22 each year.
Question.
1. What is the text talks about?
a. Texas condition.
b. Castroville population and government..
c. The history and social condition of Castroville.
d. The landmark of Texas
2. What is paragraph two talks about?
a. The population at Castroville
b. weekly newspaper
c. Castroville's public library
d. Prohibition
2. What is paragraph two talks about?
a. The population at Castroville
b. weekly newspaper
c. Castroville's public library
d. Prohibition
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