The story so far
from Wikipedia & the U.S. CensusCactus is a city in Moore County, Texas, United States, located along U.S. Route 287. The population was 3,057 at the 2020 census. "Cactus Texas", a song by Waylon Jennings, is a sketch of Cactus from years past.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 3,179 to 3,057 (-4%). Half of its homes were built before 2000.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Cactus yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.
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