Encinal
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city in La Salle County, Texas, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Texas
- County
- La Salle
- Total
- 0.43 sq mi (1.12 km )
- Land
- 0.43 sq mi (1.12 km )
- Water
- 0 sq mi (0.00 km )
- Elevation
- 558 ft (170 m)
- Density
- 1,200/sq mi (480/km )
- Time zone
- UTC-6 ( Central (CST) )
- Summer dst
- UTC-5 (CDT)
- Fips code
- 48-24240
- Website
- https://www.cityofencinal.com/
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Encinal (/ˌɛnsɪˈnɔːl/ EN-sin-AWL) is a city in La Salle County, Texas, United States. The population was 540 at the 2020 census. Interstate 35 Business runs through the community. There are few businesses in Encinal; most have closed along the main street.
Railroad officials named the town for the Spanish word for oak grove. The population peaked in 1937 at eight hundred residents.
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