Discover Cleveland: A Historical Overview of a Rural Community in Austin County


By: Laurie E. Jasinski

Published: July 8, 2005

Cleveland is a small rural community located in southern Austin County. The settlement began as an agricultural center during the late 1800s or early 1900s. The first population estimates were reported in the mid-1960s, when the community had one hundred residents. From the 1970s through 2000 Cleveland has consistently reported a population of seventy-eight.

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The following, adapted from the Chicago Manual of Style, 15th edition, is the preferred citation for this entry.

Laurie E. Jasinski, “Cleveland, TX (Austin County),” Handbook of Texas Online, accessed March 09, 2026, https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/cleveland-tx-austin-county.

Published by the Texas State Historical Association.

TID: HNCBL

July 8, 2005

Find out more about this place from our Texas Almanac.

Place
Cleveland
Currently Exists
Yes
Place Type
Town
Town Fields
  • Has post office: No
  • Is Incorporated: No
Belongs to
  • Austin County
Population Counts
People Year
125 2009

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