Milam County is a county in Texas, United States, on the eastern edge of the Blackland Prairie between Austin and College Station. It had a population of 24,754 at the 2020 census and covers 1,017 square miles (2,630 km2) of land, centred near 30\u00b047\u203224\u2033N 96\u00b058\u203248\u2033W.<\/p>\n
Cameron is the county seat, and its postal code is 76520. The county has four incorporated cities and towns — Cameron, Rockdale, Milano and Buckholts — plus more than two dozen unincorporated communities. It sits in the Central time zone.<\/p>\n
Milam County’s settlements range from the county seat of Cameron to farm hamlets that never grew past a store and a church. Four places are incorporated; the rest are unincorporated communities (Unincorp.) with no city government of their own.<\/p>\n
| Place<\/th>\n | Type<\/th>\n | Pop.<\/th>\n | ZIP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameron<\/td>\n | City · seat<\/td>\n | 5,514<\/td>\n | 76520<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Rockdale<\/td>\n | City<\/td>\n | 5,459<\/td>\n | 76567<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Milano<\/td>\n | City<\/td>\n | 458<\/td>\n | 76556<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Buckholts<\/td>\n | Town<\/td>\n | 424<\/td>\n | 76518<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Thorndale<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 76577<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Gause<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 77857<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Burlington<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 76519<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Davilla<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 76523<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Alcoa<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Baileyville<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Belmena<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Ben Arnold<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Bowers<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Branchville<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Briary<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Clarkson<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Conoley<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Corinth<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Cross Roads<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Cummins Crossing<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Detmold<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Elevation<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Elm Ridge<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Forest Grove<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Handy<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Hanover<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Hoyte<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Jones Prairie<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Liberty<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Liberty Hill<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Marak<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Marjorie<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Marlow<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Maysfield<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Minerva<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Pettibone<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Pleasant Hill<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Salem<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Salty<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| San Gabriel<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Sandow<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Sharp<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Silver City<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Val Verde<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Yarrelton<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n A few names on the old list were duplicates or unsourced and are not repeated here: a second “Ben Arnold” entry, “North Elm” and “South Elm” (likely a split reading of one community), “Praesel”, “Quinif”, “Splawn” and “The Crossroads” (a probable duplicate of “Cross Roads”). “New Clarkson” is folded into Clarkson.<\/p>\n ZIP Codes<\/h2>\nThe county’s smaller unincorporated communities generally use the ZIP of their nearest post office town rather than a code of their own.<\/p>\n Geography<\/h2>\nMilam County lies on the Blackland Prairie, sloping gently from the post oak woods in the east toward the black clay farmland to the west. The San Gabriel River crosses the county and joins Little River near its northwestern corner, and Little River itself flows along part of the county’s northern edge before continuing into the Brazos. Elevations range from around 300 to 650 feet.<\/p>\n Milam County borders Falls County<\/a> to the north, Robertson County<\/a> to the northeast, Burleson County<\/a> to the southeast, Lee County to the south, Williamson County<\/a> to the southwest, and Bell County<\/a> to the northwest.<\/p>\n Milam County had 24,754 residents at the 2020 census. Cameron and Rockdale are the two largest communities, together accounting for roughly two in five county residents. Median household income runs well below the Texas median of $75,780, reflecting the county’s farm- and ranch-based economy. Population density works out to about 24 people per square mile, making the county rural even by Texas standards.<\/p>\n Agriculture remains central to Milam County’s economy — cattle ranching, cotton, corn and hay production on the Blackland Prairie soils. Alcoa operated a large aluminum smelting plant and associated lignite mine near Rockdale for decades, and the site is now used for solar and battery-storage projects. Cameron and Rockdale both function as county-level retail and service hubs, and the county seat hosts the Milam County Courthouse, a 1892 Romanesque Revival landmark.<\/p>\n The area that became Milam County was organized as a municipality of Mexican Texas in 1834 and named for Benjamin Rush Milam, a soldier who led the storming of Bexar during the Texas Revolution and was killed in that action in December 1835. Milam County itself was formally organized under the Republic of Texas in 1837, one of the state’s original counties, and originally covered a much larger territory that was later divided to help form dozens of other Texas counties.<\/p>\n U.S. Highway 190, U.S. Highway 77 and U.S. Highway 79 cross Milam County, along with Texas State Highway 36.<\/p>\n The nearest commercial air service is at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport.<\/p>\n Where is Milam County, Texas?<\/strong> What is the population of Milam County?<\/strong> How big is Milam County?<\/strong> What is the county seat of Milam County?<\/strong> How many towns and cities are in Milam County?<\/strong> What ZIP codes are in Milam County?<\/strong> |