Ringgold is an unincorporated community in Montague County, Texas, United States. As of the 2020 census, Ringgold had a population of 146. It is approximately northwest of Montague, the county seat. Schools Ringgold has one school, Ringgold Elementary School. Older students who live in Ringgold attend schools in nearby Stoneburg, where a consolidated school district (Gold-Burg ISD) has been established. Students may also opt to attend school in Nocona.
History The area around Ringgold was settled in 1892, when a land owner began selling parcels in the area where the Rock Island Line railroad built a line. The town was first named Harrisonia after the land owner, Joe Harris, but he renamed it Ringgold after his wife's family. A post office was established the same year.
As an intersection of rail lines, Ringgold became a market town for the immediate area, and it reached its highest population of around 400 in the mid-1920s.
On January 1, 2006, about half of the town was destroyed by a wildfire that burned 32 homes. The event prompted much Dallas/Fort Worth area media coverage.http://cbs11tv.com/local/local_story_001201913.html Los Angeles Times article on wildfire
Demographics
Ringgold first appeared as a census designated place in the 2020 U.S. census.
2020 Census +Ringgold CDP, Texas – Racial and ethnic compositionRace / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)Pop 2020% 2020White alone (NH)11075.34%Black or African American alone (NH)00.00%Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)53.42%Asian alone (NH)00.00%Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)00.00%Other race alone (NH)00.00%Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)138.90%Hispanic or Latino (any race)1812.33%Total146100.00%
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