Fluvanna is an unincorporated community and census designated place (CDP) in Scurry County, Texas, United States. It lies just south of the Llano Estacado, high atop the caprock, where Farm to Market Road 1269 and Farm to Market Road 612 intersect.
Fluvanna is named for a surveyor's home county — Fluvanna County, Virginia.Handbook of Texas Online, "Fluvanna, TX", https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hlf18 (accessed January 27, 2009). Fluvanna was established by realty promotersScurry County Historical Survey Committee. Historical Markers in Scurry County. Published by Scurry County Historical Survey Committee. 1969. First Edition. who knew where the Roscoe, Snyder and Pacific Railway would terminate to satisfy its charter's 50-miles-of-line requirement."The Roscoe, Snyder & Pacific Railway", https://sites.google.com/site/roscoesnyderpacific/home/history/ (accessed June 19, 2019)
Fluvanna's importance lessened when the railroad closed the station in 1941 and major highways bypassed the area. As of the 2020 census, Fluvanna had a population of 78. The post office has closed in Fluvanna, yet the area still retains the 79517 zip code. Several wind power generation companies (e.g., GE) have office and shop locations in town. There is one convenience store, but no gas station in Fluvanna.
Demographics
Fluvanna first appeared as a census designated place in the 2020 U.S. census.
2020 census +Fluvanna CDP, Texas – Racial and ethnic compositionRace / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)Pop 2020% 2020White alone (NH)4355.13%Black or African American alone (NH)00.00%Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)11.28%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)45.13%Hispanic or Latino (any race)3038.46%Total78100.00%
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See also Caprock Escarpment Double Mountain Fork Brazos River Duffy's Peak Farm to Market Road 669 Mushaway Peak Salt Fork Brazos River
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External links
Public domain photos of the Llano Estacado