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Bangs is a city located in Brown County in west-central Texas, in the United States. The population was 1,603 at the 2010 census.

Bangs city overview:
Name:	Bangs city
LSAD Code:	25
LSAD Description:	city (suffix)
State:	Texas
County:	Brown County
Elevation:	1,608 ft (490 m)
Total Area:	1.50 sq mi (3.88 km²)
Land Area:	1.50 sq mi (3.88 km²)
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)
Total Population:	1,603
Population Density:	1,020.72/sq mi (394.03/km²)
ZIP code:	76823
Area code:	325
FIPS code:	4805552
GNISfeature ID:	2409783
Website:	cityofbangs.org

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History

Bangs was named after Samuel Bangs, who was given the land due to his services as a printer in the Texas Revolution, but he reportedly never saw the land. In 1886, tracks were laid from Brownwood to San Angelo with a depot in Bangs. The same year, a man opened a general store and applied to have a post office established there, with the application approved on May 24, 1886. In 1892, the first school was built with the population of 50 and eight established businesses. Bangs incorporated in 1915 with 600 residents and 21 businesses. The following year, a water system was installed followed by natural gas lines. Bangs Independent School District was formed in 1927, which eventually consolidated nine other school districts. In 1937, US Highway 67 was built through the town, and after World War II saw the development of new housing.

In 1948, when the population of Bangs was 756, the arrival of senatorial candidate Lyndon Johnson by helicopter was greeted by a crowd estimated to number 700 by accompanying reporters.

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Geography

U.S. Routes 67 and U.S. Route 84 run concurrently through the city, leading east 9 miles (14 km) to Brownwood, the county seat, and west 11 miles (18 km) to Santa Anna in Coleman County.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.5 square miles (3.8 km), all of it land.