Truscott is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...

in Knox County,

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, United States. According to the

Handbook of Texas The Texas State Historical Association (TSHA) is an American nonprofit educational and research organization dedicated to documenting the history of Texas. It was founded in Austin, Texas, United States, on March 2, 1897. In November 2008, the ...

, the community had an estimated population of 50. It is located at (33.7542544, -99.8112042), along FM 1756 in north central Knox County, approximately 100 miles north of Abilene. The community was settled in the 1880s and was named after J.J. Truscott, a local pioneer. The population peaked at around 500 in 1940 and declined thereafter. Public education in the community of Truscott is provided by the

Crowell Independent School District Crowell Independent School District is a public school district based in Crowell, Texas (USA). The district serves all of Foard County, and extends into small portions of King and Knox counties. Crowell ISD has one campus - Grades PK-12th ...

Climate

According to the

Köppen Climate Classification The Köppen climate classification divides Earth climates into five main climate groups, with each group being divided based on patterns of seasonal precipitation and temperature. The five main groups are ''A'' (tropical), ''B'' (arid), ''C'' (te ...

system, Truscott has a

humid subtropical climate A humid subtropical climate is a subtropical -temperate climate type, characterized by long and hot summers, and cool to mild winters. These climates normally lie on the southeast side of all continents (except Antarctica), generally between ...

, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps. The hottest temperature recorded in Truscott was on June 28, 1994 and June 20, 2011, while the coldest temperature recorded was on December 22–23, 1989.

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* * Unincorporated communities in Texas Unincorporated communities in Knox County, Texas Populated places established in the 1880s {{KnoxCountyTX-geo-stub