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Clyde Real Estate, Area and Community Information
 Clyde is an incorporated community on Interstate Highway 20 and Farm Road 604, five miles west of Baird and eight miles east of Abilene in northwestern Callahan County. The site is on the Callahan Divide between the Brazos and Colorado rivers
History of Clyde
 The Texas and Pacific Railway was built through the area in 1880. Local sources have it that the railroad construction crew, which numbered 5,000, including many Chinese, gathered regularly at Robert Clyde's construction camp, just south of the tracks. Settlers moved in to the area, and the post office for the new community was commissioned in June 1881.
Clyde is built above an aquifer, and in 1926 its fruits and vegetables earned it the nickname "the California of Texas." Farmers often shipped their produce out by rail. Cattle and horses were raised on the area's abundant grasses. Oil production started about 1924 and through the 1980s continued to help diversify and stabilize the local economy.
At the time the census listed 2,562 residents, but according to the utility and telephone companies there were about 7,500 people in the Clyde area. It had become the largest town in the county. The post office doubled its capacity in 1987. For many years the public schools had been growing, and the town supported many churches. In the early 1990s Clyde had a population of 3,022 and some 130 businesses. By 2000 Clyde's population had grown to 3,345 with 211 businesses.
Fast forward to 2011 and welcome to Clyde! ‘Clyde Pride’ is bigger than Texas and the folks here would like you to know it. The city of Clyde now serves more than 4000 families, from every corner of the globe. Young families, professionals, members of the US military, retirees, artists, musicians, students, entrepreneurs, ranchers and cowboys - all call Clyde home. They come together as neighbors; they meet at church, the grocery store, the park, and can be heard cheering one another on at sporting events.
Recreation & Attractions
Clyde's convenient location on Interstate 20 places it only a short drive from the excitement of the Dallas Metroplex while being within just minutes of a variety of quiet, small-town escapes.
Lake Clyde -
5 miles south of Clyde.
On the headwaters of the Pecan Bayou.
www.tpwd.state.tx.us/fish/infish/lakes/clyde/lake_id.htm
Clyde local information:
Clyde Chamber of Commerce: 915-893-4221
PO Box 257 Clyde TX 79510
Clyde Economic Development Corporation: 915-893-0058
PO Box 257 Clyde TX 79510
Clyde City Hall: 915-893-4234
222 Oak Street Clyde, TX 79510
www.clydecityhall.com
 Education
The City of Clyde is served by the Clyde Consolidated Independent School District and home to the Clyde High School Bulldogs.
Clyde CISD is a TEA “Recognized” district with new schools, a new performing arts center and a new football stadium. Clyde is a city that is both proud of its history and purposefully forging ahead.
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