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Blessing, Texas | |
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.jpg) Downtown Blessing | |
 Location of Blessing, Texas | |
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| Coordinates: 28°52′27″N 96°12′55″W / 28.87417°N 96.21528°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Matagorda |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.0 sq mi (5.3 km2) |
| • Land | 2.0 sq mi (5.3 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 36 ft (11 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 856 |
| • Density | 430/sq mi (160/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 77419 |
| Area code | 361 |
| FIPS code | 48-08668[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 2407862[1] |
Blessing is a census-designated place (CDP) in Matagorda County, Texas, United States. The population was 856 at the 2020 census.
Blessing got its start when the railroad finally was extended to that point, and first settlers accepted the name "Blessing" after their first choice of "Thank God" was deemed unsuitable by postal officials.[4] A post office called Blessing has been in operation since 1903.[5]
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Blessing, Texas
- ^ "Census Bureau profile: Blessing, Texas". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved June 7, 2024.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 14.
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 5, 2017.