Landrum, Texas
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Landrum, Texas | |
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  Landrum  Landrum | |
| Coordinates: 26°2′38″N 97°41′55″W / 26.04389°N 97.69861°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Cameron |
| Elevation | 52 ft (16 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 956 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1374462[1] |
Landrum, also known as Landrum Station, is an unincorporated community in Cameron County, Texas, United States.[1] According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 125 in 2000.[2] It is located within the Rio Grande Valley and the Brownsville-Harlingen metropolitan area.
Landrum was established when a railway spur was built through the area in 1913. A post office was opened in the early 1900s. The community had a general store and 25 residents in 1948, and from 1964 through 2000, the population was 125.[2]
