Mingus, Texas

About Mingus

Mingus, TX is a tiny community located in northern Texas, home to 242 residents as of the latest Census estimates.

Mingus holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 1.55 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 156 residents per square mile.

📰 Mingus News Today

• Aliens in Mingus, by David Searcy harpers.org · Dec 17
• Jep & Jess: Beyond the Bayou Brings Faith, Family and Texas Living to Great American Pure Flix This Fall Pure Flix · Jun 15
• ‘Duck Dynasty’ stars wrap filming on North Texas-set series premiering this fall - Fort Worth Star-Telegram Fort Worth Star-Telegram · Jun 13
• Beneventi’s Italian Restaurant in Mingus The Texas Bucket List · Mar 8
• Survey teams confirm at least 7 tornadoes touched down in North Texas Spectrum News · May 20

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Mingus Unique

• The only place in America named Mingus — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Positioned in northern Texas, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Texas — one of 1,863 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 14 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Mingus

• Mel's Diner — american
• New York Hill Restaurant — american
• The SmokeStack — american

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• W.K. Gordon Center for Industrial History of Texas · Museum
• Thurber Smokestack · Attraction

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Mingus

• New York Hill Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Mingus

🏘️ Nearby Communities