Norton, Texas

Norton is an unincorporated community in Runnels County, Texas, United States.^[1] According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had an estimated population of 76 in 2000.^[2]

Norton, founded in 1903, was named after George W. Norton, a businessman from Kentucky. In 1968, Norton High School was destroyed by a fire. Students were split between neighboring Ballinger, Bronte, and Winters school districts. Part of the original school still stands and serves as a community center.