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Friday is an unincorporated community in Trinity County, Texas, United States.[1] According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 99 in 2000. It is located within the Huntsville, Texas micropolitan area.
Friday was originally known as Ellis Prairie for Benjamin Ellis, who received a land grant in 1839. It was settled around the time of the American Civil War. A post office opened in 1903 and closed in 1955. In 1914, Friday had a general store, a cotton gin, and a gristmill. The store and post office were still in Friday in 1947 and had 50 residents. Mail was then delivered from Groveton. By the 1990s, Friday had a store, a community center, a cemetery, and some homes. Its population was 41 in 1990 and 99 in 2000.[2]
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The community is located along Farm to Market Road 1280, 9 miles (14 km) northwest of Groveton in northwestern Trinity County.[2]
Ellis Prairie School opened in the community in 1884.[2] Today, the community is served by the Groveton Independent School District.
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