La Ward, TX

La Ward is a city in Jackson County, Texas, United States. The 2020 census counted 176 residents. The community emerged on the coastal prairie in 1904 with the arrival of the St. Louis, Brownsville and Mexico Railway. La Ward was named for Lafayette Ward, a local person who became a leader in introducing Hereford, Brahman, and Jersey cattle to Texas. The district has served La Ward since its creation in 1949. That mix gives La Ward a clear local shape within Texas, with older layers still visible in current places. The local scoop is a place whose streets, landmarks, and institutions keep its earlier story close to the present. The nearest large city is Victoria, 40 miles west of La Ward.