| Official Name: | Praesel, Texas |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Pushpin Map: | Texas#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Praesel |
| Coordinates: | 30.6311°N -97.01°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Texas |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Milam |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 13.54 |
| Area Land Km2: | 13.50 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.04 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population: | 446 |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Elevation Ft: | 453 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code |
| Postal Code: | 76567 (Rockdale) |
| Area Code: | 512, 737 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 48-59216 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2805818 |
Praesel is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Milam County, Texas, United States. It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 446.[2]
It is located in the southwestern part of the county, bordered to the north by Rockdale. Farm-to-Market Road 487 runs through the center of the CDP, leading north into Rockdale and south to U.S. Route 77, which forms the eastern edge of the CDP. US-77 leads north to Cameron and south to Giddings. Austin is to the southwest, and College Station is to the east.
Praesel first appeared as a census designated place in the 2020 U.S. Census.[3]
| White alone (NH) | 258 | 57.85% | |
| Black or African American alone (NH) | 14 | 3.14% | |
| Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 1 | 0.22% | |
| Asian alone (NH) | 0 | 0.00% | |
| Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 0 | 0.00% | |
| Other race alone (NH) | 1 | 0.22% | |
| Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) | 19 | 4.26% | |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 153 | 34.30% | |
| Total | 446 | 100.00% |