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Archer County, Texas
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Archer County is a county located in the US state of Texas. As of the 2010 census, its population was 9,054 and its county seat is Archer City. The county was formed in 1858 and later organized in 1880 and it is named for Branch Tanner Archer, a commissioner for the Republic of Texas. Archer County is part of the Wichita Falls, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area, Archer County is represented in the Texas House of Representatives by the Republican James Frank, a businessman from Wichita Falls. According to the U. S. Census Bureau, the county has an area of 925 square miles. U. S. Highway 82 U. S. Highway 277 U. S, the population density was 10 people per square mile. There were 3,871 housing units at a density of 4 per square mile. The racial makeup of the county was 95. 54% White,0. 08% Black or African American,0. 62% Native American,0. 12% Asian,0. 03% Pacific Islander,2. 28% from other races, and 1. 32% from two or more races. 4. 87% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race, of all unmarried partner households,89. 8% were heterosexual,1. 9% were same-sex male, and 8. 3% were same-sex female. 21. 90% of all households were made up of individuals and 10. 20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older, the average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.08. In the county, the population was out with 28. 20% under the age of 18,7. 00% from 18 to 24,27. 40% from 25 to 44,23. 50% from 45 to 64. The median age was 38 years, for every 100 females there were 100.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.20 males, the median income for a household in the county was $38,514, and the median income for a family was $45,984. Males had an income of $31,386 versus $22,119 for females. The per capita income for the county was $19,300, about 6. 80% of families and 9. 00% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9. 90% of those under age 18 and 10. 80% of those age 65 or over. The Seymour Division of the sprawling 320,000 deeded acre La Escalera Ranch is located north of Seymour, Texas in Baylor County and part of Archer County. The Seymour Division consists of 34,000 acres which was known as the Cross Bar Ranch when it was owned by the Claude Cowan Sr. Trust. The ranch was purchased in January,2005 by the Gerald Lyda family and La Escalera Limited Partnership and is managed by partner Jo Lyda Granberg, La Escalera Ranch extends over much of Pecos County and portions of Reeves, Brewster, Archer and Baylor Counties
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Clay County, Texas
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Clay County is a county located in the U. S. state of Texas. As of the 2010 census, its population was 10,752, the county was founded in 1857 and later organized in 1860. It is named in honor of Henry Clay, famous American statesman, Kentucky Senator, Clay County is part of the Wichita Falls, Metropolitan Statistical Area in North Texas. Several railroads once served Clay County, including the Wichita Falls Railway, one of the properties of Joseph A. Kemp and his brother-in-law Frank Kell, the Wichita Falls Railway linked Henrietta with Wichita Falls. Built in 1894-1895, it was sold in 1911 to the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad, the original eighteen miles of track was abandoned in 1970. The Wichita Falls rancher, oilman, and philanthropist Joseph Sterling Bridwell owned a ranch in Clay County, Clay County is represented in the Texas House of Representatives by the Republican James Frank, a businessman from Wichita Falls. According to the U. S. Census Bureau, the county has an area of 1,117 square miles. Lake Arrowhead State Park, a 524-acre development on Lake Arrowhead in Clay County, encompasses 14, 390-acre acres. The lakeshore extends 106 miles, the park offers bicycling, birding, boating, camping, canoeing, fishing, hiking, horseback riding, nature study, picnicking, swimming, the population density was 10 people per square mile. There were 4,992 housing units at a density of 4 per square mile. The racial makeup of the county was 95. 35% White,0. 42% Black or African American,1. 03% Native American,0. 10% Asian,0. 01% Pacific Islander,1. 68% from other races, and 1. 42% from two or more races. 3. 67% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race,23. 50% of all households were made up of individuals and 11. 80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the family size was 2.98. In the county, the population was out with 24. 90% under the age of 18,6. 80% from 18 to 24,26. 40% from 25 to 44,25. 90% from 45 to 64. The median age was 40 years, for every 100 females there were 94.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.10 males, the median income for a household in the county was $35,738, and the median income for a family was $41,514. Males had an income of $28,914 versus $20,975 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,361, about 8. 10% of families and 10. 30% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11. 70% of those under age 18 and 11. 00% of those age 65 or over
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Wichita County, Texas
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Wichita County is a county located in the U. S. state of Texas. As of the 2010 census, its population was 131,500, the county seat is Wichita Falls. The county was created in 1858 and organized in 1882, Wichita County is part of the Wichita Falls, Texas, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area. According to the U. S. Census Bureau, the county has an area of 633 square miles. The county is drained by the Wichita River and other streams, as of the census of 2000, there were 131,664 people,48,441 households, and 32,891 families residing in the county. The population density was 210 people per square mile, there were 53,304 housing units at an average density of 85 per square mile. 12. 23% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race, in 2000, there were 1,869 unmarried partner households,1,677 heterosexual,94 same-sex male, and 98 same-sex female. 27. 20% of all households were made up of individuals and 10. 60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older, the average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 3.04. In the county, the population was out with 25. 20% under the age of 18,13. 70% from 18 to 24,29. 00% from 25 to 44,19. 50% from 45 to 64. The median age was 33 years, for every 100 females there were 103.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.40 males, the median income for a household in the county was $33,780, and the median income for a family was $40,937. Males had an income of $28,687 versus $21,885 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,965, about 10. 30% of families and 13. 20% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17. 40% of those under age 18 and 9. 80% of those age 65 or over. From 1917 to 1921, he was a regent of the University of Texas System, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice James V. Allred Unit is located in Wichita Falls. The Sheriff of Wichita County is David Duke and he first took office on January 1,2009. Wichita County is represented in the Texas House of Representatives by the Republican James Frank, Wichita County cast the majority of its votes for Republican John McCain. He won 69% of the vote and 31,673 votes, democrat Barack Obama received 30% of the vote and 13,828 votes. Other candidates received 1% of the vote, in 2004, Republican George W. Bush did better than John McCain and won 71% of the vote and 32,472 votes
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2010 United States Census
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The 2010 United States Census, is the twenty-third and currently most recent United States national census. National Census Day, the day used for the census, was April 1,2010. As part of a drive to increase the accuracy,635,000 temporary enumerators were hired. The population of the United States was counted as 308,745,538, as required by the United States Constitution, the U. S. census has been conducted every 10 years since 1790. The 2000 U. S. Census was the previous census completed, participation in the U. S. Census is required by law in Title 13 of the United States Code. On January 25,2010, Census Bureau Director Robert Groves personally inaugurated the 2010 Census enumeration by counting World War II veteran Clifton Jackson, more than 120 million census forms were delivered by the U. S. Post Office beginning March 15,2010, the number of forms mailed out or hand-delivered by the Census Bureau was approximately 134 million on April 1,2010. The 2010 Census national mail participation rate was 74%, from April through July 2010, census takers visited households that did not return a form, an operation called non-response follow-up. In December 2010, the Census Bureau delivered population information to the president for apportionment, personally identifiable information will be available in 2082. The Census Bureau did not use a form for the 2010 Census. In several previous censuses, one in six households received this long form, the 2010 Census used only a short form asking ten basic questions, How many people were living or staying in this house, apartment, or mobile home on April 1,2010. Were there any additional people staying here on April 1,2010 that you did not include in Question 1, mark all that apply, Is this house, apartment, or mobile home – What is your telephone number. What is Person 1s age and Person 1s date of birth, is Person 1 of Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin. Does Person 1 sometimes live or stay somewhere else, the form included space to repeat some or all of these questions for up to twelve residents total. In contrast to the 2000 census, an Internet response option was not offered, detailed socioeconomic information collected during past censuses will continue to be collected through the American Community Survey. The survey provides data about communities in the United States on a 1-year or 3-year cycle, depending on the size of the community, rather than once every 10 years. A small percentage of the population on a basis will receive the survey each year. In June 2009, the U. S. Census Bureau announced that it would count same-sex married couples, however, the final form did not contain a separate same-sex married couple option
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Wichita Falls, Texas
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Wichita Falls is a city in and the county seat of Wichita County, Texas, United States. Wichita Falls is the city of the Wichita Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area, which encompasses all of Archer, Clay. According to the 2010 census, the city had a population of 104,553, of interest is the Newby-McMahon Building, constructed downtown in 1919 and featured in Robert Ripleys Ripleys Believe It or Not. The Choctaw Native Americans settled the area in the early 19th century from their native Mississippi area once Americans negotiated to relocate them after the Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek, American settlers arrived in the 1860s to form cattle ranches. The city was officially titled Wichita Falls on September 27,1872, on that day, a sale of town lots was held at what is now the corner of Seventh and Ohio Streets – the birthplace of the city. The Fort Worth & Denver City Railway arrived in September 1882, the city grew westwards from the original FW&DC train depot which was located at the northwest corner of Seventh Street and the FW&DC. This area is now referred to as the Depot Square Historic District, the early history of Wichita Falls well into the 20th century also rests on the work of two entrepreneurs, Joseph A. Kemp and his brother-in-law, Frank Kell. Kemp and Kell were pioneers in food processing and retailing, flour milling, railroads, cattle, banking, a flood in 1886 destroyed the original falls on the Wichita River for which the city was named. After nearly 100 years of wanting to visit the nonexistent falls. The recreated falls are 54 ft high and recirculate at 3,500 gallons per minute and they are visible to south-bound traffic on Interstate 44. The city is seeking funding to rebuild and restore the downtown area. Both firms continued to use a portion of their former refineries as gasoline/oil terminal facilities for many years, a devastating tornado hit the north and northwest portions of Wichita Falls along with Sheppard Air Force Base during the afternoon of April 3,1964. As the first violent tornado on record to hit the Wichita Falls area, it left seven dead, additionally, the tornado caused roughly $15 million in property damage with about 225 homes destroyed and another 250 damaged. It was rated as an F5, the highest rating on the Fujita scale, an F4 tornado struck the heavily populated southern sections of Wichita Falls in the late afternoon on Tuesday, April 10,1979. It was part of an outbreak that produced 30 tornadoes around the region and it left 20,000 people homeless and caused $400 million in damage, a U. S. record not topped by an individual tornado until the F5 Moore-Oklahoma City tornado of May 3,1999. Wichita Falls is about 15 miles south of the border with Oklahoma,115 mi northwest of Fort Worth, and 140 mi southwest of Oklahoma City. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has an area of 70.71 square miles. Wichita Falls experiences a subtropical climate, with some of the highest summer daily maximum temperatures in the entire U. S. outside of the Desert Southwest
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Archer City, Texas
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Archer City is a city in Archer County, Texas, United States. It is the county seat of Archer County, the city lies at the junction of State Highway 79 and State Highway 25. It is located 25 miles south of Wichita Falls, Texas, the population was 1,834 at the 2010 census. The city is named for Branch Tanner Archer, a commissioner for the Republic of Texas, twelve miles west-northwest of the city lies a 1. It is the primary transmitter for the Space Command southern fence network for monitoring the space defense system. It extends east-to-west across America at about the 33rd parallel north, the antenna has no public access and restricted entry. Archer City is located at 33°35′39″N 98°37′35″W, according to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.2 square miles, of which,2.2 square miles of it is land and 0.04 square miles of it is water. As of the census of 2010, there were 1,834 people,758 households, the population density was 837.3 people per square mile. There were 869 housing units at a density of 393.7 per square mile. The racial makeup of the city was 97. 56% White,0. 70% Native American,0. 81% from other races, hispanic or Latino of any race were 2. 33% of the population. 30. 5% of all households were made up of individuals and 14. 6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older, the average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.99. In the city, the population was out with 25. 6% under the age of 18,7. 5% from 18 to 24,25. 9% from 25 to 44,22. 5% from 45 to 64. The median age was 39 years, for every 100 females there were 88.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.1 males, the median income for a household in the city was $29,886, and the median income for a family was $36,563. Males had an income of $29,524 versus $18,977 for females. The per capita income for the city was $19,140, about 11. 3% of families and 13. 5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13. 8% of those under age 18 and 17. 9% of those age 65 or over. As of 2014, 18-year-old Kelvin Green is the Mayor, Archer City is served by the Archer City Independent School District. There is one campus at Archer City consisting of Archer City High School
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Burkburnett, Texas
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Burkburnett is a city in Wichita County, Texas, United States. It is part of the Wichita Falls, Texas Metropolitan Statistical Area, the population was 10,811 at the 2010 census. The community newspaper, the Burkburnett Informer/Star, is published each Thursday, according to the United States Census Bureau, Burkburnett has a total area of 9.5 square miles, all of it land. Originally settled by ranchers as early as 1856, this community was known by locals as Nesterville. By 1880, the town had a store with a population of 132. From 1882 until 1903, a post office operated there under the designation Gilbert, kemp properties based in Wichita Falls. Within Burnett’s former land near the railroad, lots were auctioned off the following year, the town was named Burkburnett by U. S. President Theodore Roosevelt, who visited the area for a wolf hunt that was hosted by the wealthy rancher Burnett. In 1912, oil was discovered west of the town, attracting thousands to the area and this part of the towns history was chronicled in the film, Boom Town with Clark Gable and Spencer Tracy. The Great Depression had a impact on the town’s population. Fashion designer Nolan Miller was born in Burkburnett in 1933, as of the census of 2000,10,445 people,4,139 households, and 3,108 families resided in the city. The population density was 1,149.5 people per square mile, the 4,449 housing units averaged 468.0 per square mile. The racial makeup of the city was 90. 67% White,2. 88% African American,1. 06% Native American,0. 64% Asian,0. 07% Pacific Islander,2. 66% from other races, and 2. 00% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 6. 20% of the population, about 22. 3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10. 1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.62, and the family size was 3.05. In the city, the population was distributed as 27. 9% under the age of 18,7. 8% from 18 to 24,28. 3% from 25 to 44,22. 2% from 45 to 64, the median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.6 males, for every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.6 males. The median income for a household in the city was $37,408, males had a median income of $31,720 versus $21,977 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,507, about 7. 9% of families and 9. 5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13. 0% of those under age 18 and 8. 9% of those age 65 or over
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Electra, Texas
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Electra is a city in Wichita County, Texas, United States. It is part of the Wichita Falls, Texas Metropolitan Statistical Area, the United States Census Bureau counted Electras population as 3,168 at the 2000 census and estimated it to be 2,891 as of 2006. Electra claims the title of Pump Jack Capital of Texas, a title made official by the state in 2001 and it was named in honor of Electra Waggoner, an heiress to the Waggoner Ranch. The population was 2791 at the 2010 census, daniel Waggoner started a ranch in present-day Electra in 1852. Around thirty years later, the Fort Worth and Denver City Railway was built, in 1885, Waggoners son, William Thomas Waggoner, successfully lobbied railroad executives to build a railroad station at the site. By this time, the Waggoner ranch covered a half-million acres, up until this time, the town was called Waggoner, but following the building of the station and a post office in 1889, it was dubbed Beaver Switch, after the nearby Beaver Creek. The opening of 56,000 acres of land north of the station brought more farmers to the area. The town was renamed again in 1907, this time after Waggoners daughter, water can be scarce in this region of Texas, so Waggoner started drilling for water for the towns new residents. Most of these sites were befouled by crude oil, which made the water unfit for drinking. Three years later, a developer from Fort Worth named Solomon Williams bought the land from Waggoner, sooner thereafter, he annexed nearby land, subdivided the land, and placed advertisements in national media trying to increase the population. His efforts were successful, and the town grew from a population of 500 to 1,000 between 1907 and 1910, the Waggoner family, still today, owns much of the same land they did in the beginning and still drill for oil in those parts. In 1911, the Electra Independent School District was created, on April 1,1911, the Clayco gusher brought forth an oil strike. Word spread quickly, and the population increased fourfold over a period of months, fortunately, there was already some infrastructure built in the town to handle the new residents. Jasper Jake Smith, III of Vivian in Caddo Parish, Louisiana, in his autobiography, Dinner with Mobutu, A Chronicle of My Life and Times, he recalls his experience. We were fully integrated into the community of young men of Electra. I discovered that Texans were welcoming to newcomers, and I soon felt right at home, anyone who has seen the movie The Last Picture Show or read the book might recognize Electra, Texas. The Larry McMurtry novel was set in this approximate locale at this particular time -1954, the residents were pretty accurately portrayed in the novel. The main pastime for my group was drinking beer and fighting. Some of the local toughs liked to travel to Wichita Falls to pick fights with airmen from the local Air Force base, I tried to avoid these fisticuffs since it was certain I would get my ass kicked
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Henrietta, Texas
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Henrietta is a city in and the county seat of Clay County, Texas, United States. It is part of the Wichita Falls, Texas Metropolitan Statistical Area, the population was 3,141 at the 2010 census, a decline of 123 from the 2000 tabulation of 3,264. Henrietta is one of the oldest settled towns in north central Texas and it sits at the crossroads of U. S. Highway 287, U. S. Highway 82, State Highway 148, and Farm to Market Road 1197 in north central Clay County. Clay and Montague counties were separated in 1857 from Cooke County to the east, the naming of the town remains a mystery, though several explanations have been offered. Regardless of the origin of its name, Henrietta became the center of gravity for the fledgling county, in 1860, as the only town in the county, it had 109 residents,10 houses, and a general store. It sat at the far edge of Anglo expansion in north-central Texas. In 1862, Henrietta opened its post office, in the early 1860s, there were continuous attacks from local tribes. By late 1862, Henrietta was abandoned, and white settlers returned east to Cooke, anglos continued to attempt resettlement, and in 1865 after the Civil War, a group attempting resettlement was massacred. A number of Quakers attempted to reoccupy the former townsite, in 1870, fifty soldiers and Kiowa Indians fought a battle in the ruins of Henrietta. After the battle, white settlers returned to Henrietta, this time permanently, in 1874, the post office reopened, and Henrietta quickly became the economic hub of north-central Texas. In 1882, the Fort Worth and Denver Railway reached Henrietta on its side, and in 1887, Henrietta became the westernmost terminus for the Gainesville, Henrietta. This particular track was abandoned in 1970, mK&T then built in Wichita Falls a station, offices, a roundhouse, and three switching tracks. After heavy lobbying by businessmen, Henrietta became a supply point for various operations in north-central Texas, including mining in Foard. The Southwestern Railway Company in 1910 completed a rail linking Henrietta with Archer City, though it had been settled earlier, Henrietta did not incorporate until 1881. The Clay County courthouse was built in 1884 and is still in use, by 1890, the population had reached 2,100, and the town boasted a 400-seat opera house, five churches, a new jailhouse, and a school. From 1893 to 1895, it had a college - Henrietta Normal College - for the training of teachers and it remained the economic hub of the county at the turn of the 20th century. When the top floors of the burned, the facility closed. A portion of the lower floor now houses an antiques store, the growth of Henrietta waned in the 20th century as Wichita Falls grew rapidly into the most prosperous economic center in the area
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Holliday, Texas
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Holliday is a city in Archer County, Texas, United States. It is part of the Wichita Falls, Texas Metropolitan Statistical Area, the population was 1,758 at the 2010 census. The town is named for nearby Holliday Creek, named in turn for John Holliday, Holliday is located in northern Archer County at 33°48′49″N 98°41′37″W,14 miles southwest of downtown Wichita Falls in northern Texas. Routes 82 and 277 bypass the city on the northwest, leading northeast to Wichita Falls, according to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.4 square miles, all of it land. As of the census of 2000, there were 1,650 people,622 households, the population density was 836.4 people per square mile. There were 676 housing units at a density of 346. 5/sq mi. The racial makeup of the city was 96. 02% White,1. 10% Native American,0. 1% Asian,1. 35% from other races, hispanic or Latino of any race were 3. 49% of the population. 23. 0% of all households were made up of individuals and 12. 2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older, the average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 3.08. In the city, the population was out with 30. 8% under the age of 18,8. 0% from 18 to 24,29. 9% from 25 to 44,19. 5% from 45 to 64. The median age was 34 years, for every 100 females there were 92.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.5 males, the median income for a household in the city was $32,857, and the median income for a family was $40,625. Males had an income of $29,375 versus $19,375 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,384, about 9. 6% of families and 13. 0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21. 2% of those under age 18 and 9. 0% of those age 65 or over. Holliday is served by the Holliday Independent School District, the climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Holliday has a subtropical climate. City of Holliday official website Handbook of Texas article
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Iowa Park, Texas
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Iowa Park is a city in Wichita County, Texas, United States. It is part of the Wichita Falls, Texas Metropolitan Statistical Area, the population was 6,355 at the 2010 census. Iowa Park is located at 33°57′13″N 98°40′16″W, according to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 4.0 square miles, of which,3.6 square miles of it is land and 0.4 square miles of it is water. As of the census of 2000, there were 6,431 people,2,460 households, the population density was 1,766.6 people per square mile. There were 2,609 housing units at a density of 716.1 per square mile. The racial makeup of the city was 95. 96% White,0. 26% African American,1. 09% Native American,0. 37% Asian,0. 03% Pacific Islander,0. 90% from other races, and 1. 38% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3. 58% of the population,21. 5% of all households were made up of individuals and 9. 3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the family size was 3.02. In the city, the population was out with 27. 5% under the age of 18,8. 4% from 18 to 24,28. 4% from 25 to 44,21. 8% from 45 to 64. The median age was 37 years, for every 100 females there were 92.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.2 males, the median income for a household in the city was $40,725, and the median income for a family was $45,199. Males had an income of $31,372 versus $21,237 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,882, about 7. 1% of families and 1. 0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18. 4% of those under age 18 and 6. 3% of those age 65 or over. The population of Iowa Park has increased to around 6,400 as of 2012, new businesses and new construction can be seen in and around Iowa Park over the last 5 years. The City of Iowa Park is served by the Iowa Park Consolidated Independent School District, Iowa Park was founded in 1888 alongside the tracks of the Fort Worth and Denver City Railway by D. C. and A. J. Kolp. It soon became a point for cotton and wheat. Hard times came in the early 1890s when a drought hit, the population fell during the early part of the century, but an oil discovery in 1918 reversed the dip. By 1926 the population was staying higher, a concrete highway connecting Iowa Park with Wichita Falls was built in 1927
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Byers, Texas
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Byers is a city in Clay County, Texas, United States. It is part of the Wichita Falls, Texas Metropolitan Statistical Area, the population was 496 at the 2010 census. Byers is located in northern Clay County at 34°4′13″N 98°11′27″W, along Texas State Highway 79, Wichita Falls is 22 miles to the southwest, and Waurika, Oklahoma, is 14 miles to the northeast. According to the United States Census Bureau, Byers has an area of 1.0 square mile, of which 0.02 square miles. As of the census of 2000, there were 517 people,213 households, the population density was 528.6 people per square mile. There were 229 housing units at a density of 234.2 per square mile. The racial makeup of the city was 93. 81% White,3. 48% Native American,1. 74% from other races, hispanic or Latino of any race were 2. 51% of the population. 27. 2% of all households were made up of individuals and 16. 0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older, the average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 2.97. In the city, the population was out with 21. 7% under the age of 18,8. 3% from 18 to 24,24. 6% from 25 to 44,27. 7% from 45 to 64. The median age was 42 years, for every 100 females there were 88.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.9 males, the median income for a household in the city was $39,886, and the median income for a family was $41,563. Males had an income of $26,161 versus $18,854 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,323, about 7. 5% of families and 9. 1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6. 6% of those under age 18 and 13. 7% of those age 65 or over. Byers is served by the Petrolia Independent School District, the Byers Independent School District previously served students until its merger with Petrolia as approved by the voters in May 2012. See historic photos of Byers from the Clay County Historical Society, hosted by the Portal to Texas History
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Lakeside City, Texas
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Lakeside City is a town in Archer County, Texas, United States. It is part of the Wichita Falls, Texas Metropolitan Statistical Area, the population was 997 at the 2010 census. Lakeside City is located in northeastern Archer County at 33°49′42″N 98°32′29″W, the Archer County/Wichita County border runs through Lake Wichita, with the city of Wichita Falls on the north side of the border. Downtown Wichita Falls is 8 miles to the northeast, Texas State Highway 79 touches the southeast border of the town, leading northeast to Wichita Falls and southwest 17 miles to Archer City, the county seat. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has an area of 0.62 square miles. As of the census of 2008, there were 1,048 people,353 households, the population density was 1,572.7 people per square mile. There were 366 housing units at a density of 585.0 per square mile. The racial makeup of the town was 97. 2% White,0. 30% African American,0. 30% Native American,0. 10% Asian,0. 41% from other races, hispanic or Latino of any race were 1. 63% of the population. 10. 5% of all households were made up of individuals and 4. 8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older, the average household size was 2.79 and the average family size was 3.02. In the town, the population was out with 26. 1% under the age of 18,6. 4% from 18 to 24,24. 6% from 25 to 44,30. 5% from 45 to 64. The median age was 41 years, for every 100 females there were 100.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.6 males, the 2007 census median income for a household in the town was $67,162, and the 2000 census says the median income for a family was $61,875. Males had an income of $36,422 versus $31,146 for females. The 2007 per capita income for the town was $28,561, about 1. 3% of families and 2. 0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1. 7% of those under age 18 and 1. 7% of those age 65 or over. Lakeside City is served by the Holliday Independent School District, the unemployment rate in Lakeside City is 3.80 percent. Lakeside City jobs have Decreased by 0.58 percent, compared to the rest of the country, Lakeside Citys cost of living is 11. 60% Lower than the U. S. average. Average Commute time is 18 minutes, the National Average is 25 minutes. Lakeside City official website Handbook of Texas article
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Petrolia, Texas
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Petrolia is a city in Clay County, Texas, United States. It is part of the Wichita Falls, Texas Metropolitan Statistical Area, the population was 686 at the 2010 census, down from 782 at the 2000 census. Petrolia is located in northern Clay County at 34°0′47″N 98°13′54″W, Texas State Highway 79 passes through the center of town, leading southwest 17 miles to Wichita Falls and northeast 18 miles to Waurika, Oklahoma. Texas State Highway 148 leads south from the center of Petrolia 14 miles to Henrietta, according to the United States Census Bureau, Petrolia has a total area of 0.73 square miles, all of it land. As of the census of 2000, there were 782 people,305 households, the population density was 1,051.1 people per square mile. There were 338 housing units at a density of 454. 3/sq mi. The racial makeup of the city was 94. 88% White,0. 77% African American,1. 41% Native American,1. 15% from other races, hispanic or Latino of any race were 3. 96% of the population. 26. 6% of all households were made up of individuals and 13. 8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older, the average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 3.07. In the city, the population was out with 26. 9% under the age of 18,9. 5% from 18 to 24,26. 9% from 25 to 44,22. 1% from 45 to 64. The median age was 36 years, for every 100 females there were 77.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 78.2 males, the median income for a household in the city was $27,386, and the median income for a family was $31,250. Males had an income of $26,136 versus $16,731 for females. The per capita income for the city was $12,825, about 16. 6% of families and 17. 6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20. 2% of those under age 18 and 20. 5% of those age 65 or over. See historic photos of Petrolia from the Clay County Historical Society, hosted by the Portal to Texas History
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Bellevue, Texas
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Bellevue is a city in Clay County, Texas, United States. It is part of the Wichita Falls, Texas Metropolitan Statistical Area, the population was 362 at the 2010 census. The sparsely settled area developed around 1882, when it was selected as a shipping station. The community has had several declines and resurges, in 1902, the community incorporated, but then it was almost wiped out by a tornado in 1906. During the Depression many residents left, but this trend was slowed by the discovery of petroleum, Bellevue is located in southeastern Clay County at 33°38′7″N 98°0′56″W. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has an area of 0.84 square miles. Bellevue is located on U. S. Route 287,78 miles northwest of Fort Worth and 36 miles southeast of Wichita Falls, as of the census of 2000, there were 386 people,142 households, and 105 families residing in the city. The population density was 456.1 people per square mile, there were 154 housing units at an average density of 182.0 per square mile. The racial makeup of the city was 93. 78% White,2. 07% Native American,2. 07% from other races, hispanic or Latino of any race were 2. 59% of the population. 21. 1% of all households were made up of individuals and 11. 3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older, the average household size was 2.72 and the average family size was 3.15. In the city, the population was out with 27. 5% under the age of 18,9. 6% from 18 to 24,25. 1% from 25 to 44,26. 4% from 45 to 64. The median age was 36 years, for every 100 females there were 101.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.6 males, the median income for a household in the city was $31,250, and the median income for a family was $38,125. Males had an income of $33,125 versus $21,250 for females. The per capita income for the city was $13,934, about 14. 0% of families and 18. 7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 25. 9% of those under age 18 and 27. 3% of those age 65 or over. Bellevue is served by the Bellevue Independent School District, the climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Bellevue has a subtropical climate. See historic photos of Bellevue from the Clay County Historical Society, hosted by the Portal to Texas History Texas handbook, Bellevue
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Cashion Community, Texas
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Cashion Community is a city in Wichita County, Texas, United States. It was incorporated in 2000 and had a population of 348 in 2010, Cashion Community is part of the Wichita Falls, Texas Metropolitan Statistical Area. Cashion Community is located at 34°02′11″N 98°30′30″W, eight miles north of Wichita Falls off State Highway 240 in northeastern Wichita County and its elevation is 994 feet above sea level. The city has an area of 1.9 square miles. Settlement in the area began about 1897, when Hi Willis purchased land, a one-room schoolhouse was built on donated land and named for T. J. The school became the center of the community, oil was discovered in 1918, which led to a significant influx of residents. In the 1920s, the Cooper, Friberg, and Bacon school consolidated with Cashion, oil production declined in the 1930s and the high school closed in 1936. Its furnishings were auctioned off in 1945 and Cashion area students attended school in the community of Burkburnett. A Texas Historical Marker, erected in 1993, honors Cashion School, voting to become a city was January 15,2000. Mayor election was May 6,2000 with Thomas J. Lowry serving as its first mayor, preston Giles was first councilman, Dorothy Bradley was first councilwoman, and Pat Giles was first City Secretary. Cashion Community is served by the Burkburnett Independent School District, handbook of Texas Online, Cashion, Texas Cashion Community, TX city profile U. S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System, Cashion Community
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Dean, Texas
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Dean is a city in Clay County, Texas, United States. It is part of the Wichita Falls, Texas Metropolitan Statistical Area, the population was 493 at the 2010 census. Dean is located in northwestern Clay County at 33°55′41″N 98°22′45″W, Texas State Highway 79 passes through the community, leading southwest 10 miles to Wichita Falls and northeast 8 miles to Petrolia. According to the United States Census Bureau, Dean has an area of 2.1 square miles, of which 0.01 square miles. As of the census of 2000, there were 341 people,131 households, the population density was 159.2 people per square mile. There were 136 housing units at a density of 63. 5/sq mi. The racial makeup of the city was 95. 60% White,0. 88% African American,0. 29% Native American,2. 05% from other races, hispanic or Latino of any race were 5. 28% of the population. 17. 6% of all households were made up of individuals and 9. 2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older, the average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 2.90. In the city, the population was out with 25. 5% under the age of 18,5. 6% from 18 to 24,30. 2% from 25 to 44,25. 5% from 45 to 64. The median age was 39 years, for every 100 females there were 94.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.0 males, the median income for a household in the city was $45,568, and the median income for a family was $47,813. Males had an income of $36,875 versus $19,844 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,521, about 8. 2% of families and 7. 8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1. 8% of those under age 18 and 9. 7% of those age 65 or over. Dean is served by the Petrolia Independent School District
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Jolly, Texas
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Jolly is a city in Clay County, Texas, United States. It is part of the Wichita Falls, Texas Metropolitan Statistical Area, the population was 172 at the 2010 census. Jolly is located at 33°52′27″N 98°20′55″W, according to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.0 square mile, all of it land. As of the census of 2000, there were 188 people,70 households, the population density was 190.7 people per square mile. There were 73 housing units at a density of 74. 1/sq mi. The racial makeup of the city was 99. 47% White,12. 9% of all households were made up of individuals and 5. 7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.69 and the family size was 2.90. In the city, the population was out with 18. 1% under the age of 18,8. 5% from 18 to 24,27. 7% from 25 to 44,34. 6% from 45 to 64. The median age was 43 years, for every 100 females there were 100.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 111.0 males, the median income for a household in the city was $44,375, and the median income for a family was $49,375. Males had an income of $29,375 versus $16,354 for females. The per capita income for the city was $20,467, none of the families and 1. 7% of the population were living below the poverty line. The City of Jolly is served by the Henrietta Independent School District, walter Jenkins, administrative assistant to Lyndon B. Johnson
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Megargel, Texas
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Megargel is a town in Archer County, Texas, United States. It is part of the Wichita Falls, Texas Metropolitan Statistical Area, the population was 203 at the 2010 census. The town is named for Roy C, Megargel, the president of the railroad that developed the town. Megargel was established as a result of the Gulf, Texas and Western Railroad extending services to Jacksboro, the town was established in 1910. There were 350 residents in 1914, in 1923 the population increased to 475. Around that time H. Sheets drilled a new oil well in the Swastika oilfield, oil was discovered 4 miles east of Megargel in 1925, and the town expanded even more. One year later the town had 1,000 residents,1,200 people lived in Megargel in 1927, but the population began a decline after that point. The railroad stopped operations in 1943, the number of residents was 347 by 1950,244 in 1990,248 in 2000, and 203 in 2010. In 2014 there were 130 active water meters out of the 200 in Megargel and that year Bill Hanna of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram stated that downtown Megargel was virtually empty, littered with crumbling and abandoned buildings and outdated gas stations. Hanna stated that some Megargel residents believed that the demise of the Megargel Independent School District was a factor in recent population declines, Megargel is located at 33°27′14″N 98°55′39″W. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has an area of 0.6 square miles. The town is 110 miles northwest of Fort Worth, as of the census of 2000, there were 248 people,104 households, and 66 families residing in the town. The population density was 404.4 people per square mile, there were 132 housing units at an average density of 215.3 per square mile. The racial makeup of the town was 93. 55% White,0. 81% African American,0. 40% Native American,1. 21% Asian, hispanic or Latino of any race were 6. 05% of the population. 31. 7% of all households were made up of individuals and 8. 7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older, the average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.97. In the town, the population was out with 24. 2% under the age of 18,5. 6% from 18 to 24,29. 0% from 25 to 44,26. 6% from 45 to 64. The median age was 41 years, for every 100 females there were 100.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 116.1 males, the median income for a household in the town was $30,000, and the median income for a family was $36,250
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Pleasant Valley, Texas
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Pleasant Valley is a town in Wichita County, Texas, United States. It is part of the Wichita Falls, Texas Metropolitan Statistical Area, the population was 336 at the 2010 census. Pleasant Valley is also referred to as The rural country club of Wichita County in part because of the demand for land. This includes Pleasant Valley estates and also Horseshoe Bend estates to the southwest, Pleasant Valley is located at 33°56′14″N 98°35′40″W. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has an area of 2.6 square miles. As of the census of 2000, there were 408 people,162 households, the population density was 157.3 people per square mile. There were 172 housing units at a density of 66.3 per square mile. The racial makeup of the town was 95. 10% White,0. 98% Native American,2. 45% from other races, hispanic or Latino of any race were 5. 88% of the population. 17. 3% of all households were made up of individuals and 8. 6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older, the average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 2.87. In the town, the population was out with 21. 3% under the age of 18,5. 9% from 18 to 24,27. 7% from 25 to 44,24. 8% from 45 to 64. The median age was 43 years, for every 100 females there were 108.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.2 males, the median income for a household in the town was $72,500, and the median income for a family was $71,625. Males had an income of $56,250 versus $37,833 for females. The per capita income for the town was $54,421, about 6. 1% of families and 4. 9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 23. 0% of those under age 18 and 2. 4% of those age 65 or over. The Town of Pleasant Valley is served by the Iowa Park Consolidated Independent School District
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Scotland, Texas
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Scotland is a city in Archer County in the U. S. state of Texas. It is part of the Wichita Falls, Texas Metropolitan Statistical Area, the population was 501 at the 2010 census. The town is named for its founder, Henry J. Scott, the historic 11-room J. H. Meurer House, with a wrap-around porch, is located in Scotland. Constructed in 1911, it was a residence for Roman Catholic priests, Scotland is located in eastern Archer County at 33°38′32″N 98°26′54″W, south of the Little Wichita River. The city limits extend east as far as Lake Arrowhead, a reservoir on the Little Wichita, U. S. Route 281 passes through the city, leading north 18 miles to Wichita Falls and south 40 miles to Jacksboro. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has an area of 8.0 square miles, of which 7.9 square miles is land and 0.12 square miles. The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers, according to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Scotland has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated Cfa on climate maps. As of the census of 2000, there were 438 people,160 households, the population density was 39.1 people per square mile. There were 173 housing units at a density of 15. 4/sq mi. The racial makeup of the city was 95. 21% White,2. 74% from other races, hispanic or Latino of any race were 8. 68% of the population. 25. 6% of all households were made up of individuals and 14. 4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older, the average household size was 2.74 and the average family size was 3.35. In the city, the population was out with 33. 8% under the age of 18,5. 3% from 18 to 24,27. 4% from 25 to 44,20. 1% from 45 to 64. The median age was 34 years, for every 100 females there were 102.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.2 males, the median income for a household in the city was $37,083, and the median income for a family was $41,667. Males had an income of $32,045 versus $21,875 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,406, about 3. 0% of families and 3. 4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1. 3% of those under age 18 and 12. 3% of those age 65 or over. Scotland is split in half between Windthorst Independent School District and Archer City Independent School District, small portions belong to the Henrietta Independent School District. Handbook of Texas Online article about Scotland
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Windthorst, Texas
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Windthorst is a town in Archer and Clay counties in the U. S. state of Texas. It is part of the Wichita Falls, Texas Metropolitan Statistical Area, the population was 409 at the 2010 census. The town is named for Ludwig Windthorst, a Catholic statesman in Germany. Windthorst is the home of the St. Marys Grotto, a Roman Catholic outdoor shrine, all of the 64 returned home. A new entrance to the shrine was constructed in 2009, Bridwell Park in Windthorst is named for the oilman, rancher, and philanthropist Joseph Sterling Bridwell of Wichita Falls. Windthorst is located in northern Texas, primarily in eastern Archer County, U. S. Route 281 passes through the center of the town, leading north 25 miles to Wichita Falls and southeast 33 miles to Jacksboro. Texas State Highway 25 leads west from the center of Windthorst 11 miles to Archer City, the Archer County seat. According to the U. S. Census Bureau, Windthorst has an area of 2.5 square miles, of which 2.5 square miles is land and 0.077 square miles. As of the census of 2000, there were 509 people,154 households, the population density was 175.9 people per square mile. There were 162 housing units at a density of 64.8 per square mile. The racial makeup of the town was 83. 86% White,0. 23% Native American,14. 09% from other races,23. 41% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 21. 4% of all households were made up of individuals and 9. 7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older, the average household size was 2.86 and the average family size was 3.34. In the town, the population was out with 31. 8% under the age of 18,7. 7% from 18 to 24,28. 4% from 25 to 44,18. 6% from 45 to 64. The median age was 32 years, for every 100 females there were 111.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 106.9 males, the median income for a household in the town was $37,708, and the median income for a family was $45,000. Males had an income of $30,833 versus $17,917 for females. The per capita income for the town was $16,146, about 6. 5% of families and 8. 0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8. 3% of those under age 18 and 10. 1% of those age 65 or over. Windthorst is served by the Windthorst Independent School District, Windthorst High School is a University Interscholastic League Class A school in education and sports
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Buffalo Springs, Clay County, Texas
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Buffalo Springs is an unincorporated community on Farm to Market Road 17415 miles southeast of Henrietta in south central Clay County, Texas, United States. Two other towns by the name exist in Texas, one in Lubbock County. Settlement of the began in 1864, when 25 families constructed an outpost. The settlers were under constant threat from marauding Native Americans, the threat that had driven many Anglo settlers east back into Montague. In 1867, two companies of the Sixth United States Cavalry deployed from Jacksboro to establish an outpost and protect settlers from the raiding Indians. The lack of vegetation, timber, and water made the outpost difficult to maintain, settlers finally returned in 1878, this time to stay. That same year, Burnett family settlers petitioned for a post office called Buffalo Springs, Buffalo Springs became a farming hub for the area and reached a population zenith of 200 in 1890. Bypassed by every major thoroughfare and railroad through the county, the town declined and its school, post office, the Buffalo Springs area is served by the Midway Independent School District and the Bellevue Independent School District
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Halsell, Texas
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Halsell is an unincorporated community located 10 miles southwest of Henrietta in west central Clay County, Texas, United States. Established in 1900 and named for a rancher, the town of Halsell received a post office in 1901. The town remained a small, obscure ranching community until the Southwestern Railway Company established a line connecting Henrietta. It became a stop on the line and for almost a decade the town flourished. The rail line, however, was short-lived and the reduction of passenger travel forced the line into bankruptcy by 1921, the towns post office closed in 1919. Oil was discovered in the area in the 1930s, which had little to no effect on the small community, when Lake Arrowhead was built in 1965, residents of Halsell were forced to move, as the townsite would be under the new lake. Even the residents of the Halsell cemetery were moved to graves in the county. Today, Halsell is still shown on maps on the eastern shores of Lake Arrowhead. The Halsell area is served by the Henrietta Independent School District
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Huff, Texas
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Huff is a Ghost town in northeastern Archer County, Texas, United States. It is part of the Wichita Falls, Texas Metropolitan Statistical Area, Huff lies adjacent to Lake Creek,8 miles south of Lakeside City, just east off of Texas State Highway 79. Huff, an attorney for the Wichita Falls and Southern Railway, in 1908 the WF&SR founded the town site as a switching site. Next to the tracks the WF&SR built a giant concrete cistern that held a rail tank car-full of water that the railroad hauled in for the source of fresh water. A post office operated at Huff from 1909 to 1913, and there was a shop, a general store. By 1936 there was only a school and some scattered dwellings, the town site became a local community center for area cattle ranchers, using the old school as a community center. Lakeside City is located at 33°46′07″N 98°32′14″W, loftin, Jack, and the Archer County Historical Commission. - Trails Through Archer, A Centennial History, 1880-1980, - Burnet, Texas, Nortex Press/Eakin Publications. - ISBN 0-89015-227-6 OKeefe, Ruth Jones, - Archer County Pioneers, A History of Archer County. - Hereford, Texas, Pioneer Book Publishers, - OCLC866802 Huff, Texas - Handbook of Texas
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Hurnville, Texas
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Hurnville is an unincorporated community on Farm to Market Road 1197 eight miles north of Henrietta in north central Clay County, Texas, United States. Founded in 1890, it became an island of German American settlers, primarily Russians of German descent, numerous German American communities developed in north central Texas, particularly in Archer and Cooke Counties. Each were different and most identified with a particular church, Hurnville established a German Baptist Church in 1894, the center of the tight-knit community. A post office served the community from 1891 to 1905. Plagued by isolation and distance from main thoroughfares and railroads, the town never really flourished, today, the town is nothing more than a small collection of houses as settlers have assimilated and moved on to more prosperous areas. The Hurnville area is served by the Henrietta Independent School District and the Petrolia Independent School District
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Shannon, Texas
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It was established in 1878 and was first known as Stampede Springs. The name was changed to Shannon in honor of a pioneer family from the Shannon Valley in Ireland. A post office opened in 1893, by 1910 the local school enrolled 28 students and had two teachers. By 1920, its population was reported as 112 and its population remained around 100 until 1970 when only 80 residents were reported. By 1980 the population reached its current level, there are currently no business, schools or post office in Shannon. Shannon is served by the Midway Independent School District, U. S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System, Shannon, Texas
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Thornberry, Texas
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Thornberry was established in 1890 by settlers from Illinois with the name Illinois Colony. It was renamed Thornberry soon afterwards and a post office was opened in 1891 and it was named after Amos Thornberry, a local settler and orchardist who introduced large-scale orchard-based agriculture into the county. The post office closed in 1908, a proposed rail line linking Thornberry to Wichita Falls in Wichita County was never completed and the small town continued to suffer from its remote location. The population was reported as 20 until the 1960s, today, Thornberry has a population of 60 with two businesses, The Clothesline and Mr. Sweeneys Country Quilt Shop. There is a Protestant church and community center near the center of town, Thornberry is served by the Burkburnett Independent School District in Wichita County, Texas, and the Petrolia Independent School District in Clay County Texas
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Vashti, Texas
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In 1881 Dave Turner made application to the Federal Government for a post office in the name of his favorite niece Vashti Strahan. Bypassed by the Fort Worth and Denver Railway in 1882 and U. S. Route 287 in the 1930s and it did survive, however, as a local economic and social hub for area farmers. Its decline began in the 1950s as the urbanization of rural areas began across the United States following World War II, by 1950 the population of Vashti stood at 140, which remained stable until 1980. Cattle raising, dairy farming, potterymaking, and fruit production are the major industries. Vashti is served by the Bellevue Independent School District, list of unincorporated communities in Texas Book published by the local historical committee in 2003, 1881-2003 Vashti, TX
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Census
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A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population, the term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses, other common censuses include agriculture, business, and traffic censuses. United Nations recommendations also cover census topics to be collected, official definitions, classifications, the word is of Latin origin, during the Roman Republic, the census was a list that kept track of all adult males fit for military service. Current administrative data systems allow for other approaches to enumeration with the level of detail but raise concerns about privacy. A census can be contrasted with sampling in which information is obtained only from a subset of a population, typically main population estimates are updated by such intercensal estimates. Modern census data are used for research, business marketing, and planning. Census counts are necessary to adjust samples to be representative of a population by weighting them as is common in opinion polling, similarly, stratification requires knowledge of the relative sizes of different population strata which can be derived from census enumerations. In some countries, the census provides the official used to apportion the number of elected representatives to regions. In many cases, a carefully chosen random sample can provide accurate information than attempts to get a population census. A census is often construed as the opposite of a sample as its intent is to count everyone in a rather than a fraction. However, population censuses rely on a frame to count the population. This is the way to be sure that everyone has been included as otherwise those not responding would not be followed up on. The fundamental premise of a census is that the population is not known, the use of a sampling frame is counterintuitive as it suggests that the population size is already known. However, a census is also used to collect data on the individuals in the nation. This process of sampling marks the difference between historical census, which was a house to house process or the product of a decree. The sampling frame used by census is almost always an address register, thus it is not known if there is anyone resident or how many people there are in each household. Depending on the mode of enumeration, a form is sent to the householder, as a preliminary to the dispatch of forms, census workers will check any address problems on the ground. While it may seem straightforward to use the postal service file for this purpose, a particular problem is what are termed communal establishments which category includes student residences, religious orders, homes for the elderly, people in prisons etc
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Texas statistical areas
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The table below shows the recent population of these statistical areas and the 254 counties of Texas. The table below describes the 76 United States statistical areas and 254 counties of the State of Texas with the following information, the CSA population as of July 1,2006, as estimated by the United States Census Bureau. The core based statistical area as designated by the OMB, the CBSA population as of July 1,2006, as estimated by the United States Census Bureau. The county population as of July 1,2006, as estimated by the United States Census Bureau
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United States Census Bureau
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The United States Census Bureau is a principal agency of the U. S. Federal Statistical System, responsible for producing data about the American people and economy. The Census Bureaus primary mission is conducting the U. S. Census every ten years, in addition to the decennial census, the Census Bureau continually conducts dozens of other censuses and surveys, including the American Community Survey, the U. S. Economic Census, and the Current Population Survey, furthermore, economic and foreign trade indicators released by the federal government typically contain data produced by the Census Bureau. The Bureaus various censuses and surveys help allocate over $400 billion in federal funds every year and help states, local communities, the Census Bureau is part of the U. S. Department of Commerce and its director is appointed by the President of the United States. The Census Bureau now conducts a population count every 10 years in years ending with a 0. Between censuses, the Census Bureau makes population estimates and projections, the Census Bureau is mandated with fulfilling these obligations, the collecting of statistics about the nation, its people, and economy. The Census Bureaus legal authority is codified in Title 13 of the United States Code, the Census Bureau also conducts surveys on behalf of various federal government and local government agencies on topics such as employment, crime, health, consumer expenditures, and housing. Within the bureau, these are known as surveys and are conducted perpetually between and during decennial population counts. The Census Bureau also conducts surveys of manufacturing, retail, service. Between 1790 and 1840, the census was taken by marshals of the judicial districts, the Census Act of 1840 established a central office which became known as the Census Office. Several acts followed that revised and authorized new censuses, typically at the 10-year intervals, in 1902, the temporary Census Office was moved under the Department of Interior, and in 1903 it was renamed the Census Bureau under the new Department of Commerce and Labor. The department was intended to consolidate overlapping statistical agencies, but Census Bureau officials were hindered by their role in the department. An act in 1920 changed the date and authorized manufacturing censuses every 2 years, in 1929, a bill was passed mandating the House of Representatives be reapportioned based on the results of the 1930 Census. In 1954, various acts were codified into Title 13 of the US Code, by law, the Census Bureau must count everyone and submit state population totals to the U. S. President by December 31 of any year ending in a zero. States within the Union receive the results in the spring of the following year, the United States Census Bureau defines four statistical regions, with nine divisions. The Census Bureau regions are widely used. for data collection, the Census Bureau definition is pervasive. Title 13 of the U. S. Code establishes penalties for the disclosure of this information, all Census employees must sign an affidavit of non-disclosure prior to employment. The Bureau cannot share responses, addresses or personal information with anyone including United States or foreign government, only after 72 years does the information collected become available to other agencies or the general public
