Delwin, Texas
Delwin, Texas | |
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Coordinates: 33°52′35″N 100°23′56″W / 33.87639°N 100.39889°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Texas |
County | Cottle |
Elevation | 2,001 ft (610 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Area code | 806 |
GNIS feature ID | 1380841[1] |
Delwin is an unincorporated community in Cottle County, in the U.S. state of Texas.[1] According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 12 in 2000.
History
[edit]Tom and Ora Drummond founded the settlement in the early 1900s and named it for their son, Delwin. Their ranch took up a majority of the area. A post office was established at Delwin in 1916 and remained in operation until sometime after 1930. For a long time, Delwin had a cotton gin until a fire burned it in the 1950s. Its population was reported as 83 in 1940, went down to 70 from 1980 through 1990, then to 12 in 2000.[2]
Geography
[edit]Delwin is located at the intersection of Farm to Market Roads 452 and 2278 in southwestern Cottle County.[2] It is also on Farm to Market Road 1037.[3]
Climate
[edit]According to the Köppen climate classification system, Delwin has a semiarid climate, abbreviated BSk on climate maps.[4]
Education
[edit]Delwin had its own school in the late 1890s and joined the Paducah Independent School District in 1963.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Delwin, Texas
- ^ a b c Delwin, TX from the Handbook of Texas Online
- ^ Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "Farm to Market Road No. 1037". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved January 2, 2018.
- ^ Climate Summary for Delwin, Texas