Glazier, Texas
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Glazier, Texas | |
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Coordinates: 36°0′49″N 100°16′13″W / 36.01361°N 100.27028°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Texas |
County | Hemphill |
Government | |
Elevation | 2,628 ft (801 m) |
Population (2000 48) | |
• Total | 60 |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
GNIS feature ID | 2805788[1] |
Glazier is an unincorporated community and census designated place (CDP) in Hemphill County, Texas, United States. It lies at the intersection of U.S. Highway 60 and State Highway 305, to the northeast of the city of Canadian, the county seat of Hemphill County.[2] Local addresses are served by the 79014 ZIP code of the post office in Canadian.[3][4]
Every structure in Glazier except one house and the town's jail was destroyed by a violent tornado on April 9, 1947, and 17 people were killed.[5][6][7]
It is in the Canadian Independent School District.[8]
Climate
[edit]According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Glazier has a semi-arid climate, abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps.[9]
Demographics
[edit]Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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2020 | 60 | — | |
U.S. Decennial Census[10] 1850–1900[11] 1910[12] 1920[13] 1930[14] 1940[15] 1950[16] 1960[17] 1970[18] 1980[19] 1990[20] 2000[21] 2010[22] |
Gallery
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Glazier 1904–1918.
References
[edit]- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Glazier, Texas
- ^ Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '06. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2006, p. 98.
- ^ Zip Code Lookup
- ^ Zip Code Lookup
- ^ "The Panhandles' Only F5: Reconstructing the April 9, 1947 Higgins-Glazier Tornado". Archived from the original on September 11, 2015.
- ^ "Top Ten US Killer Tornadoes". Archived from the original on December 1, 2009. Retrieved May 30, 2010.
- ^ Associated Press, "Fear Casualty List to Grow; Towns Afire: Texas Village Razed", Chicago Daily Tribune, Chicago, Illinois, Thursday 10 April 1947, Volume CVI, Number 86, Section 1, Page 1.
- ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Hemphill County, TX" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved June 26, 2022. - Text list
- ^ Climate Summary for Glazier, Texas
- ^ "Decennial Census by Decade". US Census Bureau.
- ^ "1900 Census of Population - Population of Texas By Counties And Minor Civil Divisions" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
- ^ "1910 Census of Population - Supplement for Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
- ^ "1920 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
- ^ "1930 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
- ^ "1940 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
- ^ "1950 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
- ^ "1960 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
- ^ "1970 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
- ^ "1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
- ^ "1990 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
- ^ "2000 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
- ^ "2010 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.