Paint Creek, Texas | |
|---|---|
Unincorporated community | |
) Paint Creek Power Plant at Lake Stamford | |
)  Paint Creek ) Paint Creek | |
| Coordinates: 33°03′46″N 99°40′22″W / 33.06278°N 99.67278°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Haskell |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 324 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 79521 |
| Area code(s) | 940 |
| FIPS code | 48209 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1378817 |
Paint Creek is an unincorporated community in southeast Haskell County, Texas, United States, in north central Texas.
History
Paint Creek is named after the nearby stream, which Stamford Dam impounds 8 miles to the east of the community to form Lake Stamford. In 2011, press reports indicated Haskell County had a population of 5,899, down from about 14,000 in 1950.[1]
It is the hometown of 14th United States Secretary of Energy, former Governor of Texas and two time U.S. Presidential candidate Rick Perry, who served as Texas' 47th governor and the longest-serving governor in Texas history.
The Paint Creek Independent School District serves area students.
Logistical data
The community is 40 miles (64 km) north of Abilene.[2]
Demographics
As of the 2009 American Community Survey (ACS), 324 people resided in the area, with 608 housing units in the area. The racial makeup of the county was 95.9% White, with 4.1% from two or more races. About 6.2% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
In the county, the population distributed as 12.3% under the age of 20, 5.70% from 18 to 24, 1.2% from 20 to 24, 3.0% from 25 to 34, 18.0% from 35 to 44, and 12.4% from 45 to 54, 5.6% from 55 to 59, 20.1% from 60 to 64, 28.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 56.9 years.
References
- ^ Sontag, Deborah. "Paint Creek, the Town Perry Left Behind". The New York Times. September 19, 2011.
- ^ Parks, Scott. "Perry, Sharp both followed similar paths But A&M pals' rural roots didn't produce identical taste." The Dallas Morning News. October 11, 1998. Retrieved on August 18, 2011.