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Plainview, Texas
Plainview is a city in and the county seat of Hale County, Texas, United States. The population was 20,187 at the 2020 census.
Plainview began when Z. T. Maxwell and Edwin Lowden Lowe established a post office on March 18, 1887. The town received its name due to the vast treeless plain surrounding it. On July 3, 1888, the town received a charter, and it became the county seat in August the same year, when Hale County was organized.
In 1906, the Pecos and Northern Texas Railway reached Plainview, initiating an agricultural boom in the region. The city incorporated in 1907, and by 1910, it had almost 3,000 residents, earning the nickname "Athens of West Texas." Central Plains College and Conservatory of Music, later renamed Seth Ward College, was founded in 1907, and Wayland Baptist College (now Wayland Baptist University) was established in 1909.
In 1969, country singer Jimmy Dean opened the Jimmy Dean Meat Company, and in 1971, Missouri Beef Packers established a large beef-processing plant.
Plainview is located at 34°11′5.26″N 101°42′24.63″W / 34.1847944°N 101.7068417°W (34.1847936, -101.7068417) on the Llano Estacado.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 13.895 square miles (35.99 km2), all land.
According to the Köppen climate classification, Plainview has a semiarid climate, BSk on climate maps.
As of the 2023 American Community Survey, there are 6,998 estimated households in Plainview with an average of 2.75 persons per household. The city has a median household income of $45,991. Approximately 22.7% of the city's population lives at or below the poverty line. Plainview has an estimated 63.8% employment rate, with 15.7% of the population holding a bachelor's degree or higher and 74.8% holding a high school diploma.
Plainview, Texas
Plainview is a city in and the county seat of Hale County, Texas, United States. The population was 20,187 at the 2020 census.
Plainview began when Z. T. Maxwell and Edwin Lowden Lowe established a post office on March 18, 1887. The town received its name due to the vast treeless plain surrounding it. On July 3, 1888, the town received a charter, and it became the county seat in August the same year, when Hale County was organized.
In 1906, the Pecos and Northern Texas Railway reached Plainview, initiating an agricultural boom in the region. The city incorporated in 1907, and by 1910, it had almost 3,000 residents, earning the nickname "Athens of West Texas." Central Plains College and Conservatory of Music, later renamed Seth Ward College, was founded in 1907, and Wayland Baptist College (now Wayland Baptist University) was established in 1909.
In 1969, country singer Jimmy Dean opened the Jimmy Dean Meat Company, and in 1971, Missouri Beef Packers established a large beef-processing plant.
Plainview is located at 34°11′5.26″N 101°42′24.63″W / 34.1847944°N 101.7068417°W (34.1847936, -101.7068417) on the Llano Estacado.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 13.895 square miles (35.99 km2), all land.
According to the Köppen climate classification, Plainview has a semiarid climate, BSk on climate maps.
As of the 2023 American Community Survey, there are 6,998 estimated households in Plainview with an average of 2.75 persons per household. The city has a median household income of $45,991. Approximately 22.7% of the city's population lives at or below the poverty line. Plainview has an estimated 63.8% employment rate, with 15.7% of the population holding a bachelor's degree or higher and 74.8% holding a high school diploma.
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