Claude, Texas
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Claude, Texas | |
 |
|
 |
|
| Coordinates: | |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Armstrong |
| Area | |
| - Total | 1.7 sq mi (4.4 km²) |
| - Land | 1.7 sq mi (4.4 km²) |
| - Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km²) |
| Elevation | 3,406 ft (1,038 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| - Total | 1,313 |
| - Density | 766.5/sq mi (296.0/km²) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| - Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 79019 |
| Area code(s) | 806 |
| FIPS code | 48-15196[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1354580[2] |
Claude is a city in Armstrong County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,313 at the 2000 census. Located east of Amarillo, Claude is the county seat of Armstrong County[3]. The town was originally named Armstrong City, but was later changed to Claude, after Claude Ayers, the engineer of the first train to travel through the area.
Several films, including The Sundowners, Hud starring Paul Newman (1963), Leap of Faith, and Sunshine Christmas (1977), starring Cliff DeYoung, were made in and around Claude.
When Armstrong County was formed in 1890, Claude and Washburn competed to be the county seat. The tie-breaking vote for Claude was reportedly cast by the legendary cattleman Charles Goodnight.
Claude is part of the Amarillo Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Contents |
[edit] Notable residents
Historian Laura Vernon Hamner (1871-1968), a Tennessee native, was the postmistress in Claude from 1913-1921. In 1935, she penned a novel about Charles Goodnight entitled The No-Gun Man from Texas. In 1943, she published the acclaimed Short Grass and Longhorns. She spent her later years in Amarillo, where she was school superintendent from 1922-1938.
Tom Blasingame (1898-1989), considered to have been the oldest cowboy in the American West, lived in Claude. He worked in ranching, mostly on the JA Ranch near Claude, for seventy-three years until his death in 1989.
[edit] Geography
Claude is located at (35.107524, -101.364094)[4], about 28 miles (45 km) east of Amarillo.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.7 square miles (4.4 km²), all of it land.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 1,313 people, 479 households, and 362 families residing in the city. The population density was 766.5 people per square mile (296.5/km²). There were 538 housing units at an average density of 314.1/sq mi (121.5/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 95.96% White, 0.23% African American, 0.46% Native American, 2.89% from other races, and 0.46% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.56% of the population.
There were 479 households out of which 34.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.6% were married couples living together, 6.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.4% were non-families. 22.5% 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 2.58 and the average family size was 3.01.
In the city the population was spread out with 26.0% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 24.2% from 25 to 44, 23.0% from 45 to 64, and 20.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 92.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.3 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $38,641, and the median income for a family was $43,750. Males had a median income of $33,542 versus $21,371 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,299. About 8.8% of families and 12.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.5% of those under age 18 and 17.5% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Education
The Claude Independent School District serves Claude.
[edit] References
- ^ a b American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ US Board on Geographic Names. United States Geological Survey (2007-10-25). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ Find a County. National Association of Counties. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990. United States Census Bureau (2005-05-03). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- Claude, Texas from the Handbook of Texas Online. Accessed 31 May 2005.
[edit] External links
- Claude, Texas is at coordinates Coordinates:
|
||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
