| 词条 | Van Horn, Texas | |||||
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|official_name = Van Horn, Texas |settlement_type = Town |image_skyline = Van horn texas.jpg |imagesize = 240px |image_caption = The main road through Van Horn |image_flag = |image_seal = |image_map = Culbertson County VanHorn.svg |mapsize = 240px |map_caption = | pushpin_map = Texas#USA | pushpin_label = Van Horn | pushpin_relief = yes | pushpin_map_alt = | pushpin_map_caption = Location of Van Horn in Texas and the US |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = {{USA}} |subdivision_type1 = State |subdivision_name1 = {{flag|Texas}} |subdivision_type2 = County |subdivision_name2 = Culberson |government_footnotes = |government_type = |leader_title = |leader_name = |leader_title1 = |leader_name1 = |established_title = |established_date = |unit_pref = Imperial |area_footnotes = |area_magnitude = |area_total_km2 = 7.3 |area_land_km2 = 7.3 |area_water_km2 = 0.0 |area_total_sq_mi = |area_land_sq_mi = |area_water_sq_mi = |population_as_of = 2010 |population_footnotes = |population_total = 2063 |population_density_km2 = 280.7 |population_density_sq_mi = |timezone = Central (CST) |utc_offset = -6 |timezone_DST = CDT |utc_offset_DST = -5 |elevation_footnotes = |elevation_m = 1232 |elevation_ft = 4042 |coordinates = {{coord|31|2|33|N|104|49|59|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}} |postal_code_type = ZIP code |postal_code = 79855 |area_code = 432 |blank_name = FIPS code |blank_info = 48-75032[1] |blank1_name = GNIS feature ID |blank1_info = 1370571[2] |website = |footnotes = }} Van Horn is a town in and the seat of Culberson County, Texas, United States.[3] According to the 2010 census, Van Horn had a population of 2,063,[4] down from 2,435 at the 2000 census. It is the westernmost incorporated community in the Central Time Zone part of the state of Texas. GeographyVan Horn is located in southwestern Culberson County at {{Coord|31|2|33|N|104|49|59|W|type:city}} (31.042489, -104.832928).[5] Interstate 10 passes through the town, leading east {{convert|120|mi}} to Fort Stockton and northwest {{convert|118|mi}} to El Paso. Van Horn is the western terminus of U.S. Route 90; from Van Horn it leads southeast {{convert|73|mi}} to Marfa. Texas State Highway 54 leads north from Van Horn {{convert|65|mi}} to Pine Springs and the Guadalupe Mountains. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of {{convert|7.3|km2|order=flip}}, all land.[4] Threemile Peak, elevation {{convert|4868|ft}}, rises to the northwest overlooking the town. Climate{{Weather box|location = Van Horn, Texas |single line = Y |Jan record high F = 80 |Feb record high F = 87 |Mar record high F = 94 |Apr record high F = 100 |May record high F = 105 |Jun record high F = 112 |Jul record high F = 108 |Aug record high F = 108 |Sep record high F = 104 |Oct record high F = 98 |Nov record high F = 86 |Dec record high F = 82 |year record high F= 112 |Jan high F = 58.8 |Feb high F = 63.7 |Mar high F = 70.8 |Apr high F = 79.5 |May high F = 87.5 |Jun high F = 94.9 |Jul high F = 93.6 |Aug high F = 92.1 |Sep high F = 86.7 |Oct high F = 79.0 |Nov high F = 67.4 |Dec high F = 59.3 |year high F = 77.8 |Jan mean F = 43 |Feb mean F = 48 |Mar mean F = 54 |Apr mean F = 62 |May mean F = 72 |Jun mean F = 79 |Jul mean F = 79 |Aug mean F = 78 |Sep mean F = 73 |Oct mean F = 63 |Nov mean F = 53 |Dec mean F = 44 |Jan low F = 29.1 |Feb low F = 32.5 |Mar low F = 38.7 |Apr low F = 46.9 |May low F = 55.7 |Jun low F = 64.3 |Jul low F = 66.4 |Aug low F = 65.3 |Sep low F = 58.8 |Oct low F = 48.6 |Nov low F = 36.6 |Dec low F = 29.8 |year low F = 47.7 |Jan record low F = −7 |Feb record low F = −3 |Mar record low F = 9 |Apr record low F = 24 |May record low F = 33 |Jun record low F = 45 |Jul record low F = 53 |Aug record low F = 46 |Sep record low F = 33 |Oct record low F = 23 |Nov record low F = 10 |Dec record low F = 0 |year record low F= −7 |Jan snow inch = 0.9 |Feb snow inch = 0.6 |Mar snow inch = 0.2 |Apr snow inch = 0 |May snow inch = 0 |Jun snow inch = 0 |Jul snow inch = 0 |Aug snow inch = 0 |Sep snow inch = 0 |Oct snow inch = 0 |Nov snow inch = 0.2 |Dec snow inch = 1.0 |year snow inch = 2.9 |precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation inch = 0.45 |Feb precipitation inch = 0.50 |Mar precipitation inch = 0.20 |Apr precipitation inch = 0.32 |May precipitation inch = 0.53 |Jun precipitation inch = 1.22 |Jul precipitation inch = 2.37 |Aug precipitation inch = 2.15 |Sep precipitation inch = 1.50 |Oct precipitation inch = 1.31 |Nov precipitation inch = 0.49 |Dec precipitation inch = 0.55 |year precipitation inch= 11.59 |source = The Weather Channel (Monthly Averages) [6] }} HistoryAnglo-Texan[7] settlement began in the late 1850s and early 1860s supportive of the San Antonio-El Paso Overland Mail route.[8] Although U.S. Army Major Jefferson Van Horne is believed to have passed near the area in 1849 on his way to take command of what would later become Fort Bliss, the town is instead named for Lt. James Judson Van Horn who commanded an army garrison at the Van Horn Wells beginning in 1859. Lt. Van Horn's command was relatively short-lived, as the post was seized by Confederate forces in 1861 and Lt. Van Horn taken prisoner.[9] Settlement was further stimulated by the construction of the Texas and Pacific Railway in 1881.[10][11][12] The town has several buildings on the National Register of Historic Places including the First Presbyterian Church (now Primera Iglesia Bautista), built in 1901. Demographics{{US Census population|1890= 450 |1900= 30 |1910= 500 |1920= 800 |1930= 1600 |1940= 2070 |1950= 1161 |1960= 1953 |1970= 2889 |1980= 2772 |1990= 2930 |2000= 2435 |2010= 2063 |estyear=2016 |estimate=1896 |estref=[13] |footnote=U.S. Decennial Census[14] }} As of the census[1] of 2000, 2,435 people, 834 households, and 652 families resided in the town. The population density was 846.9 people per square mile (326.4/km²). The 976 housing units averaged 339.5 per square mile (130.8/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 64.60% White, 0.66% African American, 0.57% Native American, 0.57% Asian, 31.46% from other races, and 2.14% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 78.60% of the population. EducationVan Horn is served by the Culberson County-Allamoore Independent School District and is home to the Van Horn High School Eagles. Government and infrastructureThe United States Postal Service operates the Van Horn Post Office.[15] TransportationRoads
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Space tourismIn late 2006, The Wall Street Journal reported that Jeff Bezos, founder and CEO of amazon.com, had acquired {{convert|290000|acre|km2}} of land {{convert|25|mi}} north of Van Horn, including the Figure 2 Ranch Airport, to house his fledgling space tourism company, Blue Origin. {{As of|2008}}, Blue Origin had been expected to start commercial operations as early as 2010, aiming for 52 launches per year from the Van Horn facility.[16] In early 2010, NASA awarded Blue Origin US$3.7 million to work on an advanced technology, which detaches a crew cabin from its launcher if the shuttle malfunctions.[17] As of August 2016, Blue Origin was still conducting test flights with plans to begin flying piloted tests in 2017 and paying customers in 2018.[18][19] 10,000-year clockIn 2009 the Van Horn Advocate announced that the Long Now Foundation was starting geologic testing for an underground space to house a 10,000-year Clock of the Long Now, on the Bezos ranch, north of Van Horn.[20] GallerySee also{{Portal|Texas}}
References1. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://factfinder2.census.gov|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=American FactFinder}} 2. ^{{cite web|url=http://geonames.usgs.gov|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=US Board on Geographic Names|publisher=United States Geological Survey|date=2007-10-25}} 3. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|accessdate=2011-06-07|title=Find a County|publisher=National Association of Counties}} 4. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4875032|title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Van Horn town, Texas|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder|accessdate=August 6, 2015}} 5. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}} 6. ^{{cite web|url = http://beta.weather.com/weather/wxclimatology/monthly/graph/USTX1396|title = Climate Statistics for Van Horn, Texas|accessdate = February 18, 2012}} 7. ^[https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/uma01 "Anglo-American Colonization", The Handbook of Texas Online] 8. ^[https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/eus01 "San Antonio-El Paso Mail", The Handbook of Texas Online]. For more on the establishment of this route, see {{cite book |title= Reports of the Secretary of War: with reconnaissances of routes from San Antonio to El Paso |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=xF8SAAAAYAAJ |last= United States Army, Corps of Topographical Engineers |author2=Joseph Eggleston Johnston |author3=Francis T. Bryan |author4=Randolph Barnes Marcy |author5=William F. Smith |author6=N. H. Michler |author7=S. G. French |author8=W. H. C. Whiting |author9=James H. Simpson |year= 1850 |publisher= Union Office |location= Washington, DC |accessdate= 2009-05-22}} 9. ^Regarding prisoner exchanges including Lt. Van Horn see January 26, 1862 correspondence from J. P. Benjamin to Major General Benjamin Huger in {{cite book |title= The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies (Volume III) |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=7AIVAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA782&vq=van+horn&cad=0#PPA782,M1 |last= United States War Department |year= 1891 |publisher= Government Printing Office |location= Washington, DC |page= 782 (and others) |accessdate= May 21, 2009}} 10. ^[https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hgv01 "Van Horn, Texas", The Handbook of Texas Online] 11. ^[https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fva08 "Van Horne, Jefferson", The Handbook of Texas Online] 12. ^{{cite book |title= Biographical register of the officers and graduates of the U.S. military academy at West Point, N.Y.: from its establishment, in 1802, to 1890; with the early history of the United States military academy |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=0cstAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA400&dq=jefferson-van-horne#PPA400,M1 |last= Cullum |first= George Washington |author2=Edward Singleton Holden |year= 1891 |publisher= Houghton, Mifflin & Company |location= Boston |page= 400 |accessdate= May 21, 2009}} 13. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.2016.html|title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates|accessdate=June 9, 2017}} 14. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2015}} 15. ^"Post Office Location - VAN HORN." United States Postal Service. Retrieved on January 6, 2010. 16. ^{{Cite web| title = Tourism Update: Jeff Bezos? Spaceship Plans Revealed| publisher = SPACE.com| date = 2006-07-05| accessdate = 2008-05-15| url = http://www.space.com/businesstechnology/060705_blue_origin.html}} 17. ^Van Horn spaceport gets NASA backing, Adriana Gómez Licón, El Paso Times, 2010-03-14, accessed 2010-03-17. 18. ^{{cite web |first=Rich |last=McCormick |date=March 9, 2016 |title=Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin plans to start taking tourists into space in 2018 |publisher=The Verge |url=https://www.theverge.com/2016/3/9/11184466/jeff-bezos-blue-origin-tourists-space-2018}} 19. ^{{cite web |first=Calla |last=Cofield |date=July 20, 2016 |title=Blue Origin's Crew Capsule Aced Parachute-Failure Test, Jeff Bezos Says |publisher=Space.com |url=http://www.space.com/33492-blue-origin-crew-capsule-parachute-failure-test.html}} 20. ^{{Cite web| title = Clock project to begin near Van Horn, Texas| accessdate = 2010-01-17| url = http://longnow.org/clock/clock-sites/}} External links{{Wikivoyage|Van Horn}}
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