词条 | Paint Creek, Texas |
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|official_name = Paint Creek, Texas |settlement_type = Unincorporated community |nickname = |motto = |image_skyline = Paint Creek Power Plant.jpg |imagesize = |image_caption = Paint Creek Power Plant at Lake Stamford |image_flag = |image_seal = |pushpin_map = Texas#USA |pushpin_label = Paint Creek |pushpin_label_position = |pushpin_map_caption = |pushpin_mapsize = |image_map = |mapsize = |map_caption = |image_map1 = |mapsize1 = |map_caption1 = |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = United States |subdivision_type1 = State |subdivision_name1 = Texas |subdivision_type2 = County |subdivision_name2 = Haskell |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 = |area_land_km2 = |area_water_km2 = |area_total_sq_mi = |area_land_sq_mi = |area_water_sq_mi = |population_as_of = 2010 |population_footnotes = |population_total = 324 |population_density_km2 = |population_density_sq_mi = |timezone = Central CST) |utc_offset = -6 |timezone_DST = CDT |utc_offset_DST = -6 |elevation_footnotes = |elevation_m = |elevation_ft = |coordinates = {{coord|33|03|46|N|99|40|22|W|region:US-TX|display=inline,title}} |postal_code_type = ZIP code |postal_code = 79521 |area_code = 940 |blank_name = FIPS code |blank_info = 48209 |blank1_name = GNIS feature ID |blank1_info = 1378817 |website = |footnotes = }} Paint Creek is an unincorporated community in southeast Haskell County, Texas, United States, in north central Texas. HistoryPaint 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 dataThe community is {{convert|40|mi|km}} north of Abilene.[2] DemographicsAs 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. References1. ^Sontag, Deborah. [https://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/19/us/politics/paint-creek-tex-remembers-rick-perry.html "Paint Creek, the Town Perry Left Behind"]. The New York Times. September 19, 2011. 2. ^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. External links{{Portal|Texas}}
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