Editing Palmer, Texas

{{For|the colonia and census designated place in southern Texas|Palmer, Cameron County, Texas}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2024}}
{{Infobox settlement
| official_name            = Palmer, Texas
| settlement_type          = [[Town]]
| image_skyline            = PalmerTexas.jpg
| imagesize                = 
| image_caption            = Downtown
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| image_map                = TXMap-doton-Palmer.PNG
| mapsize                  = 250px
| map_caption              = Location of Palmer, Texas
| image_map1               = Ellis County Palmer.svg
| mapsize1                 = 250px
| map_caption1             = 
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| subdivision_type         = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name         = United States
| subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1        = [[Texas]]
| subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Texas|County]]
| subdivision_name2        = [[Ellis County, Texas|Ellis]]
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| government_footnotes     = 
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| leader_title             = 
| leader_name              = 
| established_title        = 
| established_date         = 
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| unit_pref                = Imperial
| area_footnotes           = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2019">{{cite web|title=2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2019_Gazetteer/2019_gaz_place_48.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=August 7, 2020}}</ref>
| area_total_km2           = 8.16
| area_land_km2            = 8.06
| area_water_km2           = 0.10
| area_total_sq_mi         = 3.15
| area_land_sq_mi          = 3.11
| area_water_sq_mi         = 0.04
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| population_as_of         = 2020
| population_footnotes     = 
| population_total         = 2393
| population_density_km2   = auto
| population_density_sq_mi = auto
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| timezone                 = [[North American Central Time Zone|Central (CST)]]
| utc_offset               = -6
| timezone_DST             = CDT
| utc_offset_DST           = -5
| elevation_footnotes      = <ref name=gnis/>
| elevation_ft             = 466
| coordinates              = {{coord|32|25|32|N|96|40|21|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code              = 75152
| area_code                = [[Area codes 214, 469, and 972|214, 469, 945, 972]]
| blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info               = 48-54744<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>
| blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info              = 2413102<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2413102}}</ref>
| website                  = {{URL|www.ci.palmer.tx.us}}
| footnotes                = 
}}
'''Palmer''' is a town in [[Ellis County, Texas]], United States. It is part of the [[Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex]]. Its population was 2,393 in 2020.<ref name=":0" />

==Geography==

Palmer is located in northeastern Ellis County. [[Interstate 45]] passes through the east side of the town, with access from Exits 258 through 260; I-45 leads north {{Convert|27|mi}} to downtown [[Dallas]] and south {{convert|8|mi|0}} to [[Ennis, Texas|Ennis]]. [[Waxahachie, Texas|Waxahachie]], the [[county seat]], is {{convert|11|mi}} to the west.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|7.8|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|0.1|sqkm|order=flip|2}}, or 1.04%, is covered by water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web |title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Palmer town, Texas |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4854744 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213044739/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4854744 |archive-date=February 13, 2020 |accessdate=March 29, 2016 |work=American Factfinder |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 1880 = 63
| 1890 = 250
| 1900 = 480
| 1910 = 605
| 1920 = 748
| 1930 = 758
| 1940 = 697
| 1950 = 647
| 1960 = 613
| 1970 = 601
| 1980 = 1187
| 1990 = 1659
| 2000 = 1774
| 2010 = 2000
| 2020 = 2393
| footnote = U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}

{| class="wikitable"
|+'''Palmer racial composition as of 2020'''<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4854744&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2 |access-date=May 22, 2022 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref><br /> (NH = Non-Hispanic){{efn|Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.<ref>https://www.census.gov/ {{nonspecific|date=August 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=About the Hispanic Population and its Origin |url=https://www.census.gov/topics/population/hispanic-origin/about.html |website=www.census.gov |access-date=May 18, 2022}}</ref>}}
!Race
!Number
!Percentage
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] (NH)
|1,347
|56.29%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] (NH)
|45
|1.88%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] (NH)
|9
|0.38%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] (NH)
|4
|0.17%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] (NH)
|1
|0.04%
|-
|Some Other Race (NH)
|6
|0.25%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Multiracial]] (NH)
|108
|4.51%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]]
|873
|36.48%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''2,393'''
|
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]],  2,393 people, 782 households, and 627 families were residing in the town.

==Culture==
Portions of ''[[Tender Mercies]]'', a 1983 film about a [[country music|country western singer]], were filmed in Palmer, although the majority was filmed in Waxahachie. In both towns, director [[Bruce Beresford]] deliberately filmed more barren and isolated locations that more closely resembled the [[West Texas]] area. The Texas town portrayed in ''Tender Mercies'' is never specifically identified.<ref>{{cite video |people= [[Bruce Beresford]] (film director), [[Robert Duvall]] (actor), [[Horton Foote]] (actor), Gary Hertz (director) |date = April 16, 2002 |title = Miracles & Mercies |url = https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0383509/ |medium = Documentary |publisher = [[Blue Underground]] |location = [[West Hollywood, California|West Hollywood]], [[California]] |accessdate = January 28, 2008}}</ref>

== Education ==

Palmer has three schools: Palmer High School, Middle School, and Elementary School. Palmer built the current elementary school in 2015, leaving the old school for gym and cafeteria use. Palmer Elementary has over 350 students ranging from prekindergarten to third grade. The junior high and middle school were combined a few years earlier to become the Palmer Middle School, housing fourth through eight grades, with around 350 students. Palmer High School is the second-newest building and serves over 300 students between 9th and 12th grades. Palmer High School and Palmer Middle School have athletics ranging from 7th to 12th grades. Sports include track and field, basketball, football, baseball, softball, volleyball, cross country, and golf. Extracurricular activities include band and National Honor Society.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Palmer ISD / Homepage|url = http://www.palmer-isd.org/site/default.aspx?PageID=1|website = www.palmer-isd.org|access-date = January 22, 2016}}</ref>

==Transportation==
===Major highways===
* [[File:I-45 (TX).svg|20px]] '''[[Interstate 45]]'''

===Air===
The city is served by the privately owned Dallas South Port Airport.<ref name=txdot_t13>{{cite web | url=https://ftp.dot.state.tx.us/pub/txdot-info/avn/airport_directory/t13.pdf | title = Texas Airport Directory - Palmer, Dallas South Port (T13) | publisher = [[Texas Department of Transportation]] | accessdate = May 3, 2018}}</ref><ref name=FAA_T13>{{FAA-airport|ID=T13|use=PU|own=PU|site=site=23925.*H}}. Federal Aviation Administration, Effective April 26, 2018.</ref>

== Gallery ==
<gallery widths="180px" class="center">
Image:PalmerTexas2 (1 of 1).jpg|Joey's House of Style in Downtown Palmer
Image:FirstChristianChurchPalmerTexas (1 of 1).jpg|First Christian Church
Image:PalmerBaptistChurch (1 of 1).jpg|First Baptist Church
</gallery>

==Notes==
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==References==
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==External links==
{{commons category|Palmer, Texas}}
* {{official|http://www.ci.palmer.tx.us}}


{{Ellis County, Texas}}

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[[Category:Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex]]
[[Category:Towns in Ellis County, Texas]]
[[Category:Towns in Texas]]