Editing Pilot Point, Texas

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = Pilot Point, Texas
| settlement_type    = [[City]]
| nickname           = 
| motto              = Pointing the way since 1845

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| image_caption      = Pilot Point Commercial Historic District (2023)
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| map_caption        = Location of Pilot Point in [[Denton County, Texas|Denton County]], [[Texas]]
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| subdivision_name   = United States
| subdivision_type1  = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1  = [[Texas]]
| subdivision_type2  = [[List of counties in Texas|County]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Denton County, Texas|Denton]]

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| area_total_km2     = 11.27
| area_land_km2      = 11.26
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| population_total   = 4381
| population_density_km2 = 401.78
| population_density_sq_mi = 1040.71

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| elevation_ft       = 696
| coordinates        = {{coord|33|23|47|N|96|57|31|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code        = 76258
| area_code          = [[Area code 940|940]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 48-57476<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>
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'''Pilot Point''' is a city in [[Denton County, Texas]], United States. Its population was 3,856 at the 2010 census,<ref name="Census 2010">{{Cite web| url=https://www.census.gov| title=Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Pilot Point city, Texas| publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]| access-date=June 29, 2012}}</ref> increasing to 4,381 at the 2020 census.

==Geography==

Pilot Point is located at {{Coord|33|23|47|N|96|57|31|W|type:city}} (33.396350, –96.958719).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|8.7|km2|disp=flip}}, all  land.<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://www.census.gov| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Pilot Point city, Texas| publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]| access-date=June 29, 2012}}</ref>

The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the [[Köppen climate classification]], Pilot Point has a [[humid subtropical climate]], ''Cfa'' on climate maps.<ref>[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=820714&cityname=Pilot+Point%2C+Texas%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary for Pilot Point, Texas]</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 1880 = 790
| 1890 = 1090
| 1910 = 1371
| 1920 = 1499
| 1930 = 1108
| 1940 = 1122
| 1950 = 1176
| 1960 = 1254
| 1970 = 1663
| 1980 = 2211
| 1990 = 2538
| 2000 = 3538
| 2010 = 3856
| 2020 = 4381
| 2025 = 6782
| estyear = 2025
| estimate = 6184
}}

<ref>{{Cite web |publisher=United States Census Bureau |title=City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2023 |url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-total-cities-and-towns.html |access-date=2024-11-15 |website=Census.gov |language=en}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|+'''Pilot Point racial composition as of 2020'''<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4857476&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2 |access-date=2022-05-22 |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=18 May 2022}}</ref>}}
!Race
!Number
!Percentage
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] (NH)
|2,396
|54.69%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] (NH)
|134
|3.06%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] (NH)
|40
|0.91%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] (NH)
|17
|0.39%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] (NH)
|7
|0.16%
|-
|Some Other Race (NH)
|7
|0.16%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed/Multi-Racial]] (NH)
|283
|6.46%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]]
|1,497
|34.17%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''6,151'''
|
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 4,381 people, 1,591 households, and 901 families residing in the city.<ref name=":0" />

==Government==
The city is governed by an elected council. A separately elected mayor presides over the governing body and also may cast a vote on matters before the council.  The city does not currently have a mayor, following Mayor McIlravy's arrest on June 21, 2022, although the Mayor Pro Tempore will be sworn in as mayor soon.<ref name="NBC DFW">{{cite web|url=https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/pilot-point-mayor-arrested-on-charge-of-soliciting-a-minor/2997529/|publisher=NBC DFW|access-date=2022-06-22|title=Pilot Point Mayor Arrested on Charge of Soliciting a Minor|date=June 22, 2022 }}</ref> Council members and the mayor serve without any compensation pursuant to a Home Rule Charter that was approved by voters in 2009. An appointed city manager oversees daily operations of various city services and functions. Elections each May determine occupants of alternating seats on the council and the mayor is elected biannually.

== History ==
=== 2024 Tornado ===
{{Further|Tornado outbreak sequence of May 19–26, 2024#Forestburg–Era–Valley View–Pilot Point, Texas}}
On May 25, 2024, a large and violent [[tornado]] struck both [[Pilot Point, Texas|Pilot Point]] and nearby [[Valley View, Texas|Valley View]] resulting extensive damage (notably including a severely damaged [[truck stop]] in Valley View), several injuries and at least 7 fatalities. The tornado has been assigned a [[Enhanced Fujita scale|preliminary rating]] of EF3 by the [[National Weather Service]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.koco.com/article/oklahoma-tornadoes-pryor-claremore-2-confirmed-dead/60907606 | title=2 confirmed dead this weekend in northeast Oklahoma tornadoes: What we know | date=May 27, 2024 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/confirmed-fatalities-dozens-injured-cooke-county-reported-tornado-may-25/287-ed2cca36-a8fe-46be-8297-563609938e1f | title=Seven confirmed dead — including children — after an EF-3 tornado hit Cooke County Saturday night | date=May 26, 2024 }}</ref>

==Notable people==

* [[Frederick Edgar Ferguson]], Medal of Honor recipient, born in Pilot Point
* [[Colt Knost]], PGA golfer, grew up in Pilot Point, state champion in 2003
* [[G.A. Moore]], Texas High School Football coach, member of the [[University of North Texas]] 
* [[Thomas Ambrose Tschoepe]], Roman Catholic bishop, born in 
*James Latane Noel Jr. Former Texas Attorney General and United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas. Appointed by President John F. Kennedy.

==Education==
The city is served by the [[Pilot Point Independent School District]].

==Notes==
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==References==
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{{commons category|Pilot Point, Texas}}

==External links==
* [http://www.cityofpilotpoint.org/ City of Pilot Point official website]
* Lisa C. Maxwell, "PILOT POINT, TX," Handbook of Texas Online (https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hgp04), accessed May 28, 2011. Published by the Texas State Historical Association.

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