Editing Plains, Texas

{{for|the unincorporated community in Borden County|Plains, Borden County, Texas}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2024}}
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| official_name      = Plains, Texas
| settlement_type    = [[Town]]
| nickname           = 
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| image_skyline      = Plains City Hall, Plains, Texas.jpg
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| image_caption      = Plains City Hall
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| map_caption        = Location of Plains, Texas
| image_map1         = Yoakum County Plains.svg
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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  = [[Yoakum County, Texas|Yoakum]]

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| area_magnitude     = 
| area_total_sq_mi   = 1.50
| area_land_sq_mi    = 1.50
| area_water_sq_mi   = 0.00

<!-- Population -->| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
| population_footnotes = 
| population_total   = 1355
| population_density_sq_mi = 903

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| utc_offset         = -6
| timezone_DST       = CDT
| utc_offset_DST     = -5
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| elevation_ft       = 3642
| coordinates        = {{coord|33|11|25|N|102|49|39|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code        = 79355
| area_code          = [[Area code 806|806]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 48-57968<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>
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| area_total_km2     = 3.88
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'''Plains''' is a town in and the [[county seat]] of [[Yoakum County, Texas|Yoakum County]]<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|access-date=June 7, 2011|title=Find a County|publisher=National Association of Counties}}</ref> of [[West Texas|western]] [[Texas]], United States. The city's population was 1,355 at the [[2020 United States Census|2020 census]]. Yoakum County is in the [[Texas High Plains AVA|Texas High Plains Wine country]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.winemag.com/2021/03/30/texas-high-plains-wine-country/|title='Let the Grapes Speak for Themselves': Texas High Plains' Wine Country Contains Multitudes|date=March 30, 2021}}</ref>

==History==
In 1905, W. J. Luna founded and named Plains. When [[Yoakum County, Texas|Yoakum County]] was organized in 1907, Plains was designated the county seat. Following the discovery of oil in 1936, the population has grown steadily.<ref name=TexasHandbook>{{Cite web |title=Plains, TX |last=Bennett |first=Leoti A. |publisher=Texas State Historical Association |work=Handbook of Texas |access-date=December 29, 2023 |url= https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/plains-tx }}</ref>

==Geography==

Plains is located at {{coord|33|11|25|N|102|49|39|W|type:city}} (33.190251, –102.827578).<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=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of 1.0&nbsp;square mile (2.6&nbsp;km{{sup|2}}), all land.

[[Sulphur Springs Draw]] runs through town. The [[spring (hydrology)|spring]]s feeding the stream have dried up due to the extraction of underground water.<ref name=TexasHandbook/>

===Climate===

According to the [[Köppen climate classification]] system, Plains has a [[semiarid climate]], ''BSk'' on climate maps.<ref>[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=470714&cityname=Plains%2C+Texas%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary for Plains, Texas]</ref>

{{Weather box
 | width       = auto
 | collapsed   = yes
 | single line = yes
 | location    = Plains, Texas (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1946–present)
 | Jan record high F  = 82
 | Feb record high F  = 86
 | Mar record high F  = 95
 | Apr record high F  = 98
 | May record high F  = 107
 | Jun record high F  = 111
 | Jul record high F  = 109
 | Aug record high F  = 106
 | Sep record high F  = 104
 | Oct record high F  = 100
 | Nov record high F  = 88
 | Dec record high F  = 80
 | year record high F = 
 | Jan high F = 54.3
 | Feb high F = 59.3
 | Mar high F = 67.3
 | Apr high F = 75.3
 | May high F = 83.7
 | Jun high F = 91.8
 | Jul high F = 92.5
 | Aug high F = 91.4
 | Sep high F = 84.3
 | Oct high F = 75.2
 | Nov high F = 63.3
 | Dec high F = 55.0
 | year high F = 74.5
 | Jan mean F = 39.4
 | Feb mean F = 43.7
 | Mar mean F = 51.0
 | Apr mean F = 58.7
 | May mean F = 68.4
 | Jun mean F = 76.9
 | Jul mean F = 78.9
 | Aug mean F = 77.8
 | Sep mean F = 70.6
 | Oct mean F = 60.1
 | Nov mean F = 48.1
 | Dec mean F = 40.5
 | year mean F = 59.5
 | Jan low F = 24.5
 | Feb low F = 28.2
 | Mar low F = 34.8
 | Apr low F = 42.1
 | May low F = 53.0
 | Jun low F = 62.1
 | Jul low F = 65.3
 | Aug low F = 64.2
 | Sep low F = 56.9
 | Oct low F = 45.0
 | Nov low F = 32.9
 | Dec low F = 25.9
 | year low F = 44.6
 | Jan record low F  = -12
 | Feb record low F  = -12
 | Mar record low F  = 4
 | Apr record low F  = 16
 | May record low F  = 25
 | Jun record low F  = 42
 | Jul record low F  = 50
 | Aug record low F  = 49
 | Sep record low F  = 34
 | Oct record low F  = 12
 | Nov record low F  = -2
 | Dec record low F  = -4
 | year record low F = 
 | precipitation colour   = green
 | Jan precipitation inch = 0.52
 | Feb precipitation inch = 0.59
 | Mar precipitation inch = 1.04
 | Apr precipitation inch = 0.91
 | May precipitation inch = 1.56
 | Jun precipitation inch = 1.99
 | Jul precipitation inch = 2.10
 | Aug precipitation inch = 2.10
 | Sep precipitation inch = 2.48
 | Oct precipitation inch = 1.43
 | Nov precipitation inch = 0.70
 | Dec precipitation inch = 0.77
 | year precipitation inch = 16.19
 | unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
 | Jan precipitation days  = 2.0
 | Feb precipitation days  = 2.6
 | Mar precipitation days  = 3.1
 | Apr precipitation days  = 2.6
 | May precipitation days  = 4.4
 | Jun precipitation days  = 4.5
 | Jul precipitation days  = 4.8
 | Aug precipitation days  = 5.5
 | Sep precipitation days  = 5.3
 | Oct precipitation days  = 4.1
 | Nov precipitation days  = 2.4
 | Dec precipitation days  = 2.8
 | year precipitation days = 44.1
 | Jan snow inch = 0.5
 | Feb snow inch = 0.9
 | Mar snow inch = 0.0
 | Apr snow inch = 0.0
 | May snow inch = 0.0
 | Jun snow inch = 0.0
 | Jul snow inch = 0.0
 | Aug snow inch = 0.0
 | Sep snow inch = 0.0
 | Oct snow inch = 0.0
 | Nov snow inch = 0.2
 | Dec snow inch = 1.1
 | year snow inch = 2.7
 | unit snow days = 0.1 in
 | Jan snow days  = 0.3
 | Feb snow days  = 0.5
 | Mar snow days  = 0.0
 | Apr snow days  = 0.0
 | May snow days  = 0.0
 | Jun snow days  = 0.0
 | Jul snow days  = 0.0
 | Aug snow days  = 0.0
 | Sep snow days  = 0.0
 | Oct snow days  = 0.0
 | Nov snow days  = 0.3
 | Dec snow days  = 0.7
 | year snow days = 1.8
 | source = [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration|NOAA]]<ref name="NOWData">{{cite web
|url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/Climate?wfo=lub
|title = NOWData - NOAA Online Weather Data
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|access-date = December 29, 2023}}</ref><ref name="NCEI">{{cite web
|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&stations=USC00417074&format=pdf&dataTypes=MLY-TMAX-NORMAL,MLY-TMIN-NORMAL,MLY-TAVG-NORMAL,MLY-PRCP-NORMAL,MLY-SNOW-NORMAL
|title = Summary of Monthly Normals 1991-2020
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|access-date = December 29, 2023}}</ref>
}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1960= 1195
|1970= 1087
|1980= 1457
|1990= 1422
|2000= 1450
|2010= 1481
|2020= 1355
|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|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}

===2020 census===
[[File:Yoakum County Heritage and Art Museum.jpg|thumb|Yoakum County Heritage and Art Museum]]
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right"
|+Plains racial composition<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4857968&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=December 24, 2021|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!scope="col"| Race
!scope="col"| Number
!scope="col"| Percentage
|-
!scope="row"| [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
| 456
| 33.65%
|-
!scope="row"| [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
| 1
| 0.07%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
| 6
| 0.44%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Race (United States Census)|Other/mixed]]
| 27
| 1.99%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
| 865
| 63.84%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''1,355'''
|
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], 1,355 people, 428 households, and 346 families were residing in the town.

===2000 census===
At the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]], 1,450 people, 485 households, and 390 families were living in the town.  The population density was {{convert|1,466|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.<ref name="GR2" /> The 569 housing units had an average density of {{convert|575|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2010 census|racial makeup]] of the town was 69.66% White, 0.76% Native American, 0.07% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 27.79% from other races, and 1.66% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 53.03% of the population.

Of the 485 households, 42.3% had children under 18 living with them, 68.0% were married couples living together, 8.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.4% were not families. About 17.1% of households were one person, and 8.7% were one person 65 or older.  The average household size was 2.98 and the average family size was 3.37.

The age distribution was 32.6% under 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 27.4% from 25 to 44, 20.7% from 45 to 64, and 11.2% 65 or older.  The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 97 males. For every 100 females 18 and over, there were 91 males.

The median income foe a household was $32,188 and for a family was $36,250. Males had a median income of $27,188 versus $21,042 for females. The per capita income for the town was $14,624.  About 17.2% of families and 20.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 28.9% of those under 18 and 23.5% of those 65 or over.

==Education==
The Town of Plains is served by the [[Plains Independent School District]].

==Notable person==

* [[Bulldog Turner|Clyde "Bulldog" Turner]], a member of the [[Professional Football Hall of Fame]].<ref name="prohof">{{cite web |url=http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/member.aspx?player_id=218 |title=Clyde (Bulldog) Turner |website=Pro Football Hall of Fame}}</ref>

==References==
<references />

==External links==
{{commons category|Plains, Texas}}
* [https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hjp09 Plains in the Handbook of Texas Online]

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