Editing Quitaque, Texas

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'''Quitaque''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|k|ɪ|t|ᵻ|k|w|eɪ}} {{respell|KIT|ih|kway}}<ref>This pronunciation is given on signs at the entrance to town on multiple highways, saying "Welcome to Quitaque (kitty-quay)".</ref>) is a city in southeastern [[Briscoe County, Texas]], United States. The town lies directly south of Caprock Canyon State Park and is a ranching and farming area in West Texas. The population was 342 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Quitaque%20city,%20Texas |access-date=2024-05-23 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> and 411 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]].

According to tradition, Quitaque is a name derived from an [[Native Americans in the United States|American Indian]] language, meaning "end of the trail".<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2020/08/09/from-bug-tussle-to-tarzan-here-are-40-of-the-oddest-texas-town-names-and-the-stories-behind-them/ | title=From Bug Tussle to Tarzan, here are 40 of the oddest Texas town names | date=August 9, 2020 | publisher=Click2Houston | access-date=23 August 2020}}</ref>

==Geography==
Quitaque is located along [[Texas State Highway 86]] between [[Silverton, Texas|Silverton]] to the west and [[Turkey, Texas|Turkey]] to the east. The entrance to [[Caprock Canyons State Park and Trailway|Caprock Canyons State Park]] is located approximately three miles north of Quitaque on [[Farm to Market Road 1065]], and the [[Caprock Canyons State Park and Trailway|Caprock Canyons Trailway]] is located just south of the town. [[Kent Creek (Texas)|Kent Creek]] flows past north of the town and [[Quitaque Creek]] is about three miles south.<ref>''Texas Atlas & Gazetteer,'' DeLorme, 4th ed. 2001, p.34 {{isbn|0-89933-320-6}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|0.7|sqmi|km2}}, all  land.

[[File:Caprock Canyons - panoramio (1).jpg|thumb|[[Caprock Canyons State Park]] is located near  Quitaque|left]]
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===Climate===
According to the [[Köppen climate classification]] system, Quitaque has a [[semiarid climate]], ''BSk'' on climate maps.<ref>[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=163714&cityname=Quitaque%2C+Texas%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary for Quitaque, Texas]</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 1930 = 945
| 1940 = 763
| 1950 = 647
| 1960 = 586
| 1970 = 601
| 1980 = 696
| 1990 = 513
| 2000 = 432
| 2010 = 411
| 2020 = 342
| 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>
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===2020 census===

{| class="wikitable"
|+'''Quitaque racial composition'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4860176&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2 |access-date=2022-05-19 |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)
|215
|62.87%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] (NH)
|5
|1.46%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] (NH)
|1
|0.29%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed/Multi-Racial]] (NH)
|8
|2.34%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]]
|113
|33.04%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''342'''
|
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 342 people, 155 households, and 94 families residing in the city.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, 432 people, 182 households, and 117 families resided in the city. The population density was {{convert|600.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The 252 housing units averaged 350.5 per square mile (135.1/km{{sup|2}}). The [[Race (United States Census)|racial makeup]] of the city was 79.40% White, 5.79% African American, 0.23% Native American, 12.50% from other races, and 2.08% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 27.08% of the population.

Of the 182 households, 28.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.5% were married couples living together, 11.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.2% were not families. About 33.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 3.04.

In the city, the population was distributed as 27.5% under the age of 18, 5.6% from 18 to 24, 20.1% from 25 to 44, 27.8% from 45 to 64, and 19.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.1 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $27,143, and for a family was $33,750. Males had a median income of $28,750 versus $18,125 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $13,619. About 14.1% of families and 18.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 28.6% of those under age 18 and 13.0% of those age 65 or over.

==Arts and culture==
Governor [[Greg Abbott]] declared the city the Bison Capital of Texas in 2015. A BisonFest is held every year to raise money for the bison herd at Caprock Canyons.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Killough |first1=Ashley |last2=Lavandera |first2=Ed |date=2022-11-02 |title=A small herd of bison and a small Texas city are helping each other survive |url=https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/02/us/bison-texas-quitaque-ctrp/index.html |access-date=2022-11-03 |website=CNN |language=en}}</ref>

==Education==
The City of Quitaque is served by the [[Turkey-Quitaque Independent School District]].

Briscoe County is in the service area of [[Clarendon College (Texas)|Clarendon College]].<ref>[https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ED/htm/ED.130.htm Texas Education Code, Sec. 130.173.  CLARENDON COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA. ]</ref>

==Notable person==
The Texas [[high school football|high-school]] and college football coach [[Gene Mayfield]] was born in Quitaque in 1928.

==See also==
*[[Quitaque Creek]]
*[[Little Red River (Texas)|Little Red River]]
*[[Caprock Escarpment]]
*[[Prairie Dog Town Fork Red River]]

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[[Category:Cities in Briscoe County, Texas]]
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