Editing Silverton, Texas

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{{Infobox settlement
|name                     = Silverton, Texas
|settlement_type          = [[City]]
|nickname                 = 
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|image_caption            = City Hall (2014)
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|map_caption              = Location of Silverton, Texas
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|subdivision_name         = United States
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|subdivision_name1        = [[Texas]]
|subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Texas|County]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[Briscoe County, Texas|Briscoe]]
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|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
|population_footnotes     = 
|population_total         = 629
|population_density_sq_mi = 629
|population_density_km2   = 241.92
|timezone                 = [[North American Central Time Zone|Central (CST)]]
|utc_offset               = -6
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|elevation_m              = 999
|elevation_ft             = 3278
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|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
|postal_code              = 79257
|area_code                = [[Area code 806|806]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 48-67904 <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 |archive-date=1996-12-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19961227012639/https://www.census.gov/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
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|blank1_info              = 1368288 <ref name="GR3">{{cite web |url=http://geonames.usgs.gov/ |access-date=2008-01-31 |title=US Board on Geographic Names |publisher=[[United States Geological Survey]] |date=2007-10-25 |archive-date=2012-02-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120204035720/http://geonames.usgs.gov/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|website                  = 
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'''Silverton''' is a city in and the [[county seat]] of [[Briscoe County, Texas|Briscoe County]], [[Texas]], United States. The population was 629 at the [[2020 United States Census|2020 census]].

==History==
Silverton was established when Thomas J. Braidfoot and associates formed a townsite company, with the name reportedly derived from the silvery reflections of nearby lakes. The town quickly developed with a post office, stores, a blacksmith shop, and a school by the fall of 1891. In 1892, Silverton won a special election, becoming the county seat over two rival townsites. The construction of a two-story courthouse and a stone jail followed. The town saw the opening of the first bank in 1909 and the construction of a new brick schoolhouse in 1911.<ref name=TexasHandbook>{{Cite web |title=Silverton, TX |last=Anderson |first=H. Allen |publisher=Texas State Historical Association |work=Handbook of Texas |access-date=29 December 2023 |url= https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/silverton-tx }}</ref>

Silverton became the northern terminus of the [[Fort Worth and Denver Railway|Fort Worth and Denver South Plains Railway]] in 1928, leading to its incorporation.<ref name=TexasHandbook/> 

A F4 tornado in 1957 killed twenty-one people and injured 80 others.<ref name=TexasHandbook/><ref>{{Cite web |title=Storm Events Database - Event Details |publisher=National Centers for Environmental Information |access-date=29 December 2023 |url= https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=10118926 }}</ref>

==Geography==

Silverton is located in west-central Briscoe County at {{coord|34|28|17|N|101|18|17|W|type:city}} (34.471256, –101.304749).<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 |archive-date=2019-08-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190824085937/https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Texas State Highway 86]] passes through the city, leading southeast {{convert|17|mi}} to [[Quitaque, Texas|Quitaque]] and west {{convert|27|mi}} to [[Tulia, Texas|Tulia]] near [[Interstate 27]]. [[Texas State Highway 207]] leads south from Silverton {{convert|35|mi}} to [[Floydada, Texas|Floydada]] and north {{convert|52|mi}} to [[Claude, Texas|Claude]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], Silverton has a total area of {{convert|1.0|sqmi|km2}}, all  land.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US4867904| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212204334/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US4867904| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020 |title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Silverton city, Texas |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=April 22, 2014}}</ref> It is the [[county seat]] of Briscoe County.<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|access-date=2011-06-07|title=Find a County|publisher=National Association of Counties|archive-date=2012-07-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120712220218/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Climate===

According to the [[Köppen Climate Classification]] system, Silverton has a [[semi-arid climate]], abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=323814&cityname=Silverton,+Texas,+United+States+of+America&units= |title=Silverton, Texas Koppen Climate Classification (Weatherbase) |website=Weatherbase.com |access-date=8 February 2022 |archive-date=3 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303215324/http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=323814&cityname=Silverton,+Texas,+United+States+of+America&units= |url-status=live }}</ref>

{{Weather box
 | width       = auto
 | collapsed   = yes
 | single line = yes
 | location    = Silverton, Texas (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1961–present)
 | Jan record high F  = 80
 | Feb record high F  = 89
 | Mar record high F  = 94
 | Apr record high F  = 102
 | May record high F  = 107
 | Jun record high F  = 111
 | Jul record high F  = 110
 | Aug record high F  = 108
 | Sep record high F  = 103
 | Oct record high F  = 100
 | Nov record high F  = 88
 | Dec record high F  = 81
 | year record high F = 
 | Jan avg record high F  = 73.5
 | Feb avg record high F  = 77.9
 | Mar avg record high F  = 85.6
 | Apr avg record high F  = 89.5
 | May avg record high F  = 95.9
 | Jun avg record high F  = 100.5
 | Jul avg record high F  = 100.7
 | Aug avg record high F  = 99.1
 | Sep avg record high F  = 96.1
 | Oct avg record high F  = 90.5
 | Nov avg record high F  = 80.9
 | Dec avg record high F  = 74.0
 | year avg record high F = 103.5
 | Jan high F = 52.2
 | Feb high F = 56.3
 | Mar high F = 64.7
 | Apr high F = 72.7
 | May high F = 80.6
 | Jun high F = 89.0
 | Jul high F = 92.1
 | Aug high F = 90.7
 | Sep high F = 83.5
 | Oct high F = 73.8
 | Nov high F = 62.0
 | Dec high F = 52.6
 | year high F = 72.5
 | Jan mean F = 37.9
 | Feb mean F = 41.5
 | Mar mean F = 49.5
 | Apr mean F = 57.4
 | May mean F = 66.8
 | Jun mean F = 75.8
 | Jul mean F = 79.2
 | Aug mean F = 77.9
 | Sep mean F = 70.5
 | Oct mean F = 59.4
 | Nov mean F = 47.7
 | Dec mean F = 38.9
 | year mean F = 58.5
 | Jan low F = 23.7
 | Feb low F = 26.6
 | Mar low F = 34.2
 | Apr low F = 42.1
 | May low F = 53.0
 | Jun low F = 62.6
 | Jul low F = 66.4
 | Aug low F = 65.1
 | Sep low F = 57.6
 | Oct low F = 45.1
 | Nov low F = 33.5
 | Dec low F = 25.3
 | year low F = 44.6
 | Jan avg record low F  = 9.6
 | Feb avg record low F  = 11.8
 | Mar avg record low F  = 17.8
 | Apr avg record low F  = 27.2
 | May avg record low F  = 38.8
 | Jun avg record low F  = 53.1
 | Jul avg record low F  = 59.5
 | Aug avg record low F  = 57.6
 | Sep avg record low F  = 44.6
 | Oct avg record low F  = 28.5
 | Nov avg record low F  = 16.3
 | Dec avg record low F  = 9.7
 | year avg record low F = 3.9
 | Jan record low F  = -9
 | Feb record low F  = -8
 | Mar record low F  = 4
 | Apr record low F  = 19
 | May record low F  = 27
 | Jun record low F  = 43
 | Jul record low F  = 53
 | Aug record low F  = 50
 | Sep record low F  = 30
 | Oct record low F  = 15
 | Nov record low F  = 1
 | Dec record low F  = -10
 | year record low F = 
 | precipitation colour   = green
 | Jan precipitation inch = 0.69
 | Feb precipitation inch = 0.76
 | Mar precipitation inch = 1.26
 | Apr precipitation inch = 1.64
 | May precipitation inch = 2.87
 | Jun precipitation inch = 3.65
 | Jul precipitation inch = 2.42
 | Aug precipitation inch = 2.64
 | Sep precipitation inch = 2.31
 | Oct precipitation inch = 1.82
 | Nov precipitation inch = 0.85
 | Dec precipitation inch = 0.78
 | year precipitation inch = 21.69
 | unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
 | Jan precipitation days  = 3.0
 | Feb precipitation days  = 3.4
 | Mar precipitation days  = 4.4
 | Apr precipitation days  = 4.3
 | May precipitation days  = 6.6
 | Jun precipitation days  = 7.6
 | Jul precipitation days  = 5.8
 | Aug precipitation days  = 6.3
 | Sep precipitation days  = 5.3
 | Oct precipitation days  = 5.0
 | Nov precipitation days  = 3.5
 | Dec precipitation days  = 3.3
 | year precipitation days = 58.5
 | Jan snow inch = 1.9
 | Feb snow inch = 2.3
 | Mar snow inch = 1.0
 | Apr snow inch = 0.3
 | 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 = 0.1
 | Nov snow inch = 1.8
 | Dec snow inch = 1.8
 | year snow inch = 9.2
 | unit snow days = 0.1 in
 | Jan snow days  = 1.1
 | Feb snow days  = 1.3
 | Mar snow days  = 0.5
 | Apr snow days  = 0.1
 | 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  = 0.1
 | Nov snow days  = 0.5
 | Dec snow days  = 1.0
 | year snow days = 4.6
 | 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=USC00418323&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
|1920= 416
|1930= 873
|1940= 684
|1950= 857
|1960= 1098
|1970= 1026
|1980= 918
|1990= 779
|2000= 771
|2010= 731
|2020= 629
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2019CenPopScriptOnlyDirtyFixDoNotUse">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.2019.html |date=May 24, 2020 |title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=May 27, 2020 |archive-date=April 21, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190421033121/https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.2018.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
|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 |archive-date=July 1, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210701194652/https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable"
|+'''Silverton racial composition'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4867904&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2 |access-date=2022-05-19 |website=data.census.gov |archive-date=2022-05-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220519120352/https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4867904&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2 |url-status=live }}</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/ {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/19961227012639/https://www.census.gov/ |date=1996-12-27 }} {{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 |archive-date=20 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220520112546/https://www.census.gov/topics/population/hispanic-origin/about.html |url-status=live }}</ref>}}
!Race
!Number
!Percentage
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] (NH)
|388
|61.69%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] (NH)
|9
|1.43%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] (NH)
|3
|0.48%
|-
|Some Other Race (NH)
|2
|0.32%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed/Multi-Racial]] (NH)
|16
|2.54%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]]
|211
|33.55%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''629'''
|
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 629 people, 277 households, and 165 families residing in the city.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 771 people, 303 households, and 217 families living in the city. The population density was {{convert|766.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 362 housing units at an average density of {{convert|359.8|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 79.51% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.52% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.78% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 15.69% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 3.50% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 28.15% of the population.

There were 303 households, out of which 31.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.1% were non-families. 26.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 3.09.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 28.7% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 22.7% from 25 to 44, 21.1% from 45 to 64, and 20.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 86.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.4 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $27,014, and the median income for a family was $32,308. Males had a median income of $23,750 versus $16,750 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $13,416. About 12.1% of families and 17.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 29.4% of those under age 18 and 12.3% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
The community of Silverton is served by the [[Silverton Independent School District]] and home to the [[Silverton High School (Texas)|Silverton High School]] Owls.

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>

==References==

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==External links==
*[http://www.silvertonisd.net/ Silverton school district]

{{Briscoe County, Texas}}
{{Texas county seats}}

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