Editing Spade, Texas

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{{Short description|Unincorporated community in Texas, US}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name               = Spade, Texas
| settlement_type    = [[Census-designated place]]
| image_skyline      = Spade Texas School 2011.jpg
| image_alt          = Spade Public School
| image_caption      = Former Spade Public School
| pushpin_map        = Texas#USA
| pushpin_relief     = yes
| pushpin_label      = Spade
| pushpin_label_position = right
| pushpin_map_alt    = Map of Texas
| coordinates        = {{coord|33|55|34|N|102|09|13|W|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type   = Country
| subdivision_name   = {{flag|United States}}
| subdivision_type1  = State
| subdivision_name1  = {{flag|Texas}}
| subdivision_type2  = County
| subdivision_name2  = [[Lamb County, Texas|Lamb]]
| subdivision_type3  = Region
| subdivision_name3  = [[Llano Estacado]]
| established_title  = Established
| established_date   = 1924
| 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=January 8, 2021}}</ref>
| area_total_km2     = 4.85
| area_land_km2      = 4.85
| area_water_km2     = 0.0
| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_footnotes = 
| population_total   = 71
| population_density_km2 = auto
| timezone1          = [[Central Time Zone|CST]]
| utc_offset1        = -6
| timezone1_DST      = CDT
| utc_offset1_DST    = -5
| elevation_footnotes = <ref name=gnis>{{cite gnis|id=1368863|name= Spade}}</ref>
| elevation_ft       = 3517
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code        = 79369
| area_code_type     = Area code
| area_code          = [[Area code 806|806]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 48-59156<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2019"/>
| blank1_name        = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info        = 1368863<ref name="gnis"/>
}}
'''Spade''' is an [[unincorporated community]] and [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Lamb County, Texas|Lamb County]], [[Texas]], [[United States]]. The population was 71 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].

==History==
According to the ''[[Handbook of Texas]],'' Spade was named for its location on the former [[Spade Ranch (Texas)|Spade Ranch]]. [[J. Frank Norfleet]], ranch foreman, married and brought his wife to headquarters near the present townsite in 1894.<ref name=handbook>{{cite web| url= https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hls68 |title= Spade, Texas (Lamb County) |work=Handbook of Texas Online |accessdate=2013-03-13 |author=}}</ref> The townsite was founded in 1924 when farmers began settling on former ranchland. A store and a cotton gin were built in 1931, which became the nucleus of the community. A post office was secured in 1935 and by 1940 Spade had two churches, six businesses, and 200 people. Spade has its own water system that draws on the underlying [[Ogallala Aquifer]].<ref name=handbook/>

==Geography==
Spade is located at the intersection of Farm to Market Roads 54 and 168, {{convert|10|mi|0}} east of [[Littlefield, Texas|Littlefield]] in southeast Lamb County. Spade is located at {{coord|33|55|34|N|102|09|13|W|type:city}} (33.9262001 -102.1535093).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|4.8|km2|order=flip}}, all of it land.<ref name="Census 20102">{{cite web |title=Total Population: 2010 Census DEC Summary File 1 (P1), Spade CDP, Texas |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4869380&tid=DECENNIALSF12010.P1 |accessdate=January 8, 2021 |website=data.census.gov |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 2000 = 100
| 2010 = 73
| 2020 = 71
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|title=Decennial Census by Decade|publisher=[[US Census Bureau]]|access-date=}}</ref><br> 1850–1900<ref name=1900CensusTX>{{Cite web|title= 1900 Census of Population - Population of Texas By Counties And Minor Civil Divisions |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1900/bulletins/demographic/49-population-tx.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1910<ref name=1910CensusTX>{{Cite web|title= 1910 Census of Population - Supplement for Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1910/abstract/supplement-tx-p1.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref><br> 1920<ref name=1920CensusTX>{{Cite web|title= 1920 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1920/bulletins/demographics/population-tx-number-of-inhabitants.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1930<ref name=1930CensusTX>{{Cite web|title= 1930 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1930/population-volume-1/03815512v1ch10.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1940<ref name=1940CensusTX>{{Cite web|title= 1940 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1940/population-volume-1/33973538v1ch09.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref><br>
1950<ref name=1950CensusTX>{{Cite web|title= 1950 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1950/population-volume-1/vol-01-46.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1960<ref name=1960CensusTX>{{Cite web|title= 1960 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1960/population-volume-1/33255142v1p45ch02.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1970<ref name=1970CensusTX>{{Cite web|title= 1970 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/00496492v1p45s1ch02.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref><br> 1980<ref name=1980CensusTX>{{Cite web|title= 1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1980/volume-1/texas/1980a_txab-01.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1990<ref name=1990CensusTX>{{Cite web|title=1990 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1990/cph-2/cph-2-45.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 2000<ref name=2000CensusTX>{{Cite web|title=2000 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/2003/dec/phc-3-45.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref><br> 2010<ref name=2010CensusTX>{{Cite web|title=2010 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/2010/cph-2/cph-2-45.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 2020<ref name="2020 Census">{{cite web |date=May 2023 |title=Census Bureau profile: Spade, Texas |url=https://data.census.gov/all?q=Spade%20CDP,%20Texas |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=Jun 3, 2024}}</ref>
}}

Spade first appeared as a [[census designated place]] in the [[2000 U.S. Census]].<ref name=2000CensusTX/>

As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 100 people, 38 households, and 31 families residing in the CDP. The population density was {{convert|51.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 49 housing units at an average density of 25.0 per square mile (9.7/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the CDP was 72.00% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 10.00% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 18.00% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]]. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 38.00% of the population.

There were 38 households, out of which 39.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 18.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 15.8% were non-families. 15.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 2.84.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 28.0% under the age of 18, 15.0% from 18 to 24, 32.0% from 25 to 44, 15.0% from 45 to 64, and 10.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 29 years. For every 100 females, there were 81.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.6 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $36,250, and the median income for a family was $36,875. Males had a median income of $23,750 versus $26,250 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $11,917. There were 21.2% of families and 14.9% of the population living below the [[poverty line]], including 12.8% of under eighteens and none of those over 64.

==Education==
On July 1, 2006, [[Spade Independent School District]], which formerly served Spade, merged with Olton ISD to form Olton ISD.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tea.state.tx.us/school.finance/consolidations_05.09.07.doc |title=Archived copy |website=www.tea.state.tx.us |access-date=17 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070620082842/http://www.tea.state.tx.us/school.finance/consolidations_05.09.07.doc |archive-date=20 June 2007 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The consolidation of the school was featured in a segment of ''[[Texas Country Reporter]]''. The students invited Sherman Jones, a wounded [[Korean War]] veteran, to take part in the final graduation ceremony, as he had never graduated from the school.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPNS6tMY26o| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/IPNS6tMY26o| archive-date=2021-12-11 | url-status=live|title=Spade High School Last Graduation|accessdate=Dec 19, 2019|via=www.youtube.com}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

==References==
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{{Lamb County, Texas}}

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[[Category:Census-designated places in Lamb County, Texas]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Texas]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1924]]
[[Category:1924 establishments in Texas]]