Editing Tahoka, Texas

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = Tahoka, Texas
| settlement_type    = [[City]]
| nickname           = 
| motto              = "Where Family Values and Community Spirit Reside"

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| image_caption      = Pioneer Museum in Tahoka
| image_flag         = 
| image_seal         = <!-- Maps -->
| image_map          = TXMap-doton-Tahoka.PNG
| mapsize            = 250px
| map_caption        = Location of Tahoka, Texas
| image_map1         = Lynn County Tahoka.svg
| mapsize1           = 250px
| map_caption1       = <!-- Location -->
| subdivision_type   = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name   = United States
| subdivision_type1  = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1  = [[Texas]]
| subdivision_type2  = [[List of counties in Texas|County]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Lynn County, Texas|Lynn]]

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| leader_title       = 
| leader_name        = 
| leader_title1      = 
| leader_name1       = 
| established_title  = 
| established_date   = high school

<!-- Area -->| 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|access-date=August 7, 2020}}</ref>
| area_magnitude     = 
| area_total_km2     = 6.20
| area_land_km2      = 6.17
| area_water_km2     = 0.03
| area_total_sq_mi   = 2.39
| area_land_sq_mi    = 2.38
| area_water_sq_mi   = 0.01

<!-- Population -->| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
| population_footnotes = 
| population_total   = 2375
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_density_sq_mi = auto

<!-- General information -->| timezone           = [[North American Central Time Zone|Central (CST)]]
| utc_offset         = -6
| timezone_DST       = CDT
| utc_offset_DST     = -5
| elevation_footnotes = 
| elevation_m        = 939
| elevation_ft       = 3081
| coordinates        = {{coord|33|9|57|N|101|47|58|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code        = 79373
| area_code          = [[Area code 806|806]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 48-71708<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=http://factfinder.census.gov|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212221153/http://factfinder.census.gov/main.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2020-02-12|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2008-01-31|title=American FactFinder}}</ref>
| blank1_name        = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
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| website            = {{URL|http://www.tahoka-texas.com/}}
| footnotes          = 
}}
[[Image:Lynn County, TX, Courthouse at Tahoka IMG 1508.JPG|200px|right|thumb|[[Lynn County, Texas|Lynn County]] Courthouse in Tahoka]]

[[Image:First Baptist Church, Tahoka, TX IMG 1512.jpg|200px|right|thumb|First Baptist Church in Tahoka]]

[[Image:First United Methodist Church, Tahoka, TX IMG 1511.JPG|200px|right|thumb|First [[United Methodist]] Church in Tahoka]]

'''Tahoka''' is a city in and the [[county seat]] of [[Lynn County, Texas|Lynn County]], [[Texas]], United States.<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}}</ref> The population was 2,375 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name=":0" />

==Etymology==
Tahoka is named after the nearby [[Tahoka Lake]], a natural spring-fed lake. The lake's Indian name translates to "fresh or clear water."<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.kcbd.com/story/5142604/history-of-tahoka/ | title=History of Tahoka | date=July 13, 2006 }}</ref>

==Geography==
Tahoka is located at {{coord|33|9|57|N|101|47|58|W|type:city}} (33.165804, –101.799315).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.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|2.4|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|2.4|sqmi|km2}}  is land and 0.45% is covered by water.

===Climate===

According to the [[Köppen climate classification]] system, Tahoka has a [[semiarid climate]], ''BSk'' on climate maps.<ref>[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=818814&cityname=Tahoka%2C+Texas%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary for Tahoka, Texas]</ref>

{{Weather box
|location = Tahoka, Texas, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1913–present
|single line = Yes

|Jan record high F = 86
|Feb record high F = 91
|Mar record high F = 96
|Apr record high F = 102
|May record high F = 108
|Jun record high F = 116
|Jul record high F = 109
|Aug record high F = 109
|Sep record high F = 104
|Oct record high F = 101
|Nov record high F = 91
|Dec record high F = 83

|Jan avg record high F = 76.1
|Feb avg record high F = 80.6
|Mar avg record high F = 87.4
|Apr avg record high F = 92.4
|May avg record high F = 98.4
|Jun avg record high F = 102.2
|Jul avg record high F = 101.0
|Aug avg record high F = 99.5
|Sep avg record high F = 96.4
|Oct avg record high F = 91.3
|Nov avg record high F = 82.9
|Dec avg record high F = 75.9
|year avg record high F = 104.0

|Jan high F = 55.7
|Feb high F = 60.3
|Mar high F = 68.4
|Apr high F = 76.7
|May high F = 84.1
|Jun high F = 91.5
|Jul high F = 93.3
|Aug high F = 92.0
|Sep high F = 84.7
|Oct high F = 76.2
|Nov high F = 64.7
|Dec high F = 56.5
|year high F =

|Jan mean F = 42.0
|Feb mean F = 45.7
|Mar mean F = 53.2
|Apr mean F = 61.3
|May mean F = 70.3
|Jun mean F = 78.5
|Jul mean F = 81.0
|Aug mean F = 79.8
|Sep mean F = 72.6
|Oct mean F = 62.6
|Nov mean F = 51.1
|Dec mean F = 43.2
|year mean F =

|Jan low F = 28.3
|Feb low F = 31.1
|Mar low F = 38.1
|Apr low F = 45.8
|May low F = 56.5
|Jun low F = 65.6
|Jul low F = 68.8
|Aug low F = 67.5
|Sep low F = 60.4
|Oct low F = 49.0
|Nov low F = 37.4
|Dec low F = 29.9
|year low F =

|Jan avg record low F = 15.6
|Feb avg record low F = 18.0
|Mar avg record low F = 23.1
|Apr avg record low F = 32.2
|May avg record low F = 43.0
|Jun avg record low F = 57.1
|Jul avg record low F = 63.0
|Aug avg record low F = 60.7
|Sep avg record low F = 48.3
|Oct avg record low F = 33.6
|Nov avg record low F = 23.0
|Dec avg record low F = 16.1
|year avg record low F = 11.4

|Jan record low F = -5
|Feb record low F = -15
|Mar record low F = 3
|Apr record low F = 20
|May record low F = 30
|Jun record low F = 42
|Jul record low F = 48
|Aug record low F = 45
|Sep record low F = 33
|Oct record low F = 18
|Nov record low F = 4
|Dec record low F = -3

|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation inch = 0.76
|Feb precipitation inch = 0.74
|Mar precipitation inch = 1.07
|Apr precipitation inch = 1.34
|May precipitation inch = 2.93
|Jun precipitation inch = 2.83
|Jul precipitation inch = 2.29
|Aug precipitation inch = 2.23
|Sep precipitation inch = 2.93
|Oct precipitation inch = 1.66
|Nov precipitation inch = 1.12
|Dec precipitation inch = 0.78
|year precipitation inch =

|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
|Jan precipitation days = 3.4
|Feb precipitation days = 4.0
|Mar precipitation days = 4.0
|Apr precipitation days = 4.0
|May precipitation days = 6.5
|Jun precipitation days = 6.5
|Jul precipitation days = 6.0
|Aug precipitation days = 5.8
|Sep precipitation days = 5.6
|Oct precipitation days = 5.4
|Nov precipitation days = 3.9
|Dec precipitation days = 3.7

|Jan snow inch = 1.0
|Feb snow inch = 1.4
|Mar snow inch = 0.1
|Apr snow inch = 0.1
|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 = 0.7
|Dec snow inch = 1.3
|year snow inch =

|unit snow days = 0.1 in
|Jan snow days = 0.9
|Feb snow days = 0.8
|Mar snow days = 0.1
|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 = 0.4
|Dec snow days = 0.7

|source 1 = NOAA<ref name = NOAA>
{{cite web
|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&stations=USC00418818&format=pdf&dataTypes=MLY-TMAX-NORMAL,MLY-TMIN-NORMAL,MLY-TAVG-NORMAL,MLY-PRCP-NORMAL,MLY-SNOW-NORMAL
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|title = U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access – Station: Tahoka, TX
|access-date = July 3, 2023
}}
</ref>
|source 2 = National Weather Service<ref name = NOWData>
{{cite web
|url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/climate?wfo=lub
|publisher = National Weather Service
|title = NOAA Online Weather Data – NWS Lubbock
|access-date = July 3, 2023
}}
</ref>
}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 1920 = 786
| 1930 = 1620
| 1940 = 2129
| 1950 = 2848
| 1960 = 3012
| 1970 = 2956
| 1980 = 3262
| 1990 = 2868
| 2000 = 2910
| 2010 = 2673
| 2020 = 2375
| footnote = U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}

===2020 census===

{| class="wikitable"
|+'''Tahoka racial composition'''<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4871708&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2 |access-date=2022-05-20 |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)
|1,039
|43.75%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] (NH)
|85
|3.58%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] (NH)
|13
|0.55%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] (NH)
|8
|0.34%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] (NH)
|3
|0.13%
|-
|Some Other Race (NH)
|6
|0.25%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed/Multi-Racial]] (NH)
|62
|2.61%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]]
|1,159
|48.8%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''2,375'''
|
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 2,375 people, 964 households, and 665 families residing in the city.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, 2,910 people, 1,063 households, and 783 families resided in the city. The population density was {{convert|1,213.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The 1,194 housing units  averaged 498.1 per square mile (192.1/km{{sup|2}}). The racial makeup of the city was 74.71% White, 5.46% African American, 1.37% Native American, 0.10% Asian, 16.36% from other races, and 1.99% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 44.78% of the population.

Of 1,063 households, 39.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 15.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.3% were not families. About 25.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.70 and the average family size was 3.22.

In the city, the population was distributed as 32.0% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 26.0% from 25 to 44, 19.5% from 45 to 64, and 15.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.6 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $23,214, and for a family was $30,200. Males had a median income of $29,293 versus $20,346 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $13,145. About 21.6% of families and 24.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 25.7% of those under age 18 and 32.9% of those age 65 or over.

Tahoka is served by a weekly newspaper, nearby station [[KPET (AM)]], and the various Lubbock radio and TV stations. [[KAMZ|KAMZ (FM)]] and [[KMMX|KMMX (FM)]] are licensed to Tahoka, but have offices and studios in Lubbock and originate few if any programs from Lynn County.

==Education==
The city of Tahoka is served by the [[Tahoka Independent School District]].

==Notable people==

* [[James Gill (artist)|James Gill]] (born 1934), artist
* [[Val Joe Walker]] (1930–2013), [[National Football League]] player with the [[Green Bay Packers]] and the [[San Francisco 49ers]]

==References==
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{{notelist}}

==External links==
*{{Official website|www.tahoka-texas.com}}

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