Editing Weatherford, Texas

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{{Infobox settlement
|official_name          = Weatherford, Texas
|settlement_type        = [[City]]
|nickname               = Cutting Horse Capital of the World, Peach Capital of Texas
|image_skyline          = File:Parker County Courthouse Weatherford Wiki (1 of 1).jpg
|imagesize              = 
|image_caption          = [[Parker County Courthouse]], February 2022
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|mapsize                = 250px
|map_caption            = Location of Weatherford within [[Parker County, Texas]].
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<!-- Location -->
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|subdivision_type2      = [[List of counties in Texas|County]]
|subdivision_name       = United States
|subdivision_name1      = [[Texas]]
|subdivision_name2      = [[Parker County, Texas|Parker]]
<!-- Government -->
|government_type        = [[Council-manager government|Council-Manager]]
|leader_title           = [[City Council]]
|leader_title1          = [[Mayor]]
|leader_title2          = [[City Manager]]
|established_date       = 
<!-- 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_total_sq_mi       = 28.94
|area_land_sq_mi        = 27.12
|area_water_sq_mi       = 1.82
|area_water_percent     = 
|area_urban_km2         = 
|area_urban_sq_mi       = 
|area_total_km2         = 74.95
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<!-- Population -->
|population_as_of       = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
|population_footnotes   = {{sfn|United States Census Bureau}}
|population_total       = 30854
|population_density_km2 = auto
|population_density_sq_mi = auto
<!-- General information -->
|timezone               = [[North American Central Time Zone|CST]]
|utc_offset             = -6
|timezone_DST           = [[North American Central Time Zone|CDT]]
|utc_offset_DST         = -5
|elevation_m            = 321
|elevation_ft           = 1053
|coordinates            = {{coord|32|45|33|N|97|47|6|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
|postal_code_type       = [[ZIP code]]s
|postal_code            = 76085-76088
|area_code              = [[Area code 817|817]]
|blank_name             = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info             = 48-76864<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>
|blank1_name            = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
|blank1_info            = 2412199<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2412199}}</ref>
|website                = {{URL|http://www.weatherfordtx.gov}}
}}

'''Weatherford'''  ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|w|ɛ|ð|ər|f|ər|d}})<ref>[http://www.dictionary.com/browse/weatherford Weatherford]. [[Dictionary.com]].</ref> is a city in and the [[county seat]] of [[Parker County, Texas]], United States. In 2020, its population was 30,854.<ref name="2020Table">{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4876864&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2 |access-date=2022-05-21 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> Weatherford is named after Thomas J. Weatherford, a State senator and advocate for Texas's secession to the Confederate States during the [[American Civil War]].

==History==
===Beginnings===
In 1854, [[United Methodist Church|Methodist]] [[Reverend]] [[Pleasant Tackett]] led 15 pioneer families into a land they called "[[Land of Goshen|Goshen]]," which would later become part of Parker County, itself to be created the following year by the efforts of State Representative Isaac Parker and State Senator [[Thomas Jefferson Weatherford]] in the [[Texas State Legislature]].{{efn|Parker was the uncle of [[Cynthia Ann Parker]], a little girl who was stolen from her home by [[Comanche]] during the [[Texas Revolution]]. Cynthia Ann lived among the Comanche and became the mother of Chief [[Quanah Parker]]. Later, when she was overtaken in flight with an Indian raiding party, Isaac Parker recognized her as his long-lost niece. Thomas Jefferson Weatherford, from [[Dallas]], is alleged by his cousin to have never set foot in the town.}} Evidence of a prior, failed attempt to colonize the region can be found in the abandoned cabin from 1852-53 located {{convert|6|mi|0|sp=us}} south of modern Weatherford on the J.H. Voorhies farm. In 1856{{sfn|Newberry|Aiken|1999|p=7}}

The railroad arrived in June 1880. The Santa Fe Depot (which houses the Weatherford Chamber of Commerce) was built in 1908 under [[Jim Crow laws]], with waiting rooms segregated and separated by the ticket office.

==Geography==

Weatherford is located {{convert|25|mi|km}} west of Fort Worth on [[Interstate 20 in Texas|Interstate 20]].  It is the county seat for Parker County.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|22.7|sqmi|km2}} of which {{convert|20.9|sqmi|km2}}  is land and {{convert|1.8|sqmi|km2}}  (7.86%) is water.

===Climate===
The climate in this area is characterized by relatively high temperatures and evenly distributed precipitation throughout the year.  The [[Köppen Climate Classification|Köppen Climate System]] describes the weather as [[Humid subtropical climate|humid subtropical]], and uses the abbreviation ''Cfa''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=235914&cityname=Weatherford%2C+Texas%2C+United+States+of+America&units= |title=Climate Summary for Weatherford, Texas}}</ref>

{{Weather box
 | width       = auto
 | collapsed   = yes
 | single line = yes
 | location    = Weatherford, Texas (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1902–present)
 | Jan record high F  = 90
 | Feb record high F  = 95
 | Mar record high F  = 97
 | Apr record high F  = 99
 | May record high F  = 105
 | Jun record high F  = 116
 | Jul record high F  = 110
 | Aug record high F  = 114
 | Sep record high F  = 109
 | Oct record high F  = 105
 | Nov record high F  = 92
 | Dec record high F  = 86
 | year record high F =

|Jan avg record high F = 76.9
|Feb avg record high F = 80.5
|Mar avg record high F = 86.0
|Apr avg record high F = 89.7
|May avg record high F = 92.9
|Jun avg record high F = 96.7
|Jul avg record high F = 101.4
|Aug avg record high F = 101.8
|Sep avg record high F = 97.4
|Oct avg record high F = 90.9
|Nov avg record high F = 82.5
|Dec avg record high F = 76.9
|year avg record high F = 103.3

 | Jan high F = 56.2
 | Feb high F = 60.0
 | Mar high F = 67.9
 | Apr high F = 75.8
 | May high F = 82.4
 | Jun high F = 90.0
 | Jul high F = 94.6
 | Aug high F = 94.7
 | Sep high F = 87.7
 | Oct high F = 77.8
 | Nov high F = 66.2
 | Dec high F = 57.9
 | year high F = 75.9
 | Jan mean F = 44.0
 | Feb mean F = 47.8
 | Mar mean F = 55.7
 | Apr mean F = 63.6
 | May mean F = 71.8
 | Jun mean F = 79.7
 | Jul mean F = 83.7
 | Aug mean F = 83.3
 | Sep mean F = 75.8
 | Oct mean F = 65.1
 | Nov mean F = 54.3
 | Dec mean F = 45.8
 | year mean F = 64.2
 | Jan low F = 31.8
 | Feb low F = 35.5
 | Mar low F = 43.5
 | Apr low F = 51.4
 | May low F = 61.2
 | Jun low F = 69.4
 | Jul low F = 72.9
 | Aug low F = 72.0
 | Sep low F = 64.0
 | Oct low F = 52.5
 | Nov low F = 42.4
 | Dec low F = 33.7
 | year low F = 52.5

|Jan avg record low F = 15.7
|Feb avg record low F = 19.5
|Mar avg record low F = 23.9
|Apr avg record low F = 33.6
|May avg record low F = 43.3
|Jun avg record low F = 57.9
|Jul avg record low F = 64.1
|Aug avg record low F = 61.7
|Sep avg record low F = 48.1
|Oct avg record low F = 35.0
|Nov avg record low F = 24.6
|Dec avg record low F = 18.6
|year avg record low F = 12.8

 | Jan record low F  = -4
 | Feb record low F  = -3
 | Mar record low F  = 7
 | Apr record low F  = 24
 | May record low F  = 32
 | Jun record low F  = 47
 | Jul record low F  = 54
 | Aug record low F  = 52
 | Sep record low F  = 34
 | Oct record low F  = 19
 | Nov record low F  = 13
 | Dec record low F  = -10
 | year record low F = 
 | precipitation colour   = green
 | Jan precipitation inch = 1.96
 | Feb precipitation inch = 2.55
 | Mar precipitation inch = 3.03
 | Apr precipitation inch = 2.69
 | May precipitation inch = 4.42
 | Jun precipitation inch = 3.93
 | Jul precipitation inch = 1.86
 | Aug precipitation inch = 2.59
 | Sep precipitation inch = 3.19
 | Oct precipitation inch = 3.76
 | Nov precipitation inch = 2.95
 | Dec precipitation inch = 2.25
 | year precipitation inch = 35.18
 | unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
 | Jan precipitation days  = 5.7
 | Feb precipitation days  = 6.3
 | Mar precipitation days  = 7.1
 | Apr precipitation days  = 6.0
 | May precipitation days  = 7.8
 | Jun precipitation days  = 5.9
 | Jul precipitation days  = 4.3
 | Aug precipitation days  = 5.0
 | Sep precipitation days  = 5.0
 | Oct precipitation days  = 5.9
 | Nov precipitation days  = 5.4
 | Dec precipitation days  = 6.1
 | year precipitation days = 70.5
 | source = [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration|NOAA]]<ref name="NOWData">{{cite web
|url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/Climate?wfo=fwd
|title = NOWData – NOAA Online Weather Data
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|access-date = November 11, 2023}}</ref><ref name="NCEI">{{cite web
|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&stations=USC00419532&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 = November 11, 2023}}</ref>
}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 1880 = 2046
| 1890 = 3369
| 1900 = 4786
| 1910 = 5074
| 1920 = 6203
| 1930 = 4912
| 1940 = 5924
| 1950 = 8093
| 1960 = 9759
| 1970 = 11750
| 1980 = 12049
| 1990 = 14804
| 2000 = 19000
| 2010 = 25250
| 2020 = 30854
| estyear = 2023
| estimate = 38109
| estref = 
| 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>{{failed verification|date=September 2022|reason=No mention of Weatherford at the given link}}<br />2020<ref name="2020Table"/>
}}

<ref>{{Cite web |publisher=United States Census Bureau |title=City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2023 |url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-total-cities-and-towns.html |access-date=2024-11-15 |website=Census.gov |language=en}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Weatherford city, Texas – Racial and ethnic composition'''<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
!Pop 2010<ref>{{Cite web |date=2010 |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALPL2010.P2?q=weatherford+texas+2010+p2&g=160XX00US4876864 |access-date=February 22, 2025 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name="2020Table" />
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] (NH)
|20,494
|style='background: #ffffe6; |23,757
|81.18%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |77.0%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] (NH)
|576
|style='background: #ffffe6; |599
|2.28%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.94%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] (NH)
|150
|style='background: #ffffe6; |177
|0.59%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.57%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] (NH)
|222
|style='background: #ffffe6; |321
|0.88%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.04%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] (NH)
|13
|style='background: #ffffe6; |24
|0.05%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.08%
|-
|Some Other Race (NH)
|8
|style='background: #ffffe6; |93
|0.03%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.3%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed/Multi-Racial]] (NH)
|350
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,385
|1.38%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4.49%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]]
|3,437
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4,498
|13.61%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |14.58%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''25,250'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''30,854'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 30,854 people, 11,528 households, and 7,643 families residing in the city.

==Arts and culture==
Weatherford is within the [[Bible Belt]].

The Weatherford area is a large peach producer, and was named "Peach Capital of Texas" by the [[Texas Legislature]]. The peach is celebrated each year at the [[Parker County Peach Festival]], which is Weatherford's largest event and one of the best-attended festivals in Texas.{{Citation needed|date=June 2008}}

Weatherford has been described as the "[[Cutting (sport)|cutting horse]] capital of the world".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.weatherfordtx.gov/721/Brief-History#:~:text=Known%20as%20the%20Cutting%20Horse,Association%20affiliates%20hold%20local%20competitions. |title=Cutting Horse Capital of the World |website=experienceweatherford.com |access-date=2018-10-04}}</ref>

The headquarters of the [[National Snaffle Bit Association]], an equestrian organization, is located in Weatherford.

===Historic buildings===
Several homes of the [[Queen Anne style architecture in the United States|Queen Anne]] and [[Victorian architecture|Victorian]] styles were built at the turn of the 20th century; some are open for tours, arranged by the Parker County Heritage Society.  The [[Parker County Courthouse]] is of the [[Second Empire (architecture)|Second Empire]] style.{{citation needed|date=May 2022}}

==Government==
[[File:Weatherford May 2017 27 (1933 Weatherford City Hall).jpg|thumb|Old City Hall]]

[[Phil King (Texas politician)|Phil King]] represents Weatherford in the [[Texas House of Representatives]].

==Education==
Weatherford is served by the [[Weatherford Independent School District]].
[[File:Weatherford College May 2017 09 (Roy and Jeanne Grogan Historic Plaza).jpg|thumb|left|Roy and Jeanne Grogan Historic Plaza at [[Weatherford College]]]]
[[Weatherford College]] is a 150-year-old community college, with more than 35 study areas and 19 professional/technical programs. The college was originally built by [[Freemasonry|Masons]] and was one of the first in Texas.{{citation needed|date=May 2022}}

==Media==
[[File:Weatherford Democrat newspaper IMG 6463.JPG|thumb|[[Weatherford Democrat]] newspaper]]
The ''[[Weatherford Democrat]]'' has been publishing since 1895. ''The Weatherford Telegram'' began publishing as a weekly newspaper in 2006.

== Transportation ==

=== Roads ===

==== Interstate ====
* {{jct|state=TX|I|20}} is a major route that runs east to west through south Weatherford. To the east, the Interstate 20 goes through [[Hudson Oaks, Texas|Hudson Oaks]] and [[Fort Worth]]. To the west, the I-20 pass by [[Brock, Texas|Brock]].<ref name=":0">[https://www.txdot.gov/content/dam/docs/maps/city/travel-map-texas.pdf Texas Official Travel Map]</ref>
==== U.S and State Highways ====
* {{jct|state=TX|US|180}} is a United States highway that runs east to west through downtown Weatherford. To the east, US 180 goes through Hudson Oaks then converges with I-20. To the west, US 180 goes through [[Cool, Texas|Cool]] and [[Mineral Wells, Texas|Mineral Wells]].
* {{jct|state=TX|SH|171}} is a Texas State highway that runs north to south through Weatherford. To the south, Texas State Highway 171 runs through [[Cresson, Texas|Cresson]].
* {{jct|state=TX|Spur|312|name1=Ranger Highway}} is a Texas State highway spur that start at US 180 and goes northeast to southwest eventually converging with I-20.<ref name=":0" />

==== Farm to Market Roads ====
* {{jct|state=TX|FM|920}} is a Farm to Market road that runs north to south through Weatherford. To the north, FM 920 goes through [[Peaster, Texas|Peaster]].
* {{jct|state=TX|FM|51}} is a Farm to Market road that runs north to south through Weatherford. To the north, FM 51 goes through [[Springtown, Texas|Springtown]]. To the south, FM 51 goes through [[Granbury, Texas|Granbury]].
* {{jct|state=TX|FM|730}} is a Farm to Market road that runs northeast to southwest through Weatherford. To the north, FM 730 goes through [[Azle, Texas|Azle]].<ref name=":0" />

==Notable people==
* [[Zach Britton]], Major League Baseball pitcher for the [[Baltimore Orioles]] and [[New York Yankees]]
* [[Mary Couts Burnett]] (1856–1924), philanthropist
* [[Douglas Chandor]] (1897–1953), British-born portrait painter and garden designer, [[Chandor Gardens]] in Weatherford
* [[Thomas Stevenson Drew]], the third [[governor of Arkansas]], lived for a time in Weatherford 
* [[Joe Bertram Frantz|Joe B. Frantz]], historian on the faculty of the [[University of Texas at Austin]]
* [[Phil King (Texas politician)|Phil King]], politician
* [[Bob Kingsley]], radio personality
* [[Edwin Lanham]], author; was reared in Weatherford
* [[Kapron Lewis-Moore]], defensive lineman for the [[Baltimore Ravens]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/L/LewiKa00.htm|title=Kapron Lewis-Moore|publisher=Pro-Football-Reference.co|date=2020-09-28|access-date=2020-09-28}}</ref>
* [[Mary Martin]], Broadway star, known for her portrayal of [[Peter Pan]]
* [[Ted Minor]], racing driver
* [[Homa J. Porter|Jack Porter]], U.S. Senate candidate in 1948
* [[Taylor Sheridan]], American screenwriter
* [[William Hood Simpson]]  lieutenant general during World War II
* [[Bob Tallman]], nationally known [[rodeo]] announcer, operates a [[ranch]] in Parker County
* [[Hippo Vaughn]], Major League Baseball pitcher for the Chicago Cubs 1913–1921
* [[Jim Wright]], former [[Speaker of the United States House of Representatives]]; grew up in Weatherford

==Notes==
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==References==
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{{refbegin}}
* {{cite book|last1=Newberry|first1=Barbara Y.|last2=Aiken|first2=David W.|title=Weatherford, Texas|series=Images of America|publisher=[[Arcadia Publishing]]|date=1999|isbn=0-7385-0110-7|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vXXvBwCUIOcC}}
* {{cite report|author=United States Census Bureau|author-link=United States Census Bureau|title=QuickFacts: Weatherford city, Texas |type=Census data |access-date=2021-04-22 |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/weatherfordcitytexas/PST045216 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210422050640/https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/weatherfordcitytexas/PST045219 |archive-date=2021-04-22}}<!--Tryed to archive, page is blank.-->
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==External links==
* [http://www.ci.weatherford.tx.us City of Weatherford]
* [http://www.weatherford-chamber.com/ Weatherford Chamber of Commerce]
* View [http://texashistory.unt.edu/search/?q=%22United+States+-+Texas+-+Parker+County+-+Weatherford%22&t=dc.coverage Historic photos of Weatherford] from the Weatherford College Library, hosted by the [http://texashistory.unt.edu/ Portal to Texas History]

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