Editing Wilson, Texas

{{Distinguish|Wilson County, Texas}}
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{{Infobox settlement
| name               = Wilson, Texas
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| settlement_type    = [[City]]
| image_skyline      = Wilson Texas 2010.jpg
| image_alt          = Photo of the Green Building in downtown Wilson
| image_caption      = The Green Building in downtown Wilson
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Texas##Location in the United States
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| subdivision_type2  = County
| subdivision_name2  = [[Lynn County, Texas|Lynn]]
| subdivision_type3  = Region
| subdivision_name3  = [[Llano Estacado]]
| established_title  = Established
| established_date   = 1912
| founder            = William Dickson Green
| unit_pref          = Imperial
| elevation_footnotes = <ref name=gnis/>
| elevation_ft       = 3120
| population_footnotes = <ref name="Census 2020">{{cite web| url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4879612&tid=DECENNIALSF12010.P1| title=Total Population: 2020 Census DEC Summary File 1 (P1), Wilson city, Texas| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| website=data.census.gov| accessdate=January 27, 2021}}</ref>
| population_total   = 434
| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
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| postal_code        = 79381
| area_code_type     = Area code
| area_code          = [[Area code 806|806]]
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| footnotes          = 
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standards|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 48-79612
| 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_km2     = 1.67
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[[File:Wilson Texas Grain Silos.jpg|thumb|280px|right|Grain silos on the south side of Wilson]]
'''Wilson''' is a small rural city in the northeastern quadrant of [[Lynn County, Texas|Lynn County]], [[Texas]], United States. As of the [[2020 United States Census|2020 census]], the population was 434.<ref name="Census 2020"/>

==History==
The town of Wilson was established in 1912 by William Dickson Green of [[Shiner, Texas]], and Lonnie Lumsden.<ref name=Slatonite>{{cite web | url = http://slatonitenews.com/69818/2364/archives | title = Wilson News | first = Bonnie S. | last = Schwertner | work =The Slatonite | page = 4 | publisher = [[Ken Richardson (publisher)|Ken Richardson]] | date = July 14, 2016 }}</ref> Early settlers included German and Polish emigrant farmers who acquired property on former Wilson County School lands located in Lynn County, hence the city's name.<ref name=Handbook>{{cite web | url = https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hlw37 | title = Wilson, TX (Lynn County) | publisher = [[The Handbook of Texas]] online | access-date = 2016-07-15}}</ref><ref name=Schwertner>{{cite web | url = http://slatonitenews.com/69818/2364/archives | title = Wilson News | first = Bonnie S. | last = Schwertner | work =The Slatonite | page = 4 | publisher = [[Ken Richardson (publisher)|Ken Richardson]] | date = July 21, 2016 }}</ref>

Wilson was founded in anticipation that the [[Panhandle and Santa Fe Railway]] would lay tracks through the area.<ref name=Slatonite/> The Panhandle and Santa Fe Railway Company was one of the two major operating subsidiaries of the [[Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway]] Company (Santa Fe) in Texas, with lines crossing the [[Texas Panhandle]] and [[South Plains]] regions, as well as a line across the [[Trans-Pecos]] to [[Presidio, Texas|Presidio]].  A branch line between [[Slaton, Texas|Slaton]] Junction and [[Lamesa, Texas|Lamesa]] was constructed in 1911, and this line would pass directly through Wilson.<ref>{{cite web| url= https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/eqp09 | title= Pecos and Northern Texas Railway | work=Handbook of Texas Online| access-date=12 March 2013| author= H. Allen Anderson}}</ref>

In 1917, William Green built the "Green Building" that housed a mercantile store that quickly became the center of activity in this small town.<ref name=Slatonite/>  The couple most involved in operating the store were Mr. and Mrs. J.T. Williams, who managed the store from 1916 to 1936, when Mr. Williams died.<ref name=Slatonite/>  Mrs. Williams continued to manage the store for another few years until the early 1940s. In 1963, the citizens of Wilson celebrated the renovation of the Green Building, and today, the refurbished building serves as the city hall and historical museum, and continues to be a community gathering spot.<ref name=Slatonite/>

==Geography==

Wilson rests upon the level [[High Plains (United States)|High Plains]] of the [[Llano Estacado]] in [[West Texas]]. It is situated at the intersection of [[Farm to Market Road 400]] and Farm to Market Road 211. Farm to Market Road 400 runs parallel to the tracks of the former Panhandle and Santa Fe Railway. This branch line was abandoned in 1999 and Wilson no longer has access to rail transport.

It is located at {{coord|33|19|01|N|101|43|27|W|type:city}} (33.3170352, –101.7240454).<ref name=gnis/> Wilson is {{convert|11|mi}} northeast of [[Tahoka, Texas|Tahoka]], the Lynn [[county seat]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|0.6|sqmi|km2}}, all  land.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2019"/>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1960= 403
|1970= 433
|1980= 578
|1990= 568
|2000= 532
|2010= 489
|2020= 434
|estyear=
|estimate=
|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}}</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}}</ref>
}}
As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]],<ref name="Census 2020" /> 434 people resided in Wilson, down from 489 people in 2010.  It is notable that in 2022, the estimated population was 445 and the population is soaring in the neighboring area, particularly in the New Home area as the Lubbock population grows towards the south from Woodrow to Texas Farm Road 41, a mere 15 minutes away. 

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According to the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]], 182 households and 139 families resided in the city. The population density was {{convert|816.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The 194 housing units averaged 297.8/sq&nbsp;mi (115.2/km{{sup|2}}). The [[Race (United States Census)|racial makeup]] of the city was 72.56% White, 0.94% African American, 22.18% from other races, and 4.32% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 55.45% of the population.

Of the 182 households, 39.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 9.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.1% were not families; 19.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.92 and the average family size was 3.41.

In the city, the population was distributed as 32.1% under the age of 18, 10.3% from 18 to 24, 23.1% from 25 to 44, 23.5% from 45 to 64, and 10.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.8 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $28,333, and for a family was $32,000. Males had a median income of $26,944 versus $18,438 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $12,654. About 15.0% of families and 26.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 36.6% of those under age 18 and 23.4% of those age 65 or over.

==Notable people==

* [[Jerry "Bo" Coleman]], was born in Wilson and became a radio [[disc jockey]] in [[Lubbock, Texas|Lubbock]] and a friend and associate of [[Buddy Holly]] and [[Waylon Jennings]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://lubbockonline.com/life-columnists/2012-05-06/jerry-coleman-continuing-marathon-radio-career#.Um8czBUo4fQ|title=Ray Westbrook, Jerry Coleman continuing marathon radio career: Coleman's mark on local radio has endured for half a century, May 6, 2012|newspaper=[[Lubbock Avalanche Journal]]|access-date=November 1, 2013}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[Woodrow, Texas]]
*[[Slide, Texas]]
*[[Llano Estacado]]
*[[Close City, Texas]]
*[[Canyon Valley, Texas]]

==References==
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==External links==
*{{Handbook of Texas|id=hlw37|name=Wilson, Texas}}
*{{Gnis|1371700|Wilson}}
*[https://www.ars.usda.gov/plains-area/lubbock-tx/cropping-systems-research-laboratory/wind-erosion-and-water-conservation-research/docs/llano/ Public domain photos of the Llano Estacado]

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