Whitney, Texas | |
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.jpg) Downtown Whitney | |
| Nickname: "Getaway Capital of Texas"[1] | |
 Location of Whitney, Texas | |
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| Coordinates: 31°57′07″N 97°19′10″W / 31.95194°N 97.31944°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Hill |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.88 sq mi (4.88 km2) |
| • Land | 1.86 sq mi (4.82 km2) |
| • Water | 0.02 sq mi (0.06 km2) |
| Elevation | 587 ft (179 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 1,992 |
| • Density | 1,162.37/sq mi (448.72/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 76692 |
| Area code | 254 |
| FIPS code | 48-78664[4] |
| GNIS feature ID | 2413482[3] |
| Website | cityofwhitneytx |
Whitney is a city in Hill County, Texas, United States. Its population was 1,992 at the 2020 census.[5] The city is 3 miles (5 km) east of Lake Whitney.
The Amazon Prime original movie The Vast of Night was shot in Whitney, which doubled for the fictional town of Cayuga, New Mexico.[6][7]
- ^ "Getaway Capital of Texas". City of Whitney. Retrieved February 23, 2018.
- ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Whitney, Texas
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved June 9, 2022.
- ^ "Texas Is Inextricable From Film Festival Darling 'The Vast of Night'". Texas Monthly. September 27, 2019. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
- ^ Tangcay, Jazz (June 6, 2020). "'The Vast of Night' DP Miguel Littin-Menz on How That One Tracking Shot Was Achieved". Variety. Retrieved July 9, 2020.