Wink, Texas | |
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 Texas State Highway 115 in Wink | |
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| Coordinates: 31°45′16″N 103°9′15″W / 31.75444°N 103.15417°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Winkler |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.17 sq mi (3.02 km2) |
| • Land | 1.17 sq mi (3.02 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 2,792 ft (851 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 915 |
| • Density | 782.05/sq mi (301.95/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 79789 |
| Area code | 432 |
| FIPS code | 48-79768[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1371804[3] |
Wink is a city in Winkler County, Texas, United States. The population was 915 at the 2020 census.[4] Wink was a temporary childhood home to singer and songwriter Roy Orbison, although he was born in Vernon, Texas. Orbison later described the major components of life in Wink as "football, oil fields, oil, grease and sand",[5] and in later years expressed relief that he was able to leave the desolate town.[note 1][6]
- ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ Wink at City-Data
- ^ Escott, Colin (1990). Biography insert to The Legendary Roy Orbison CD box set, Sony. ASIN: B0000027E2
- ^ Pond, Steve (January 26, 1989). "Roy Orbison's Triumphs and Tragedies". Rolling Stone. Retrieved August 15, 2014.
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