Andrews, Texas | |
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| City of Andrews | |
 Downtown Andrews | |
 Seal | |
| Motto: "Move Ahead" | |
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| Coordinates: 32°19′17″N 102°33′6″W / 32.32139°N 102.55167°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Andrews |
| Named for | Richard Andrews |
| Government Council-Manager | |
| • Type | Elected(non-compensatory)Mayor-Council/ appointed City Manager |
| • City Manager | Steve Eggleston |
| • Mayor | Flora Braly |
| Area | |
• Total | 6.96 sq mi (18.03 km2) |
| • Land | 6.95 sq mi (18.00 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2) |
| Elevation | 3,176 ft (968 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 13,487 |
• Estimate (2022) | 13,276 |
| • Density | 1,900/sq mi (750/km2) |
| Demonym | Andrewsite |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 79714 |
| Area code | 432 |
| FIPS code | 48-03216[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1329539[4] |
| Website | www |
Andrews is the county seat of Andrews County in the Permian Basin of West Texas.[5] Andrews sits to the far southwest within the Texas Panhandle's plains, about 30 miles east of New Mexico.
Andrews was incorporated on February 2, 1937. Both the city and county were named for Richard Andrews, the first Texan soldier to die in the Texas Revolution.[6]
The population was 13,487 as of 2020.[7]
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- ^ Tarpley, Fred (July 5, 2010). 1001 Texas Place Names. University of Texas Press. p. 11. ISBN 978-0-292-78693-6.
- ^ "U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 25, 2024.