Baird, Texas

Baird, Texas
City
Baird Main Street
Baird Main Street
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Coordinates: 32°23′30″N 99°23′20″W / 32.39167°N 99.38889°W / 32.39167; -99.38889
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyCallahan
Area
[1]
 • Total2.73 sq mi (7.06 km2)
 • Land2.66 sq mi (6.88 km2)
 • Water0.07 sq mi (0.18 km2)
Elevation
[2]
1,716 ft (523 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total1,479
 • Density540/sq mi (210/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
79504
Area code325
FIPS code48-05336[3]
GNIS feature ID2409771[2]
The Texas and Pacific Railway depot serves as a visitor center and transportation museum in Baird.
Presbyterian Church in Baird

Baird is a city and the county seat of Callahan County, Texas,[4] United States. Its population was 1,479 at the 2020 census.[5] The city is named after Matthew Baird, the owner and director of the Texas and Pacific Railway. The railway depot is now operated as the visitor center and a transportation museum.[6]

Baird is part of the Abilene, Texas metropolitan statistical area.

  1. ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Baird, Texas
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  5. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
  6. ^ "TSHA | Baird, TX".