Booker, Texas

Booker, Texas
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Coordinates: 36°27′22″N 100°32′25″W / 36.45611°N 100.54028°W / 36.45611; -100.54028[1]
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountiesLipscomb, Ochiltree
Area
 • Total
1.05 sq mi (2.73 km2)
 • Land1.05 sq mi (2.73 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation2,832 ft (863 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
1,437
 • Density1,400/sq mi (530/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
79005
Area code806
FIPS code48-09448[3]
GNIS feature ID2411708[1]
Websitewww.bookertexas.com

Booker is a town in Lipscomb and Ochiltree counties in Texas, United States. The population was 1,516 as of the 2010 census.[5] It was named for B.F. Booker, a civil engineer for the Panhandle and Santa Fe Railway.[6]

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Booker, Texas
  2. ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". United States Census Bureau. May 24, 2020. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
  5. ^ "Total Population: 2010 Census DEC Summary File 1 (P1), Booker town, Texas". data.census.gov. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
  6. ^ "Booker, Texas, formerly la Kemp, Oklahoma".