Cactus, Texas

Cactus, Texas
City of Cactus
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Coordinates: 36°02′46″N 102°00′08″W / 36.04611°N 102.00222°W / 36.04611; -102.00222
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyMoore
Government
 • TypeCommission-Manager
 • MayorSocorro Marquez[citation needed]
Area
 • Total
2.13 sq mi (5.52 km2)
 • Land2.13 sq mi (5.52 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation3,619 ft (1,103 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
3,057
 • Density1,400/sq mi (550/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
79013
Area code806
FIPS code48-11692[3]
GNIS feature ID2409953[2]

Cactus is a city in Moore County, Texas, United States, located along U.S. Route 287. The population was 3,057 at the 2020 census.[4]

"Cactus Texas", a song by Waylon Jennings, is a sketch of Cactus from years past.[5]

  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: Cactus, Texas
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved May 8, 2024.
  5. ^ "Cactus Texas". Archived from the original on November 21, 2008. Retrieved January 19, 2006.