Childress, Texas | |
|---|---|
 Veterans Memorial at the Childress County Courthouse (built 1939) | |
| Motto: Gateway to the Panhandle | |
 Location of Childress, Texas | |
| Coordinates: 34°25′41″N 100°12′54″W / 34.42806°N 100.21500°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Childress |
| Incorporated | 1890 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Cary Preston[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 8.31 sq mi (21.53 km2) |
| • Land | 8.26 sq mi (21.39 km2) |
| • Water | 0.05 sq mi (0.14 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,949 ft (594 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 5,737 |
| • Density | 732.20/sq mi (282.71/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 79201 |
| Area code | 940 |
| FIPS code | 48-14668[4] |
| GNIS feature ID | 2409449[3] |
| Website | childresstexas |
Childress (/ˈtʃɪldrɪs/ CHIL-driss) (established 1887; incorporated 1890) is a city in and the county seat of Childress County, Texas, United States. Its population was 5,737 at the 2020 census.[5]
The city and county were named in honor of George Campbell Childress, a native of Nashville, Tennessee, who was the principal author of the Texas Declaration of Independence. The county and city were incorporated more than four decades after Childress' death.[6]
- ^ "City of Childress, Texas | Your Government". City of Childress, Texas | Official Website. Retrieved January 8, 2019.
- ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Childress, Texas
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 9, 2015. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ H. W. Brands, Lone Star Nation (Anchor Books, 2005), ISBN 1-4000-3070-6