Paint Creek, Texas
Paint Creek, Texas | |
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Paint Creek Power Plant at Lake Stamford | |
Paint Creek Paint Creek | |
| Coordinates: 33°03′46″N 99°40′22″W / 33.06278°N 99.67278°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Haskell |
| Elevation | 1,476 ft (450 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 324 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 79521 |
| Area code | 940 |
| FIPS code | 48209 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1378817[1] |
Paint Creek is an unincorporated community in southeast Haskell County, Texas, United States, in north central Texas.
History
Paint Creek is named after the nearby stream, which Stamford Dam impounds 8 miles to the east of the community to form Lake Stamford. In 2011, press reports indicated Haskell County had a population of 5,899, down from about 14,000 in 1950.[2]
It is the hometown of 14th United States Secretary of Energy, former Governor of Texas and two time U.S. presidential candidate Rick Perry, who served as Texas's 47th governor and the longest-serving governor in Texas history.
The Paint Creek Independent School District serves area students.
Logistical data
The community is 40 miles (64 km) north of Abilene.[3]
References
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Paint Creek, Texas
- ^ Sontag, Deborah. "Paint Creek, the Town Perry Left Behind". The New York Times. September 19, 2011.
- ^ Parks, Scott. "Perry, Sharp both followed similar paths But A&M pals' rural roots didn't produce identical taste." The Dallas Morning News. October 11, 1998. Retrieved on August 18, 2011.