Arvana, Texas | |
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  Arvana  Arvana | |
| Coordinates: 32°48′35″N101°54′53″W / 32.80972°N 101.91472°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Dawson |
| Elevation | 3,025 ft (922 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 806 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1377956 [1] |
Arvana is an unincorporated community in Dawson County, Texas, United States. [1] According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had an estimated population of 25 in 2000.
Sometime before 1909, Arvana was founded on the Pecos and Northern Texas Railway. Its population was first recorded as 10 in 1933, which went up to 20, and only one business in 1949. The population was 25 from 1980 through 2000. [2]
On May 18, 2021, an EF0 tornado struck Arvana. A funnel cloud with rotating dust beneath lasted 3-5 minutes. No damage was reported. [3]
Arvana is located at the junction of U.S. Highway 87 and Farm to Market Road 2411 on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway, 5 mi (8.0 km) northeast of Lamesa in north-central Dawson County. [2]
Arvana is served by the Lamesa Independent School District.
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