Daingerfield, Texas

Daingerfield, Texas
City
Part of the historic downtown
Location in Morris County and the state of Texas.
Coordinates: 33°1′51″N94°43′28″W / 33.03083°N 94.72444°W / 33.03083; -94.72444
Country	United States
State	Texas
County	Morris
Area [1]
• Total	2.46 sq mi (6.37 km2)
• Land	2.46 sq mi (6.36 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation	397 ft (121 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	2,560
• Estimate  (2019) [2]	2,380
• Density	969.45/sq mi (374.35/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	75638
Area code	903
FIPS code	48-18464 [3]
GNIS feature ID	1333874 [4]
Website	www.cityofdaingerfield.com

Daingerfield is a city ^[5] and the county seat of Morris County, ^[6] Texas, United States. The population was 2,560 at the 2010 census.

The bluegrass instrumental tune Old Dangerfield by Bill Monroe was named after the town of Daingerfield.

Geography

Daingerfield is located at 33°1′51″N94°43′28″W / 33.03083°N 94.72444°W / 33.03083; -94.72444 (33.030721, –94.724451). ^[7]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.4 square miles (6.2 km²), all land.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1870	272		—
1880	395		45.2%
1890	553		40.0%
1920	843		—
1930	818		−3.0%
1940	1,032		26.2%
1950	1,668		61.6%
1960	3,133		87.8%
1970	2,630		−16.1%
1980	3,030		15.2%
1990	2,572		−15.1%
2000	2,517		−2.1%
2010	2,560		1.7%
2019 (est.)	2,380	[2]	−7.0%
U.S. Decennial Census [8]

Daingerfield racial composition as of 2020 ^[9]
(NH = Non-Hispanic) ^{[lower-alpha 1]}

Race	Number	Percentage
White (NH)	1,223	48.49%
Black or African American (NH)	792	31.4%
Native American or Alaska Native (NH)	16	0.63%
Asian (NH)	2	0.08%
Pacific Islander (NH)	1	0.04%
Some Other Race (NH)	3	0.12%
Mixed/Multi-Racial (NH)	111	4.4%
Hispanic or Latino	374	14.83%
Total	2,522

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 2,522 people, 1,035 households, and 674 families residing in the city.

Historic downtown Daingerfield

Education

Daingerfield-Lone Star Independent School District is a school district based in Daingerfield. Located in Morris County, a small portion of the district extends into Titus County. The district has four schools in Daingerfield, including Daingerfield High School.

The school district was rated Academically Acceptable in its 2009 TEA accountability rating. ^[11]

Notable person

• Ernest Wallace (1906–1985), historian of the South Plains, the Comanche Indians, and the State of Texas, was born in Daingerfield

See also

• First Baptist Church mass murder (1980)

References

1. "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
2. "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". United States Census Bureau. May 24, 2020. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
3. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
4. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
5. US Census change list Archived August 6, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
6. "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
7. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
8. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
9. "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
10. "About the Hispanic Population and its Origin". www.census.gov. Retrieved May 18, 2022.
11. "2009 Accountability Rating System". Texas Education Agency. Archived from the original on October 25, 2015.

1. Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race. ^[10]

External links

• Daingerfield-Lone Star ISD
• factfinder.census.gov