Glazier, Texas

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Glazier, Texas
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Glazier
Coordinates: 36°0′49″N100°16′13″W / 36.01361°N 100.27028°W / 36.01361; -100.27028
Country United States
State Texas
County Hemphill
Government
Elevation
[1]
2,628 ft (801 m)
Population
 (2000 48)
  Total60
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID2805788 [1]

Glazier is an unincorporated community in Hemphill County, Texas, United States. It lies at the intersection of U.S. Highway 60 and State Highway 305, to the northeast of the city of Canadian, the county seat of Hemphill County. [2] Local addresses are served by the 79014 ZIP code of the post office in Canadian. [3] [4]

Contents

Every structure in Glazier except one house and the town's jail was destroyed by a violent tornado on April 9, 1947, and 17 people were killed. [5] [6] [7]

It is in the Canadian Independent School District. [8]

Climate

According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Glazier has a semi-arid climate, abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps. [9]

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Glazier, Texas
  2. Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '06. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2006, p. 98.
  3. Zip Code Lookup
  4. Zip Code Lookup
  5. "The Panhandles' Only F5: Reconstructing the April 9, 1947 Higgins-Glazier Tornado". Archived from the original on September 11, 2015.
  6. "Top Ten US Killer Tornadoes". Archived from the original on December 1, 2009. Retrieved May 30, 2010.
  7. Associated Press, "Fear Casualty List to Grow; Towns Afire: Texas Village Razed", Chicago Daily Tribune, Chicago, Illinois, Thursday 10 April 1947, Volume CVI, Number 86, Section 1, Page 1.
  8. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Hemphill County, TX" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved June 26, 2022. - Text list
  9. Climate Summary for Glazier, Texas