History
The community was established around 1905 when E.P. Swenson started selling portions of his 437,670-acre (1,771.2 km2) SMS Ranch. Originally known as Spur, the community became known as Watson, after early settler Richard Watson Self. A post office opened in 1911, but closed two years later. It reopened in 1925, then closed for good in 1955. In 1927, the community's name was changed from Watson to Kalgary after another community named Watson was found to be in the state. By the early 1930s, Kalgary was home to about 10 residents. That figure rose to 100 in 1940. At that time, three stores and a gin were operating in the community. During the latter half of the 20th century, the population was estimated to be around 140. That number had decreased to 70 by 2000. [2] It further decreased to 6 in 2010. [3]
It was named for the city of Calgary, in Alberta, Canada. [4]
Paleontologist Ermine Cowles Case found the pelvis of a Postosuchus fossil in Kalgary. [5]
Although Kalgary has experienced both population and economic decline in recent years, local folk-hero meteorologist John Robison from Lubbock TV station KCBD [6] has made it his mission to bring increased visibility and attention to the town by excessively mentioning it on-air during severe weather events, promoting the dream that it will become a prosperous exurb of Lubbock in the near-future and a global tourist destination.
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