Key, Texas | |
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  Key  Key | |
| Coordinates: 32°43′41″N101°47′58″W / 32.72806°N 101.79944°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Dawson |
| Elevation | 2,933 ft (894 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 806 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1339063 [1] |
Key is an unincorporated community in Dawson County, Texas, United States. [1] According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had an estimated population of 20 in 2000.
Key is located at the intersection of U.S. Highway 180 and Farm to Market Road 178, 12 mi (19 km) east of Lamesa, 45 mi (72 km) northwest of Big Spring, and 52 mi (84 km) west of Snyder in east-central Dawson County. [2]
Key had its own school in 1947. [3] Today, Key is served by the Lamesa Independent School District.
Terry County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 11,831. Its county seat is Brownfield. The county was demarked in 1876 and organized in 1904. It is named for Benjamin Franklin Terry, a colonel in the Confederate Army. Terry County was one of 46 dry counties in the state of Texas, but is now a moist county. Terry County is one of the most productive pumpkin producing counties in the United States.
Dawson County is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 12,456. The county seat is Lamesa. The county was created in 1876 and later organized in 1905. It is named for Nicholas Mosby Dawson, a soldier of the Texas Revolution. Dawson County comprises the Lamesa, TX Micropolitan Statistical Area (μSA), and it is, by population, the smallest Micropolitan Statistical Area in the United States.
Lamesa is a city in and the county seat of Dawson County, Texas, United States. The population was 8,674 at the 2020 census, down from 9,952 at the 2000 census. Located south of Lubbock on the Llano Estacado, Lamesa was founded in 1903. Most of its economy is based on cotton farming. The Preston E. Smith prison unit, named for the former governor of Texas, is located just outside Lamesa.
O'Donnell is a West Texas city that lies primarily in Lynn County, with a small portion extending south into Dawson County, Texas, United States. Its population was 704 at the 2020 census. The Lynn county portion of O'Donnell is part of the Lubbock Metropolitan area.
The Colorado River is an approximately 862-mile-long (1,387 km) river in the U.S. state of Texas. It is the 11th longest river in the United States and the longest river with both its source and its mouth within Texas.
Howard College is a public community college with its main campus in Big Spring, Texas. It also has branch campuses in San Angelo and Lamesa.
Wallisville is an unincorporated town in northern Chambers County, Texas, United States. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 460 in 2000. It is located within the Greater Houston metropolitan area.
Mesquite is a former town in Borden County, Texas, United States. From its inception, Mesquite remained a rural farming community. A school, established in 1905, served the area until 1952, after which the building appears to have been abandoned. Today, all that remains at the site of Mesquite are a Church of Christ, several scattered houses, and the abandoned schoolhouse. The rest of the town appears to have been subsumed by private farms for cropland.
Pipe Creek is an unincorporated community in Bandera County, Texas, United States. According to the Handbook of Texas, it had a population of approximately 66 in 1990. It is part of the San Antonio Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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Lane City is an unincorporated community in Wharton County, Texas, United States. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had an estimated population of 111 in 2000. It is located within the Greater Houston metro area.
Patricia is an unincorporated community in Dawson County, Texas, United States. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had an estimated population of 60 in 2000.
Amphion is an unincorporated community in Atascosa County, in the U.S. state of Texas. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 26 in 2000. It is located within the San Antonio metropolitan area.
Mixon is a small unincorporated community in northern Cherokee County, Texas, United States. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 50 in 2000. It is located within the Tyler-Jacksonville combined statistical area.
Oak Grove, also known as Rolyat, is an unincorporated community in Bowie County, Texas, United States. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 294 in 2000. It is located within the Texarkana metropolitan area.
Cyclone is an unincorporated community in Bell County, in the U.S. state of Texas. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 45 in 2000. It is located within the Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood metropolitan area.
Caledonia is an unincorporated community in Rusk County, located in the U.S. state of Texas. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 75 in 2000. It is located within the Longview, Texas metropolitan area.
Arvana is an unincorporated community in Dawson County, Texas, United States. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had an estimated population of 25 in 2000.
Midway is an unincorporated community in Dawson County, Texas, United States. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had an estimated population of 20 in 2000.
Sparenberg is an unincorporated community in Dawson County, Texas, United States. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had an estimated population of 20 in 2000.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |