Paint Creek, Texas

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Paint Creek, Texas
Unincorporated community
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Paint Creek Power Plant at Lake Stamford
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Paint Creek
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Paint Creek
Coordinates: 33°03′46″N99°40′22″W / 33.06278°N 99.67278°W / 33.06278; -99.67278
Country United States
State Texas
County Haskell
Elevation
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1,476 ft (450 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total
324
Time zone UTC-6 (Central CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-6 (CDT)
ZIP code
79521
Area code 940
FIPS code 48209
GNIS feature ID1378817 [1]


Paint Creek is an unincorporated community in southeast Haskell County, Texas, United States, in north central Texas.

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History

Paint Creek is named after the nearby stream, which Stamford Dam impounds 8 miles to the east of the community to form Lake Stamford. In 2011, press reports indicated Haskell County had a population of 5,899, down from about 14,000 in 1950. [2]

It is the hometown of 14th United States Secretary of Energy, former Governor of Texas and two time U.S. presidential candidate Rick Perry, who served as Texas's 47th governor and the longest-serving governor in Texas history.

The Paint Creek Independent School District serves area students.

Logistical data

The community is 40 miles (64 km) north of Abilene. [3]

References

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