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Crane, Texas
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Museum of the Desert Southwest
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Location of Crane, Texas
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| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Crane |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.03 sq mi (2.68 km2) |
| • Land | 1.03 sq mi (2.68 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 2,575 ft (785 m) |
| Population
(2020)
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| • Total | 3,478 |
| • Density | 3,377/sq mi (1,297.8/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code |
79731
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| Area code(s) | 432 |
| FIPS code | 48-17516 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1355307 |
Crane is a city in and the county seat of Crane County, Texas, United States. Its population was 3,478 as of 2020. An oil boomtown since the 1920s, Crane is still in the center of a prominent oil-producing region. It is the only significant town in sparsely populated Crane County, and contains the only post office in the county.
History
While the post office dates from 1908, the discovery of oil in 1926 in the Permian Basin brought in enough fortune-seekers to populate a town. Streets are named for the children of O.C. Kinnison, the realtor who drew up the town map. By 1930, Crane was a full-fledged boomtown, with churches and private businesses operating next to the more nefarious elements of frontier life. As in other oil boomtowns, development of services lagged behind temporary dwellings for the workers, although paved roads and other basic infrastructure were added following incorporation in the early 1930s.
Peak population as reported by the U.S. Census was in 1960 at 3,796, and it has declined slightly since, although the town remains the center for serving the oil fields in Crane County.
The Museum of the Desert Southwest, the area's museum of local history, is operated by the Crane County Historical Commission.
Geography
Crane is located in eastern Crane County at 31°23′35″N 102°21′3″W / 31.39306°N 102.35083°W (31.392949, –102.350751). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.0 square mile (2.7 km2), all land.
The main highway through Crane is U.S. Route 385, which leads north 32 miles (51 km) to Odessa and south 21 miles (34 km) to McCamey.
Climate
As is typical for the region, Crane has a hot semiarid climate (Köppen BSh) with hot to sweltering summers with occasional thunderstorms and pleasant, dry winters with cold to freezing mornings.
| Climate data for Crane, Texas, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1929–present | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 88 (31) |
93 (34) |
96 (36) |
104 (40) |
110 (43) |
115 (46) |
111 (44) |
111 (44) |
109 (43) |
103 (39) |
91 (33) |
87 (31) |
115 (46) |
| Mean maximum °F (°C) | 78.8 (26.0) |
83.7 (28.7) |
89.7 (32.1) |
96.2 (35.7) |
101.6 (38.7) |
104.4 (40.2) |
103.2 (39.6) |
102.8 (39.3) |
98.8 (37.1) |
93.8 (34.3) |
84.4 (29.1) |
76.8 (24.9) |
106.5 (41.4) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 60.0 (15.6) |
64.8 (18.2) |
72.7 (22.6) |
82.0 (27.8) |
88.8 (31.6) |
94.8 (34.9) |
95.4 (35.2) |
95.2 (35.1) |
88.2 (31.2) |
80.2 (26.8) |
68.6 (20.3) |
60.2 (15.7) |
79.2 (26.3) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 46.1 (7.8) |
50.1 (10.1) |
59.0 (15.0) |
67.3 (19.6) |
75.8 (24.3) |
82.8 (28.2) |
84.2 (29.0) |
83.9 (28.8) |
76.2 (24.6) |
67.5 (19.7) |
55.7 (13.2) |
46.6 (8.1) |
66.3 (19.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 32.2 (0.1) |
35.4 (1.9) |
45.2 (7.3) |
52.5 (11.4) |
62.8 (17.1) |
70.7 (21.5) |
73.0 (22.8) |
72.6 (22.6) |
64.2 (17.9) |
54.7 (12.6) |
42.8 (6.0) |
33.1 (0.6) |
53.3 (11.8) |
| Mean minimum °F (°C) | 18.8 (−7.3) |
21.7 (−5.7) |
27.8 (−2.3) |
35.2 (1.8) |
45.9 (7.7) |
59.7 (15.4) |
64.6 (18.1) |
63.5 (17.5) |
51.0 (10.6) |
36.1 (2.3) |
23.6 (−4.7) |
20.7 (−6.3) |
14.9 (−9.5) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −1 (−18) |
−6 (−21) |
12 (−11) |
25 (−4) |
26 (−3) |
46 (8) |
46 (8) |
53 (12) |
37 (3) |
24 (−4) |
8 (−13) |
3 (−16) |
−6 (−21) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 0.74 (19) |
0.53 (13) |
0.54 (14) |
0.69 (18) |
1.32 (34) |
1.20 (30) |
0.96 (24) |
1.39 (35) |
1.74 (44) |
1.55 (39) |
0.84 (21) |
0.63 (16) |
12.13 (307) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 0.6 (1.5) |
0.1 (0.25) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.1 (0.25) |
1.2 (3.0) |
2.0 (5.1) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 2.6 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 33.5 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.6 |
| Source 1: NOAA | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: National Weather Service | |||||||||||||
Demographics
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1940 | 1,420 | — | |
| 1950 | 2,154 | 51.7% | |
| 1960 | 3,796 | 76.2% | |
| 1970 | 3,427 | −9.7% | |
| 1980 | 3,622 | 5.7% | |
| 1990 | 3,533 | −2.5% | |
| 2000 | 3,191 | −9.7% | |
| 2010 | 3,353 | 5.1% | |
| 2020 | 3,478 | 3.7% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census | |||
2020 census
| Race | Number | Percentage |
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| White (NH) | 960 | 27.6% |
| Black or African American (NH) | 68 | 1.96% |
| Native American or Alaska Native (NH) | 12 | 0.35% |
| Asian (NH) | 14 | 0.4% |
| Some other race (NH) | 1 | 0.03% |
| Mixed/multi-racial (NH) | 56 | 1.61% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2,367 | 68.06% |
| Total | 3,478 |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 3,478 people, 1,042 households, and 826 families residing in the city.
Education
The city is served by the Crane Independent School District and is home to the Crane High School Golden Cranes.
Notable people
- Kip Averitt, Republican former state senator
- Elmer Kelton, Western novelist
- Kenny Wayne Walker (born 1967), former defensive lineman for the Denver Broncos; first deaf player to have played in the Canadian Football League, and one of only five to have played in the National Football League
See also
In Spanish: Crane (Texas) para niños
