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Hart, Texas
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Location of Hart, Texas
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| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Castro |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.74 sq mi (1.92 km2) |
| • Land | 0.74 sq mi (1.91 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2) |
| Elevation | 3,671 ft (1,119 m) |
| Population
(2020)
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| • Total | 869 |
| • Density | 1,174.32/sq mi (454.97/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code |
79043
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| Area code(s) | 806 |
| FIPS code | 48-32576 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1358866 |
Hart is a city in Castro County, Texas, United States. The population was 869 at the 2020 census.
History
Hart, Texas is named after T. W. Hart, who established his ranch headquarters in the area.
Hart became an organized town in 1925 after the Fort Worth and Denver South Plains Railway announced plans to establish a depot at the site. By 1926, the railway was completed, and a depot, was built. This led to the incorporation of Hart. In 1928, the business district was moved closer to the depot, and a six-room school was constructed.
Geography
Hart is located in southeastern Castro County at 34°23′12″N 102°6′54″W / 34.38667°N 102.11500°W (34.386723, –102.115035), along Texas State Highway 194. Dimmitt, the county seat, is 16 miles (26 km) to the northwest, and Plainview is 28 miles (45 km) to the southeast.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Hart has a total area of 0.73 square miles (1.9 km2), all land.
Demographics
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1960 | 577 | — | |
| 1970 | 905 | 56.8% | |
| 1980 | 1,008 | 11.4% | |
| 1990 | 1,221 | 21.1% | |
| 2000 | 1,198 | −1.9% | |
| 2010 | 1,114 | −7.0% | |
| 2020 | 869 | −22.0% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census | |||
2020 census
| Race | Number | Percentage |
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| White (NH) | 115 | 13.23% |
| Black or African American (NH) | 6 | 0.69% |
| Native American or Alaska Native (NH) | 1 | 0.12% |
| Mixed/Multi-Racial (NH) | 6 | 0.69% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 741 | 85.27% |
| Total | 869 |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 869 people, 313 households, and 249 families residing in the city.
Climate
According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Hart has a semi-arid climate, abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps.
| Climate data for Hart, Texas (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1986–present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 81 (27) |
86 (30) |
91 (33) |
102 (39) |
108 (42) |
110 (43) |
106 (41) |
104 (40) |
107 (42) |
98 (37) |
91 (33) |
80 (27) |
110 (43) |
| Mean maximum °F (°C) | 72.6 (22.6) |
77.1 (25.1) |
84.3 (29.1) |
89.7 (32.1) |
96.2 (35.7) |
100.5 (38.1) |
98.9 (37.2) |
97.4 (36.3) |
95.1 (35.1) |
90.1 (32.3) |
80.5 (26.9) |
72.6 (22.6) |
102.5 (39.2) |
| Average high °F (°C) | 50.8 (10.4) |
55.3 (12.9) |
63.4 (17.4) |
71.6 (22.0) |
79.6 (26.4) |
87.5 (30.8) |
89.2 (31.8) |
87.8 (31.0) |
81.4 (27.4) |
72.2 (22.3) |
60.3 (15.7) |
51.1 (10.6) |
70.8 (21.6) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 35.7 (2.1) |
39.3 (4.1) |
47.1 (8.4) |
54.9 (12.7) |
64.5 (18.1) |
73.2 (22.9) |
75.7 (24.3) |
74.3 (23.5) |
67.5 (19.7) |
56.8 (13.8) |
44.9 (7.2) |
36.6 (2.6) |
55.9 (13.3) |
| Average low °F (°C) | 20.5 (−6.4) |
23.3 (−4.8) |
30.8 (−0.7) |
38.3 (3.5) |
49.3 (9.6) |
59.0 (15.0) |
62.2 (16.8) |
60.8 (16.0) |
53.6 (12.0) |
41.4 (5.2) |
29.5 (−1.4) |
22.1 (−5.5) |
40.9 (4.9) |
| Mean minimum °F (°C) | 8.4 (−13.1) |
10.9 (−11.7) |
17.1 (−8.3) |
26.3 (−3.2) |
37.2 (2.9) |
51.2 (10.7) |
58.1 (14.5) |
55.6 (13.1) |
42.8 (6.0) |
27.6 (−2.4) |
15.3 (−9.3) |
8.8 (−12.9) |
3.7 (−15.7) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −9 (−23) |
−11 (−24) |
3 (−16) |
20 (−7) |
24 (−4) |
44 (7) |
52 (11) |
48 (9) |
33 (1) |
14 (−10) |
−2 (−19) |
−11 (−24) |
−11 (−24) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 0.49 (12) |
0.49 (12) |
0.99 (25) |
1.18 (30) |
2.46 (62) |
2.56 (65) |
2.13 (54) |
2.35 (60) |
1.91 (49) |
1.64 (42) |
0.82 (21) |
0.72 (18) |
17.74 (451) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 1.2 (3.0) |
1.8 (4.6) |
0.6 (1.5) |
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) |
0.7 (1.8) |
1.8 (4.6) |
6.2 (16) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 2.9 | 3.4 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 6.4 | 7.2 | 5.9 | 7.0 | 5.8 | 4.7 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 58.5 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 3.8 |
| Source: NOAA | |||||||||||||
Education
The city of Hart is served by the Hart Independent School District.
Planetary Science
A rare type of meteorite unique to the Western Hemisphere was discovered near Hart in March 2010. A field worker found a single, large, dense brownish stone weighing 966 grams beside a road located 0.25 miles from the town of Hart. The meteor was subsequently purchased by a collector. The stone was analyzed at the University of Washington and was classified as a Carbonaceous Chondrite (CK3), the most massive example of one of 25 known specimens in the world. The finding was published in The Meteoritical Bulletin, No. 101 (2013) MB 101 with the meteorite being given the official name of "Hart".
See also
In Spanish: Hart (Texas) para niños
