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Tulia, Texas
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 Tulia, Texas
Location in Texas
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| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Swisher |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.57 sq mi (9.24 km2) |
| • Land | 3.56 sq mi (9.21 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2) |
| Elevation | 3,484 ft (1,062 m) |
| Population
(2020)
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| • Total | 4,473 |
| • Density | 1,252.9/sq mi (484.09/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code |
79088
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| Area code(s) | 806 |
| FIPS code | 48-73868 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1370199 |
Tulia is a city in and the county seat of Swisher County, Texas, United States. The population was 4,967 at the 2010 census; by the 2020 census, it had fallen to 4,473. The city is at the junction of U.S. Route 87 and Texas State Highway 86, about 2 miles (3 km) east of Interstate 27. Tulia is a center for farming and agribusiness activities.
History
Its site was originally on the acreage of the Tule Ranch division of the JA Ranch. In 1887, a post office was established in James A. Parrish's dugout on Middle Tule Draw, 9 miles (14 km) west of what is now the site of Tulia. Evidently, the name Tule, after the nearby creek, had been selected for this post office, but at some point a clerk's error changed the name to Tulia. By 1900, Tulia was prospering as a stopping point for freight-wagon traffic en route to the railheads of Colorado City and Amarillo. A booming new era began with the extension of the Santa Fe line to Tulia in December 1906; with it came more settlers. In the mid-1980s, local industrial plants manufactured products such as clothing and farm implements, and four large cattle-feeding enterprises were nearby.
Geography
Tulia is located at 34°32′09″N 101°45′31″W / 34.5358942°N 101.7585159°W. It is located 46 miles (74 km) south of Amarillo in the Texas Panhandle. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.5 square miles (9.1 km2), all land.
Climate
According to the Köppen climate classification system, Tulia has a semiarid climate, BSk on climate maps.
Record low
Tulia holds the record for the lowest temperature in Texas, −23 °F (−31 °C), set during the Great Blizzard of 1899. The temperature was matched by Seminole, Texas, in 1933.
| Climate data for Tulia, Texas, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1948–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) |
87 (31) |
94 (34) |
101 (38) |
106 (41) |
110 (43) |
109 (43) |
108 (42) |
104 (40) |
99 (37) |
88 (31) |
80 (27) |
110 (43) |
| Mean maximum °F (°C) | 73.1 (22.8) |
77.4 (25.2) |
84.6 (29.2) |
89.2 (31.8) |
95.8 (35.4) |
100.6 (38.1) |
100.4 (38.0) |
99.1 (37.3) |
95.8 (35.4) |
89.9 (32.2) |
80.9 (27.2) |
73.2 (22.9) |
103.4 (39.7) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 51.1 (10.6) |
55.0 (12.8) |
63.3 (17.4) |
71.4 (21.9) |
79.8 (26.6) |
88.4 (31.3) |
91.1 (32.8) |
89.5 (31.9) |
82.4 (28.0) |
72.3 (22.4) |
60.4 (15.8) |
51.3 (10.7) |
71.3 (21.8) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 36.9 (2.7) |
40.3 (4.6) |
47.9 (8.8) |
55.8 (13.2) |
65.3 (18.5) |
74.7 (23.7) |
78.0 (25.6) |
76.5 (24.7) |
69.2 (20.7) |
58.1 (14.5) |
46.0 (7.8) |
37.7 (3.2) |
57.2 (14.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 22.7 (−5.2) |
25.6 (−3.6) |
32.6 (0.3) |
40.1 (4.5) |
50.9 (10.5) |
61.1 (16.2) |
64.9 (18.3) |
63.5 (17.5) |
56.0 (13.3) |
43.9 (6.6) |
31.7 (−0.2) |
24.2 (−4.3) |
43.1 (6.2) |
| Mean minimum °F (°C) | 8.6 (−13.0) |
10.9 (−11.7) |
16.7 (−8.5) |
26.2 (−3.2) |
36.5 (2.5) |
51.8 (11.0) |
57.9 (14.4) |
56.1 (13.4) |
43.2 (6.2) |
27.7 (−2.4) |
15.4 (−9.2) |
8.2 (−13.2) |
3.1 (−16.1) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −8 (−22) |
−23 (−31) |
3 (−16) |
16 (−9) |
22 (−6) |
42 (6) |
48 (9) |
40 (4) |
32 (0) |
14 (−10) |
−3 (−19) |
−10 (−23) |
−23 (−31) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 0.70 (18) |
0.69 (18) |
1.36 (35) |
1.46 (37) |
2.70 (69) |
2.94 (75) |
2.41 (61) |
2.65 (67) |
1.99 (51) |
1.91 (49) |
0.96 (24) |
0.77 (20) |
20.54 (524) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 2.5 (6.4) |
2.4 (6.1) |
1.3 (3.3) |
0.1 (0.25) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.3 (0.76) |
1.9 (4.8) |
2.6 (6.6) |
11.1 (28.21) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 2.9 | 3.7 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 6.9 | 7.7 | 6.6 | 7.7 | 6.0 | 5.1 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 63.8 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) | 1.4 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 6.2 |
| Source 1: NOAA | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: National Weather Service | |||||||||||||
Demographics
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1910 | 1,216 | — | |
| 1920 | 1,189 | −2.2% | |
| 1930 | 2,202 | 85.2% | |
| 1940 | 2,055 | −6.7% | |
| 1950 | 3,222 | 56.8% | |
| 1960 | 4,410 | 36.9% | |
| 1970 | 5,294 | 20.0% | |
| 1980 | 5,033 | −4.9% | |
| 1990 | 4,699 | −6.6% | |
| 2000 | 5,117 | 8.9% | |
| 2010 | 4,967 | −2.9% | |
| 2020 | 4,473 | −9.9% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census | |||
2020 census
| Race | Number | Percentage |
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| White (NH) | 1,602 | 35.81% |
| Black or African American (NH) | 365 | 8.16% |
| Native American or Alaska Native (NH) | 10 | 0.22% |
| Asian (NH) | 5 | 0.11% |
| Some other race (NH) | 8 | 0.18% |
| Mixed/multiracial (NH) | 105 | 2.35% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2,378 | 53.16% |
| Total | 4,473 |
As of the 2020 United States census, 4,473 people, 1,548 households, and 947 families were residing in the city.
Education
The city is served by the Tulia Independent School District.
Schools that serve Tulia include:
- Tulia High School (grades 9–12)
- Tulia Junior High School (grades 6–8)
- W.V. Swinburn Elementary School (grades 3–5)
- Highland Elementary School (grades EE–2)
All of Swisher County is in the service area of Amarillo College.
Media
- Newspapers
- Swisher County News
Notable people
- Tim Curry, district attorney in Tarrant County, Texas, from 1972 to 2009
- Marshal Dutton, singer and guitarist for the band Hinder
See also
In Spanish: Tulia (Texas) para niños
