Daingerfield, Texas
| Daingerfield, Texas | |
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| City | |
Part of the historic downtown
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 Location in Morris County and the state of Texas. |
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| Coordinates: 33°1′51″N 94°43′28″W / 33.03083°N 94.72444°WCoordinates: 33°1′51″N 94°43′28″W / 33.03083°N 94.72444°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Morris |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.4 sq mi (6.3 km2) |
| • Land | 2.4 sq mi (6.3 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 397 ft (121 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 2,517 |
| • Density | 1,043.0/sq mi (402.7/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 75638 |
| Area code(s) | 903 |
| FIPS code | 48-18464 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1333874 |
Daingerfield is a city in Morris County, Texas, United States. The population was 2,560 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Morris County.
Ernest Wallace (1906–1985), historian of the South Plains, the Comanche Indians, and the State of Texas, was born in Daingerfield.
The bluegrass instrumental tune Old Dangerfield by Bill Monroe was named after the town of Daingerfield.
Daingerfield is located at 33°1′51″N 94°43′28″W / 33.03083°N 94.72444°W (33.030721, -94.724451).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.4 square miles (6.2 km2), all of it land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,517 people, 957 households, and 694 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,043.0 people per square mile (403.2/km²). There were 1,119 housing units at an average density of 463.7 per square mile (179.3/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 67.5% White, 26.1% African American, 0.6% Native American, 0.4% Asian, 3.8% from other races, and 1.6% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.3% of the population.
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