Mineral Wells, Texas
| Mineral Wells, Texas | |
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Downtown Mineral Wells, Texas
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 Location within Palo Pinto County and Texas |
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| Coordinates: 32°48′31″N 98°6′7″W / 32.80861°N 98.10194°WCoordinates: 32°48′31″N 98°6′7″W / 32.80861°N 98.10194°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| Counties | Palo Pinto, Parker |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council-Manager |
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Mayor Mike Allen Bill Terry Kevin Harrison Thomas Lively Tammy Underwood John Upham Karium Carter |
| • City Manager | Lance Howerton |
| Area | |
| • Total | 21.2 sq mi (54.9 km2) |
| • Land | 20.5 sq mi (53.0 km2) |
| • Water | 0.7 sq mi (1.9 km2) |
| Elevation | 883 ft (269 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 16,788 |
| • Density | 790/sq mi (310/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP codes | 76067-76068 |
| Area code(s) | 940 |
| FIPS code | 48-48684 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1341714 |
| Website | MineralWellsTX.gov |
Mineral Wells is a city in Palo Pinto and Parker counties in the U.S. state of Texas. The population was 16,788 at the 2010 census (14,644 in Palo Pinto and 2144 in Parker). The city is named for mineral springs in the area, which were highly popular in the early 1900s. Mineral Wells is most famous for its Baker Hotel.
In 1919 Mineral Wells hosted the Spring Training Camp for the Chicago White Sox . This was the year of the Famous "Black Sox" Scandal involving "Shoeless" Joe Jackson. Mineral Wells also hosted spring training for the Cincinnati Reds and St.Louis Cardinals in the 1910s and early 1920s. The Baseball Field was located in the Center of town where a shopping center now sits.
In 1952, Mineral Wells was the host of the Republican state convention in which delegates divided between presidential candidates Dwight D. Eisenhower and Robert A. Taft. Though state chairman Orville Bullington of Wichita Falls led the Taft forces, the convention vote ultimately went 33-5 in favor of Eisenhower, who was thereafter nominated and elected.
Also from Mineral Wells is Astronaut Millie Hughes-Fulford, who graduated from Mineral Wells High School in 1962. Dr. Hughes-Fulford flew aboard STS-40 Spacelab Life Sciences (SLS 1) in June 1991 as a Mission Specialist conducting medical experiments, logging over 3.2 million miles in 146 orbit.
Mineral Wells is located at 32°48′31″N 98°6′7″W / 32.80861°N 98.10194°W (32.808594, -98.101859). Mineral Wells lies east of the Brazos River and Palo Pinto Mountains.
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