O'Donnell, Texas
| O'Donnell, Texas | |
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Grain elevator in O'Donnell
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 O'Donnell
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| Coordinates: 32°57′49″N 101°49′58″W / 32.96361°N 101.83278°WCoordinates: 32°57′49″N 101°49′58″W / 32.96361°N 101.83278°W | |
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 United States
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| State |
 Texas
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| Counties | Lynn, Dawson |
| Region | Llano Estacado |
| Established | 1910 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.8 sq mi (2.2 km2) |
| • Land | 0.8 sq mi (2.2 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 3,045 ft (928 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 831 |
| • Density | 966/sq mi (373.0/km2) |
| Time zone | CST (UTC-6) |
| ZIP code | 79351 |
| Area code | 806 |
O'Donnell is a West Texas city that lies primarily in Lynn County, with a small portion extending south into Dawson County, Texas. The population was 831 at the 2010 census, down from 1,011 at the 2000 census.
O'Donnell was settled in 1910 and named for Tom J. O'Donnell, a railroad promoter. O'Donnell was a railroad-created town, founded in anticipation that the Pecos and Northern Texas Railway would lay tracks through the area. A branch of the Pecos and Northern Texas Railway was constructed from Slaton to Lamesa in 1910. The rails were abandoned and removed in 1999.
O'Donnell is on the high plains of the Llano Estacado at 32°57′49″N 101°49′58″W / 32.96361°N 101.83278°W (32.9637085 -101.8326542).U.S. Highway 87 passes just northwest of the city limits, leading southwest 17 miles (27 km) to Lamesa and north 45 miles (72 km) to Lubbock.
According to the United States Census Bureau, O'Donnell has an area of 0.85 square miles (2.2 km2), all of it land.
As of the census of 2000, 1,011 people, 364 households, and 275 families resided in the city. The population density was 1,177.5 people per square mile (453.9/km²). There were 423 housing units at an average density of 492.7/sq mi (189.9/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 64.00% White, 1.09% African American, 1.09% Native American, 0.10% Asian, 31.75% from other races, and 1.98% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 65.28% of the population.
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