Pecan Gap, Texas
| Pecan Gap, Texas | |
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3rd Street in Pecan Gap
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| Nickname(s): The Gap | |
 Location of Pecan Gap, Texas |
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| Coordinates: 33°26′17″N 95°50′56″W / 33.43806°N 95.84889°WCoordinates: 33°26′17″N 95°50′56″W / 33.43806°N 95.84889°W | |
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 United States
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 Texas
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| Counties | Delta, Fannin |
| Settled | 1884 |
| Named for | Nearby pecan grove |
| Government | |
| • Representative | Larry Phillips (R) |
| • TX Senate | Bob Deuell (R) |
| • U.S. Congress | John Ratcliffe (R) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.6 sq mi (1.6 km2) |
| • Land | 0.6 sq mi (1.6 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 571 ft (174 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 203 |
| • Density | 338.3/sq mi (126.9/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 75469 |
| Area code(s) | 903 |
| FIPS code | 48-56468 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1364973 |
Pecan Gap is a city in Delta and Fannin counties within the U.S. state of Texas. It is sometimes informally referred to as "The Gap" by area residents. The population was 203 at the time of the 2010 census. It is named for the gap between two pecan trees, but unfortunately one of the two pecan trees was destroyed by a tornado in 1963.
The first inhabitants of the area that is now Pecan Gap were the Caddo people, who settled large portions of eastern Texas as early as 800 A.D. The Caddo were highly advanced, living in large wooden structures, and were skilled farmers. The first European to visit the area was French explorer François Hervey, around 1750. A few decades afterwards, European disease and attacks from neighboring tribes as well as attacks from European settlers forced the Caddo out of the area around Pecan Gap. Around 1820, Delaware, Quapaw, and Seminole tribes began settling in the area. In 1836, the Republic of Texas officially recognized the region around Pecan Gap as part of Red River County. In 1840, Lamar County was formed, which absorbed much of the area just south of Pecan Gap. However, just six years later, the region was designated as part of the newly formed Hopkins County. In 1870 Delta County was created. As Pecan Gap grew it expanded west into Fannin County.
Pecan Gap is one of just two incorporated communities in Delta County. The city is the second largest in the county, population-wise, behind Cooper. According to statistics from the Census Bureau, the city covers a total area of 0.63 square miles (1.64 km2), of which 0.01 square miles (0.02 km2), or 1.13%, is water.
Pecan Gap, as well as most of Delta County, is located in the Texas blackland prairies region, a flat, tallgrass prairie ecosystem which covers a large portion of north central Texas. The region's elevation rarely strays from around 400 to 500 feet (120 to 150 m). The area's geology consists mainly of deep clay, or clay mixed with a dark-colored loam. However, the county is also known to have high-quality topsoil, ideal for crop growing. A specific layer of the soil in the region is known as Pecan Gap Chalk, named for the city when it was discovered nearby in 1918. The layer is a blue-gray, sandy chalk substance, which is fossil-rich and is located in much of the Pecan Gap vicinity.
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