Quanah, Texas
| Quanah, Texas | |
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Hardeman County Courthouse in 2006
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| Nickname(s): Q-Town | |
 Location of Quanah, Texas |
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| Coordinates: 34°17′44″N 99°44′31″W / 34.29556°N 99.74194°WCoordinates: 34°17′44″N 99°44′31″W / 34.29556°N 99.74194°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Hardeman |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Dale Eaton |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.5 sq mi (9.0 km2) |
| • Land | 3.5 sq mi (9.0 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,572 ft (479 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 3,022 |
| • Density | 866.8/sq mi (334.7/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 79252 |
| Area code(s) | 940 |
| FIPS code | 48-60044 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1365885 |
| Website | quanahnet.com |
Quanah /ˈkwɑːnə/ is a city in and the county seat of Hardeman County, Texas, United States. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 3,022.
Quanah is 192 miles (309 km) northwest of Fort Worth, and 8 miles (13 km) south of the Red River, which forms the Oklahoma-Texas state line. South of the city is Copper Breaks State Park.
Quanah was organized in 1884 as a stop on the Fort Worth and Denver Railway. The city is named for Quanah Parker, the last Comanche chief.
The county seat of Hardeman County was moved from Margaret to Quanah in 1890 after an acrimonious battle that contributed to the splitting off of the southern section of Hardeman County as Foard County. The courthouse, constructed in 1908, anchors what is now the historic downtown district. The courthouse was financed by a bond election approved by voters in 1906. The project architect was R.H. Stuckey of Chillicothe, Texas. It has both domed cupola and Ionic columns.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.5 square miles (9.1 km2), all of it land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 3,022 people, 1,255 households, and 823 families residing in the city. Now in 2010 the United States Census as said there are 2,642 people a drop in population of 390 people. of The population density was 866.8 people per square mile (334.3/km²). There were 1,485 housing units at an average density of 425.9 per square mile (164.3/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 84.05% White, 4.96% African American, 0.40% Native American, 0.43% Asian, 8.24% from other races, and 1.92% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 16.48% of the population.
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