Amarillo (Texas)
| Amarillo | |
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 Amarillo, downtown |
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| Location of Amarillo in Texas | |
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | April 1887 |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Texas |
| Counties : |
Potter County Randall County |
| Coordinates : | 35 ° 12 ′ N , 101 ° 51 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
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Inhabitants : - Metropolitan Area : |
199,582 (as of 2016) 263,342 (as of 2016) |
| Population density : | 857.7 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 233.9 km 2 (approx. 90 mi 2 ) of which 232.7 km 2 (approx. 90 mi 2 ) are land |
| Height : | 1099 m |
| Postcodes : | 79101-79104, 79106-7911 79118, 79119, 79121, 79124 |
| Area code : | +1 806 |
| FIPS : | 48-03000 |
| GNIS ID : | 1351066 |
| Website : | www.amarillo.gov |
| Mayor : | Ginger Nelson |
Amarillo is a city in Potter County in the US state of Texas and the seat of the county seat . In addition, a significant part of the city is in Randall County , the largest town of which is also Amarillo.
history
Before the city was founded, ranches that emerged around 1885 (including the XIT Ranch and the JA Ranch, which is still in existence today ) dominated the area. The city of Amarillo was established in 1887 as a railroad camp as part of the construction of the line through the Texas Panhandle . Originally her name was Oneida. The name Amarillo comes from Spanish and means “yellow”, from the color of the yellow meadow flowers that grow in the area. But it could also come from the yellow sand around Amarillo Lake or Amarillo Creek. In the following years the city quickly developed into an important loading station for cattle from the region. Gas was found around the city in 1918 and oil in 1921, prompting oil and gas companies to settle here.
Geography and climate
Amarillo is located in northwest Texas, in the Texas Panhandle , in the Staked Plains (Llano Estacado), a tree-poor and arid plateau . The city is about 60 km east of the state border with New Mexico and about 80 km south of the state border with Oklahoma . Its area is 233.9 km 2 of which 1.2 km 2 are water.
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Demographics
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| Census | Residents | ± in% | |
| 1890 | 482 | - | |
| 1900 | 1442 | 199.2% | |
| 1910 | 9957 | 590.5% | |
| 1920 | 15,494 | 55.6% | |
| 1930 | 43,132 | 178.4% | |
| 1940 | 51,686 | 19.8% | |
| 1950 | 74,246 | 43.6% | |
| 1960 | 137.969 | 85.8% | |
| 1970 | 127.010 | -7.9% | |
| 1980 | 149.230 | 17.5% | |
| 1990 | 157.571 | 5.6% | |
| 2000 | 173,627 | 10.2% | |
| 2010 | 190,695 | 9.8% | |
| 1890-2000 2010 | |||
The composition of the population in 2000 was divided into 77.50% white, 5.97% African American , 0.78% American Indians, 2.09% Asian , 13.67% of other origins. The percentage of Hispanics , which accounts currently 21.86%, the proportion of the population with the strongest increase, with an increase of 63.35% compared with the 1990 census .
The average income for a household in the city is 34,940 USD a family at 42,536 USD, the average income. Males have an average income of $ 31,321 while females have an average income of $ 22,562. The per capita income is $ 18,621. 14.5% of the population and 11.1% of the families live below the poverty line . 27.9% of the population are under 18 years old and for every 100 women aged 18 and over, there are 88.5 men. The average age is 34 years (as of 2000).
crime
The crime rate in Amarillo is 546.2 points, well above the US national average of 330.6 points. In 2002 there were 7 murders, 109 rapes, 330 robberies, 1033 physical attacks on people, 2468 break-ins, 8566 thefts and 960 car thefts.
traffic
Amarillo is accessible via Interstate 27 and Interstate 40 , as well as US Highways 60 , 87 , and 287 . The city was on the famous Route 66 , which has since been replaced by I-40. The city can be reached by plane via Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport and 3 other small airports within a 20 km radius. An important rail link with around 100–110 trains a day runs through Amarillo, but it is used exclusively for freight transport.
economy
The Bush Dome Reservoir in the Cliffside natural gas field north of Amarillo currently contains the US helium reserve in the order of about 10 times the global annual demand for this gas. Amarillo is therefore nicknamed the Helium Capital of the World . In front of the Don Harrington Discovery Center is the Helium Monument , a twelve-meter-high replica of a helium atom that was inaugurated in 1968 on the 100th anniversary of the discovery of helium. The monument contains four time capsules that are to be opened after various lay times. The fourth capsule is to be opened 1000 years after the monument was erected (i.e. in 2968).
The only nuclear weapons factory in the United States is located near Amarillo . Nuclear weapons were produced in the Pantex plant until 1991. Today the maintenance, modernization and dismantling of American nuclear weapons takes place, as well as the interim storage of plutonium cores.
The meat processing industry is a major employer in Amarillo. Over 25 percent of the United States' beef production is in this region. The city is also home to the Texas Ranchers' Association headquarters.
religion
In Amarillo there are currently 98 different churches from 22 different denominations. Among the churches belonging to a denomination, the Baptist congregation is most strongly represented with 40 churches. The Roman Catholic diocese of Amarillo has also existed in the city since 1926 . There are also 15 churches that do not belong to any denomination (as of 2004)
Culture
The public library has over 580,000 books, 58,600 audio and 18,150 video documents. The city also has 5 colleges , 10 public and 4 private high schools, and 10 public and 9 private elementary and middle schools. Medical help is available in 5 different clinics.
Worth seeing
- The Big Texan , a grill restaurant where you can get a 2kg steak for free if you can eat it in less than an hour.
- The Lake Meredith , a reservoir of the Canadian River and National Recreation Area north of town.
- The Palo Duro Canyon , in the southeast of Amarillo and the second largest canyon in the USA after the Grand Canyon .
- The Cadillac Ranch near I-40 on historic Route 66 west of town.
- The American Quarter Horse Association Museum .
- The Don Harrington Discovery Center , a museum with an interactive science exhibit and an attached planetarium.
- The Wonderland Park , an amusement park in the northern part of the city in Thompson Park
sons and daughters of the town
- Ann Doran (1911-2000), actress
- Cyd Charisse (1922-2008), film actress
- Jack Davis (1930–2012), track and field athlete
- Carolyn Jones (1930–1983), actress
- Tom Tall (1937-2013), country musician
- Harry Northup (born 1940), actor and poet
- Joe Ely (born 1947), country singer and songwriter
- Danny Elfman (* 1953), film music composer
- Paul Scott Lockhart (* 1956), astronaut
- Rick Douglas Husband (1957–2003), astronaut, commander of the crashed Columbia STS-107 mission and namesake of Amarillo International Airfield
- George Saunders (* 1958), writer and university professor
- Curt Kirkwood (born 1959), songwriter, singer and guitarist
- Francie Swift (born 1969), actress
- Alex O'Brien (born 1970), tennis player
- Brandon Slay (* 1975), Olympic wrestling champion, Sydney 2000
- Johnson Wagner (* 1980), professional golfer and participant in the PGA TOUR
- Caleb Fairly (* 1987), road cyclist
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ H. Allen Anderson: Amarillo, TX . tshaonline.org. June 9, 2010. Retrieved May 12, 2014.
- ↑ Texas Almanac (PDF file; 1.13 MB). Retrieved October 4, 2012
- ↑ US Census data for 2010 ( Memento of the original from September 27, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Retrieved October 12, 2012
- ↑ 2005-2010 Analysis of Impediments (English, pdf 4 mb) ( Memento from June 25, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Amarillo crime statistics
- ↑ Transportation key to Amarillo's past, future ( Memento of the original from September 29, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Helium (PDF file; 432 kB)
- ^ Bombs for fuel ( Memento from April 11, 2010 in the Internet Archive ), Tagesschau from April 9, 2010
- ↑ Pantex website
- ↑ Brandon Slay in the database of Sports-Reference (English)
