Lamesa
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 Location of Lamesa in Texas
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1903 |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Texas |
| County : | Dawson County |
| Coordinates : | 32 ° 44 ′ N , 101 ° 57 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 9,422 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 663.5 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 14.2 km 2 (approx. 5 mi 2 ) of which 14.2 km 2 (approx. 5 mi 2 ) is land |
| Height : | 912 m |
| Postal code : | 79331 |
| Area code : | +1 806 |
| FIPS : | 48-41164 |
| GNIS ID : | 1339590 |
| Website : | www.ci.lamesa.tx.us |
| Mayor : | Kelvin Barkowsky |
Lamesa is a city in Texas in the United States of America . The city is the administrative seat of Dawson County .
geography
Lamesa is located south of Lubbock on the Llano Estacado .
history
| growth of population | |||
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| Census | Residents | ± in% | |
| 1920 | 1188 | - | |
| 1930 | 3528 | 197% | |
| 1940 | 6038 | 71.1% | |
| 1950 | 10,704 | 77.3% | |
| 1960 | 12,438 | 16.2% | |
| 1970 | 11,559 | -7.1% | |
| 1980 | 11,790 | 2% | |
| 1990 | 10,809 | -8.3% | |
| 2000 | 9952 | -7.9% | |
| 2010 | 9422 | -5.3% | |
| 1920-2000, 2010 | |||
Native Americans roamed the area 17,000 years ago.
The real history of the city begins in July 1903 when 160 acres of land were spun off from a ranch . The name is derived from the Spanish mesa , which means table land and describes the plateau pretty well at this point. Of the possible versions La Mesa and Lamesa , the latter was chosen. A little later, the post office was moved from nearby Chicago to Lamesa, and in 1905 the city also became the seat of the county . The residents of Chicago were then offered the move to Lamesa and carried out within two days.
In 1905 there was the first telegraph connection, in 1910 the connection to the railway network by the " Santa Fe Railway Company " and in 1916 electricity was introduced.
Parks
There are over 100 acres of freely accessible parking in the city.
Economy and Infrastructure
Lamesa's economy is largely based on cattle breeding and cotton.
traffic
Lamesa is on the US 87 and US 180 highways .
sons and daughters of the town
- Barry Corbin (born 1940), actor
- Steve Pearce (* 1947), politician, member of the US House of Representatives
- Jim Sinclair (born 1940), autistic activist
Individual evidence
- ↑ Texas Almanac (PDF; 1.2 MB). Retrieved October 4, 2012
- ↑ US Census ( Memento of the original from May 10, 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 16, 2012
- ^ History of Lamesa. Retrieved December 16, 2009 .
Web links
- Economic development (English)
- Lamesa in the Handbook of Texas (English)
- Statistics Lamesa (Engl.)