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McAdoo, Texas
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | McAdoo, Texas |
| settlement_type | Unincorporated community |
| image_skyline | McAdoo_Texas_grain_elevator_2012.jpg |
| image_alt | McAdoo, Texas |
| image_caption | Small grain-handling facility in McAdoo |
| pushpin_map | Texas#USA |
| pushpin_relief | yes |
| pushpin_label | McAdoo |
| pushpin_label_position | bottom |
| pushpin_map_alt | Map of Texas |
| coordinates | |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | United States |
| subdivision_type1 | State |
| subdivision_name1 | Texas |
| subdivision_type2 | County |
| subdivision_name2 | Dickens |
| subdivision_type3 | Physiographic region |
| subdivision_name3 | Llano Estacado |
| established_title | Founded |
| established_date | 1915 |
| unit_pref | US |
| elevation_footnotes | |
| elevation_ft | 2982 |
| population_density_sq_mi | auto |
| timezone1 | Central (CST) |
| utc_offset1 | -6 |
| timezone1_DST | CDT |
| utc_offset1_DST | -5 |
| area_code_type | Area code |
| area_code | 806 |
| website |
McAdoo is an unincorporated community in northwestern Dickens County, Texas, United States.
History
McAdoo is named for the former United States Secretary of the Treasury William Gibbs McAdoo, son-in-law of U.S. President Woodrow Wilson. The Texas politician, journalist, and attorney Marshall Formby was reared in McAdoo and is interred there at McAdoo Cemetery. Formby's nephew, Clint Formby, who was also reared in McAdoo, maintained the longest-running radio broadcast by a single host in the United States.
Education
The McAdoo school was consolidated with the Spur Independent School District in 1985. The former McAdoo Independent School District was disestablished on July 1, 1985.
The Texas Legislature designated the county as being in the Western Texas College District.
Economy
Wind energy
Invenergy LLC constructed a 150 MW wind power plant near this community. The project consists of 100 GE 1.5 MW wind turbines and came online in late summer/early fall 2008. The project is providing a large economic boost for the area and most of the population.
References
References
- {{cite gnis
- Brickey, Henri. (March 6, 2008). "Hereford radioman still going after decades". [[Lubbock Avalanche-Journal]].
- (July 28, 2020). "McAdoo, TX".
- (2018-09-10). "CONSOLIDATIONS, ANNEXATIONS AND NAME CHANGES FOR TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS". [[Texas Education Agency]].
- "Sec. 130.210. WESTERN TEXAS COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA.".
- (February 20, 2008). "Wind farm whips up activity around McAdoo". Avalanche-Journal.
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