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Paint Creek, Texas
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| official_name | Paint Creek, Texas |
| settlement_type | Unincorporated community |
| image_skyline | Paint Creek Power Plant.jpg |
| image_caption | Paint Creek Power Plant at Lake Stamford |
| pushpin_map | Texas#USA |
| pushpin_label | Paint Creek |
| pushpin_relief | yes |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | United States |
| subdivision_type1 | State |
| subdivision_name1 | Texas |
| subdivision_type2 | County |
| subdivision_name2 | Haskell |
| unit_pref | Imperial |
| population_as_of | 2010 |
| population_total | 324 |
| timezone | Central CST) |
| utc_offset | -6 |
| timezone_DST | CDT |
| utc_offset_DST | -6 |
| elevation_footnotes | |
| elevation_ft | 1476 |
| coordinates | |
| postal_code_type | ZIP code |
| postal_code | 79521 |
| area_code | 940 |
| blank_name | FIPS code |
| blank_info | 48209 |
| blank1_name | GNIS feature ID |
| blank1_info | 1378817 |
Paint Creek is an unincorporated community in southeast Haskell County, Texas, United States, in north central Texas.
History
Paint Creek is named after the nearby stream, which Stamford Dam impounds 8 miles to the east of the community to form Lake Stamford. In 2011, press reports indicated Haskell County had a population of 5,899, down from about 14,000 in 1950.
It is the hometown of 14th United States Secretary of Energy, former Governor of Texas and two time U.S. presidential candidate Rick Perry, who served as Texas's 47th governor and the longest-serving governor in Texas history.
The Paint Creek Independent School District serves area students.
Logistical data
The community is 40 mi north of Abilene.
References
References
- {{GNIS. 1378817
- Sontag, Deborah. [https://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/19/us/politics/paint-creek-tex-remembers-rick-perry.html "Paint Creek, the Town Perry Left Behind"]. ''[[The New York Times]]''. September 19, 2011.
- Parks, Scott. "[http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=DM&p_theme=dm&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0ED3DAFE6826584E&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM Perry, Sharp both followed similar paths But A&M pals' rural roots didn't produce identical taste]." ''[[The Dallas Morning News]]''. October 11, 1998. Retrieved on August 18, 2011.
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