Plainview, Texas
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Plainview is a city in and the county seat
County seat
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 of Hale County, Texas
Hale County, Texas
Hale County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. In 2000, its population was 36,602. It was organized in 1888, and is named for Lt. John C. Hale, a hero of the Battle of San Jacinto. The seat of the county is Plainview. It is home of the noted former Hale County Judge, Judge Bill...

, United States
United States
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. The population was 22,336 at the 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...

.

Geography

Plainview is located at 34°11′28"N 101°43′8"W (34.191204, -101.718806).

According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
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, the city has a total area of 13.8 square miles (35.7 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the census
Census
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of 2000, there were 22,336 people, 7,626 households, and 5,666 families residing in the city. The population density
Population density
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 was 1621 PD/sqmi. There were 8,471 housing units at an average density of 614.8 PD/sqmi. The racial makeup of the city was 63.21% White, 5.87% African American, 1.13% Native American, 0.43% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 26.53% from other races
Race (United States Census)
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, and 2.77% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 49.83% of the population.

There were 7,626 households out of which 40.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.2% were married couples
Marriage
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 living together, 13.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.7% were non-families. 22.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.82 and the average family size was 3.33.

In the city the population was spread out with 31.0% under the age of 18, 11.5% from 18 to 24, 26.0% from 25 to 44, 18.0% from 45 to 64, and 13.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females there were 91.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.7 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $31,551, and the median income for a family was $35,215. Males had a median income of $26,434 versus $19,888 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
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 for the city was $13,791. About 15.0% of families and 19.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 25.1% of those under age 18 and 14.8% of those age 65 or over.

Government

The Texas Department of Criminal Justice
Texas Department of Criminal Justice
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 Region V office is located in Plainview. The current Region V headquarters opened in 1996 in a former Bank of America
Bank of America
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 building.

Notable people

  • James H. Clark
    James H. Clark
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    , technology entrepreneur and founder of Netscape and other companies, was born in Plainview.

  • Jim H. Clary, a Lubbock
    Lubbock, Texas
    Lubbock is a city in and the county seat of Lubbock County, Texas, United States. The city is located in the northwestern part of the state, a region known historically as the Llano Estacado, and the home of Texas Tech University and Lubbock Christian University...

     businessman and a decorated United States Army
    United States Army
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     officer
    Officer (armed forces)
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     in the Vietnam War
    Vietnam War
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    , was born in Plainview in 1939.

  • The general dentist
    Dentist
    A dentist, also known as a 'dental surgeon', is a doctor that specializes in the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of diseases and conditions of the oral cavity. The dentist's supporting team aides in providing oral health services...

     Felix Conkling Crawford
    Felix Crawford
    Felix Conkling Crawford was a general dentist in Plainview, Texas, who was an officer of both the Texas and national dental associations. He was president of the Texas Dental Association from 1988-1989 and received the "Distinguished Service Award" from the group...

     (1938–2007) practiced in Plainview and was a leading figure in both the Texas Dental Association and the American Dental Association
    American Dental Association
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    . He was also an ADA lobbyist.

  • Singer, actor
    Actor
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    , and sausage entrepreneur Jimmy Dean
    Jimmy Dean
    Jimmy Ray Dean was an American country music singer, television host, actor and businessman. Although he may be best known today as the creator of the Jimmy Dean sausage brand, he became a national television personality starting in 1957, rising to fame for his 1961 country crossover hit "Big Bad...

    , known for his sketches with Jim Henson
    Jim Henson
    James Maury "Jim" Henson was an American puppeteer best known as the creator of The Muppets. As a puppeteer, Henson performed in various television programs, such as Sesame Street and The Muppet Show, films such as The Muppet Movie and The Great Muppet Caper, and created advanced puppets for...

    's Muppet Rowlf the Dog
    Rowlf the Dog
    Rowlf the Dog is a Muppet character, a scruffy brown dog of indeterminate breed with a rounded black nose and long floppy ears. He was created by Jim Henson....

    , was born in Plainview.

  • Marshall Formby
    Marshall Formby
    Marshall Clinton Formby, Jr. , was a Texas attorney, newspaper publisher, radio executive, and a Democratic politician who served a term in the Texas State Senate from District 30 from 1941 to 1945. He was a defender of West Texas interests and entitled a 1962 book, These Are My People...

    , a former county judge for Dickens County and a state senator, practiced law in Plainview and owned a chain of West Texas radio
    Radio
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     stations.

  • Lawrence McCutcheon
    Lawrence McCutcheon
    Lawrence McCutcheon is a former American football running back for the Los Angeles Rams from 1972–1980, the Denver Broncos & Seattle Seahawks in 1980 and finished his playing career in 1981 with the Buffalo Bills, reuniting with his former Rams coach Chuck Knox.-Professional Career:McCutcheon was...

    , running back for the Los Angeles Rams from 1972–1979, the Denver Broncos
    Denver Broncos
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     & Seattle Seahawks
    Seattle Seahawks
    The Seattle Seahawks are a professional American football team based in Seattle, Washington. They are currently members of the Western Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team joined the NFL in 1976 as an expansion team...

     in 1980 and the Buffalo Bills
    Buffalo Bills
    The Buffalo Bills are a professional football team based in Buffalo, New York. They are currently members of the East Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...

     in 1981, was born in Plainview and played football for the Plainview Bulldogs.

  • Dave Williamson, drummer for Scurge Records artist The Lifeless Design, is from Plainview.

  • Lindy Williams, the lead singer of Boxing Edna and owner of RaceDayOutfitters.com, is from Plainview.

  • Horse
    Horse
    The horse is one of two extant subspecies of Equus ferus, or the wild horse. It is a single-hooved mammal belonging to the taxonomic family Equidae. The horse has evolved over the past 45 to 55 million years from a small multi-toed creature into the large, single-toed animal of today...

     trainer Carl Nafzger
    Carl Nafzger
    Carl A. Nafzger is an American Hall of Fame horse trainer. Before he was involved in horseracing he was a championship Rodeo bullrider....

    , who has won the Kentucky Derby twice, in 1990 with Unbridled and in 2007 with Street Sense, was born in Plainview. He also won the 1990 Breeder's Cup Classic with Unbridled.

  • Former Hale County Judge Bill Hollars, sometimes called "Hang 'em High" Hollars.

  • Michael Egnew, currently starting All-American Tight End for the University of Missouri.

  • Jamar Wall, former Plainview Bulldog running back, former Texas Tech corner back. Currently a NFL free agent.

  • John C. Owens, former Dean of Agriculture and Vice-President at New Mexico State University. Currently Vice-Chancellor and President of IANR at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln. Attended Plainview HIgh School.

In film

The 1992 Steve Martin
Steve Martin
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 film Leap of Faith
Leap of Faith (film)
Leap of Faith is a 1992 American dramedy film, directed by Richard Pearce and starring Steve Martin, Liam Neeson and Debra Winger. The film is about Jonas Nightengale, a fraudulent Christian faith healer who uses his revival meetings, in Rustwater, Kansas, to bilk believers out of their money.-Plot...

 filmed part of the movie on location. The downtown water tower still bears the name and mascot of the fictional town in which the movie is set: The Rustwater Bengals.

The Quick Lunch Diner, where several scenes were filmed is now closed, and the site is now home to the Broadway Brew.

Telephone Prefixes and Numbering

Current Prefixes for all carriers Wireless & Wire line are shown Below
806-213: NTS Communications

806-221: AT&T/SWBELL
-221:2XXX- Level 3 Communications
-221:3XXX Brooks Fiber Communications
( Rest of Prefixes belong to AT&T/SWBELL )

806-228: NTC Communications

806-291: ATT/SWBEL
-291:7XXX YMAX CORP

806-292: Verizon Wireless

806-293: ATT/SWBELL

806-296: ATT/SWBELL

806-313: NTS Communications

806-388: Flat Wireless (Clear Talk)

806-429: Teleport Communications Group

806-494: ATT/SEBELL
-494:1XXX Verizon Wireless
-494:2XXX Verizon Wireless
-494:3XXX Suddenlink Phone
-494:4XXX Utex Communications
-494:5XXX Ymax Corp
-494:9XXX Ymax Corp

806-498: NTS Communications

806-518: Nextel Partners
-518:1XXX 12459 Blocks Belong to Sprint PCS
-518:2XXX
-518:4XXX
-518:5XXX
-518:9XXX

806-587: Grand Communications

806-685: Verizon Wireless

806-729: Sprint PCS

806-774: Plateau Wireless

806-869: Plateau Wireless

Education

The City of Plainview is served by the Plainview Independent School District
Plainview Independent School District
Plainview Independent School District is a public school district based in Plainview, Texas .In addition to Plainview, the district also serves the town of Edmonson and the community of Seth Ward...

.

Wayland Baptist University
Wayland Baptist University
Wayland Baptist University is private, coeducational Baptist university based in Plainview, Texas, U.S.A. Wayland Baptist has a total of fourteen campuses in four additional Texas cities, five other states, and the country of Kenya. On August 31, 1908, the university was chartered by the state of...

 is a four-year university with approximately 1100 students at its main campus in Plainview.

The Museum of the Llano Estacado is located in Plainview.

Economy

On February 11, 2009, the Texas Department of State Health Services ordered the cessation of operations and full recall of all products produced by a Plainview-based peanut processing facility owned by Peanut Corporation of America
Peanut Corporation of America
Peanut Corporation of America was a peanut-processing business founded in 1977 and headquartered in Lynchburg, Virginia. The company was forced out of business after being found to be the source of a massive salmonella outbreak in the United States during 2008 and 2009.PCA operated processing...

, following the discovery of "dead rodents, rodent excrement and bird feathers in the plant," and revelations that the plant had operated without state licensure or inspection. The plant had voluntarily suspended operations one day earlier, and was not linked to the salmonella outbreak that had forced the shutdown of other PCA plants.

National Register of Historic Places

  • Plainview Commercial Historic District
  • Plainview Site
    Plainview Site
    The Plainview Site is a Native American archeological site near Plainview, Texas. Plainview Point spear tips, commonly found in the Central Plains, were first described here, and date to 7800-5100 BC....


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