Paint Creek, Texas

Paint Creek, Texas
Unincorporated community
Paint Creek Power Plant at Lake Stamford
Paint Creek Power Plant at Lake Stamford
Paint Creek is located in Texas
Paint Creek
Paint Creek
Paint Creek is located in the United States
Paint Creek
Paint Creek
Coordinates: 33°03′46″N 99°40′22″W / 33.06278°N 99.67278°W / 33.06278; -99.67278
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyHaskell
Elevation
[1]
1,476 ft (450 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total
324
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (CDT)
ZIP code
79521
Area code940
FIPS code48209
GNIS feature ID1378817[1]

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.[2]

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 miles (64 km) north of Abilene.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Paint Creek, Texas
  2. ^ Sontag, Deborah. "Paint Creek, the Town Perry Left Behind". The New York Times. September 19, 2011.
  3. ^ Parks, Scott. "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.