Coordinates: 35°12′42″N 100°43′57″W / 35.21167°N 100.73250°W / 35.21167; -100.73250

Alanreed, Texas

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Alanreed, Texas
Unincorporated community
Census designated place
Alanreed, Texas is located in Texas
Alanreed, Texas
Alanreed, Texas
Alanreed, Texas is located in the United States
Alanreed, Texas
Alanreed, Texas
Coordinates: 35°12′42″N 100°43′57″W / 35.21167°N 100.73250°W / 35.21167; -100.73250
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyGray
Elevation
[1]
3,012 ft (918 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total23
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID2805780[1]

Alanreed is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Gray County, Texas, United States. It is part of the Pampa, Texas Micropolitan Statistical Area. It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 23.[2]

Description

Alanreed Post Office

The community was named for Messrs. Alan and Reed, partners in the contracting firm that laid out the present townsite for the Choctaw, Oklahoma and Texas Railroad in 1900. An earlier name for the place was Gouge Eye, in honor of a memorable saloon brawl.[3]

Alanreed is accessible via Interstate 40 and FM 291.[4] Loop 271 through the community is a former alignment of the historic U.S. Route 66.[5]

The McLean Independent School District serves area students. It was formerly served by the defunct Alanreed Independent School District.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
202023—
U.S. Decennial Census[6]
1850–1900[7] 1910[8]
1920[9] 1930[10] 1940[11]
1950[12] 1960[13] 1970[14]
1980[15] 1990[16] 2000[17]
2010[18]

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Alanreed, Texas
  2. ^ "Alanreed CDP, Texas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
  3. ^ Temple, Robert D. Edge Effects: The Border-Name Places, (2nd edition, 2009), iUniverse, ISBN 978-0-595-47758-6, page 324.
  4. ^ Transportation Planning and Programming Division (2018). Texas County Mapbook (PDF) (Map) (2018 ed.). 1:72,224. Texas Department of Transportation. p. 147. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
  5. ^ Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "State Highway Loop No. 271". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved October 28, 2012.
  6. ^ "Decennial Census by Decade". US Census Bureau.
  7. ^ "1900 Census of Population - Population of Texas By Counties And Minor Civil Divisions" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  8. ^ "1910 Census of Population - Supplement for Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  9. ^ "1920 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  10. ^ "1930 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  11. ^ "1940 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  12. ^ "1950 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  13. ^ "1960 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  14. ^ "1970 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  15. ^ "1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  16. ^ "1990 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  17. ^ "2000 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  18. ^ "2010 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
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