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Farnsworth, Texas
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<h2 id="history">History</h2> <p>Founded in 1919 along the <a href="/facts/Panhandle_and_Santa_Fe_Railway/8tJq3QeM">Panhandle and Santa Fe Railway</a>, Farnsworth was not the first community in the area: the coming of ranchers in the 1880s had led to the establishment of a nearby community named Olds. The locality changed names several times: starting at Olds, it became Nogal with the establishment of a post office in 1905, changed to Rogerstown in 1906, and finally concluded in 1920 with the opening of a post office at the current site. From the beginning, the community has borne the name of Farnsworth, given in honor of Panhandle and Santa Fe Railway director H. W. Farnsworth.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="climate">Climate</h2> <p>According to the <a href="/facts/K%25C3%25B6ppen_Climate_Classification/VDcr86hF">Köppen Climate Classification</a> system, Farnsworth has a <a href="/facts/Semi-arid_climate/XnSYao1E">semi-arid climate</a>, abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="demographics">Demographics</h2> Historical population<table><tbody><tr><th scope="col">Census</th><th scope="col">Pop.</th><th scope="col">Note</th><th scope="col">%±</th></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/facts/2020_United_States_census/dTEm5TRr">2020</a></th><td>95</td><td></td><td>—</td></tr><tr><td colspan="4">U.S. Decennial Census<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7"><sup>7</sup></a> 1850–1900<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8"><sup>8</sup></a> 1910<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:9" href="#fn:9"><sup>9</sup></a> 1920<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:10" href="#fn:10"><sup>10</sup></a> 1930<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:11" href="#fn:11"><sup>11</sup></a> 1940<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:12" href="#fn:12"><sup>12</sup></a>1950<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:13" href="#fn:13"><sup>13</sup></a> 1960<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:14" href="#fn:14"><sup>14</sup></a> 1970<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:15" href="#fn:15"><sup>15</sup></a> 1980<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:16" href="#fn:16"><sup>16</sup></a> 1990<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:17" href="#fn:17"><sup>17</sup></a> 2000<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:18" href="#fn:18"><sup>18</sup></a> 2010<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:19" href="#fn:19"><sup>19</sup></a> 2020<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:20" href="#fn:20"><sup>20</sup></a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Farnsworth first appeared as a <a href="/facts/Census_designated_place/3aDDMKFu">census designated place</a> in the <a href="/facts/2020_U.S._Census/dTEm5TRr">2020 U.S. Census</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:21" href="#fn:21"><sup>21</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:22" href="#fn:22"><sup>22</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:23" href="#fn:23"><sup>23</sup></a> </p> <h3>2020 census</h3> Farnsworth CDP, Texas – Racial and ethnic composition<i>Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.</i><table><tbody><tr><th>Race / Ethnicity (<i>NH = Non-Hispanic</i>)</th><th>Pop 2020<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:24" href="#fn:24"><sup>24</sup></a></th><th>% 2020</th></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Non-Hispanic_or_Latino_whites/oBCzIsEn">White</a> alone (NH)</td><td>61</td><td>64.21%</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Non-Hispanic_or_Latino_African_Americans/pTgcAdo8">Black or African American</a> alone (NH)</td><td>0</td><td>0.00%</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Native_Americans_in_the_United_States/lr8Qmd6N">Native American</a> or <a href="/facts/Alaska_Native/BdNgd6Ds">Alaska Native</a> alone (NH)</td><td>0</td><td>0.00%</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Asian_Americans/LEbUc3Gb">Asian</a> alone (NH)</td><td>0</td><td>0.00%</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Pacific_Islander_Americans/22BvCgE5">Pacific Islander</a> alone (NH)</td><td>0</td><td>0.00%</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Race_and_ethnicity_in_the_United_States_census/TmVxjULy">Other race</a> alone (NH)</td><td>0</td><td>0.00%</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Multiracial_Americans/vAdY6SRS">Mixed race or Multiracial</a> (NH)</td><td>9</td><td>9.47%</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Hispanic_and_Latino_Americans/rIBPIUd3">Hispanic or Latino</a> (any race)</td><td>25</td><td>26.32%</td></tr><tr><td>Total</td><td>95</td><td>100.00%</td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="education">Education</h2> <p>Farnsworth is within the <a href="/facts/Perryton_Independent_School_District/0MtDDVw1">Perryton Independent School District</a>,<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:25" href="#fn:25"><sup>25</sup></a> which includes <a href="/facts/Perryton_High_School/ouTkVujy">Perryton High School</a>. </p> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> <ul><li><a href="https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hlf07">Community profile</a> from the <i><a href="/facts/Handbook_of_Texas/GGCtBWN4">Handbook of Texas Online</a></i></li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '08. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2008, p. 98. <a href="/wiki/Chicago" target="_blank">/wiki/Chicago</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Farnsworth, Texas <a href="https://edits.nationalmap.gov/apps/gaz-domestic/public/search/names/2805824" target="_blank">https://edits.nationalmap.gov/apps/gaz-domestic/public/search/names/2805824</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>Zip Code Lookup <a href="http://www.zipinfo.com/cgi-local/zipsrch.exe?cnty=cnty&zip=79033" target="_blank">http://www.zipinfo.com/cgi-local/zipsrch.exe?cnty=cnty&zip=79033</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>"U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008. <a href="https://www.census.gov" target="_blank">https://www.census.gov</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>Farnsworth, Texas, Handbook of Texas Online, 2008-01-17. Accessed 2008-12-03. <a href="https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hlf07" target="_blank">https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hlf07</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:6"><p>Climate Summary for Farnsworth, Texas <a href="http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=359614&cityname=Farnsworth%2C+Texas%2C+United+States+of+America&units=" target="_blank">http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=359614&cityname=Farnsworth%2C+Texas%2C+United+States+of+America&units=</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:7"><p>"Decennial Census by Decade". US Census Bureau. <a href="https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html" target="_blank">https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html</a> <a href="#fnref:7" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:8"><p>"1900 Census of Population - Population of Texas By Counties And Minor Civil Divisions" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. <a href="https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1900/bulletins/demographic/49-population-tx.pdf" target="_blank">https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1900/bulletins/demographic/49-population-tx.pdf</a> <a href="#fnref:8" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:9"><p>"1910 Census of Population - Supplement for Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. <a href="https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1910/abstract/supplement-tx-p1.pdf" target="_blank">https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1910/abstract/supplement-tx-p1.pdf</a> <a href="#fnref:9" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:10"><p>"1920 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. <a href="https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1920/bulletins/demographics/population-tx-number-of-inhabitants.pdf" target="_blank">https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1920/bulletins/demographics/population-tx-number-of-inhabitants.pdf</a> <a href="#fnref:10" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:11"><p>"1930 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. <a href="https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1930/population-volume-1/03815512v1ch10.pdf" target="_blank">https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1930/population-volume-1/03815512v1ch10.pdf</a> <a href="#fnref:11" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:12"><p>"1940 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. <a href="https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1940/population-volume-1/33973538v1ch09.pdf" target="_blank">https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1940/population-volume-1/33973538v1ch09.pdf</a> <a href="#fnref:12" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:13"><p>"1950 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. <a href="https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1950/population-volume-1/vol-01-46.pdf" target="_blank">https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1950/population-volume-1/vol-01-46.pdf</a> <a href="#fnref:13" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:14"><p>"1960 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. <a href="https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1960/population-volume-1/33255142v1p45ch02.pdf" target="_blank">https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1960/population-volume-1/33255142v1p45ch02.pdf</a> <a href="#fnref:14" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:15"><p>"1970 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. <a href="https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/00496492v1p45s1ch02.pdf" target="_blank">https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/00496492v1p45s1ch02.pdf</a> <a href="#fnref:15" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:16"><p>"1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. <a href="https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1980/volume-1/texas/1980a_txab-01.pdf" target="_blank">https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1980/volume-1/texas/1980a_txab-01.pdf</a> <a href="#fnref:16" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:17"><p>"1990 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. <a href="https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1990/cph-2/cph-2-45.pdf" target="_blank">https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1990/cph-2/cph-2-45.pdf</a> <a href="#fnref:17" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:18"><p>"2000 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. <a href="https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/2003/dec/phc-3-45.pdf" target="_blank">https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/2003/dec/phc-3-45.pdf</a> <a href="#fnref:18" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:19"><p>"2010 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. <a href="https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/2010/cph-2/cph-2-45.pdf" target="_blank">https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/2010/cph-2/cph-2-45.pdf</a> <a href="#fnref:19" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:20"><p>"P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Farnsworth CDP, Texas". United States Census Bureau. <a href="https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US4825512&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2" target="_blank">https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US4825512&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2</a> <a href="#fnref:20" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:21"><p>"2020 Geography Changes". United States Census Bureau. <a href="https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/technical-documentation/table-and-geography-changes/2020/geography-changes.html" target="_blank">https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/technical-documentation/table-and-geography-changes/2020/geography-changes.html</a> <a href="#fnref:21" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:22"><p>"2010 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. <a href="https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/2010/cph-2/cph-2-45.pdf" target="_blank">https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/2010/cph-2/cph-2-45.pdf</a> <a href="#fnref:22" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:23"><p>"P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Farnsworth CDP, Texas". United States Census Bureau. <a href="https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US4825512&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2" target="_blank">https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US4825512&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2</a> <a href="#fnref:23" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:24"><p>"P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Farnsworth CDP, Texas". United States Census Bureau. <a href="https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US4825512&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2" target="_blank">https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US4825512&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2</a> <a href="#fnref:24" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:25"><p>"2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Ochiltree County, TX" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved June 16, 2023. <a href="https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st48_tx/schooldistrict_maps/c48357_ochiltree/DC20SD_C48357.pdf" target="_blank">https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st48_tx/schooldistrict_maps/c48357_ochiltree/DC20SD_C48357.pdf</a> <a href="#fnref:25" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>