Daingerfield, Texas
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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name = Daingerfield, Texas
| settlement_type = City
| image_skyline = Daingerf.jpg
| imagesize =
| image_caption = Part of the historic downtown
| image_map = Morris County Texas incorporated and unincorporated areas Daingerfield highlighted.svg
| mapsize = 260px
| map_caption = Location in Morris County and the state of Texas.
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = United States
| subdivision_type1 = State
| subdivision_name1 = Texas
| subdivision_type2 = County
| subdivision_name2 = Morris
| government_footnotes =
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| leader_title =
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| unit_pref = Imperial
| area_total_km2 = 6.37
| area_land_km2 = 6.36
| area_water_km2 = 0.01
| area_total_sq_mi = 2.46
| area_land_sq_mi = 2.46
| area_water_sq_mi = 0.00
| population_as_of = 2020
| population_footnotes =
| population_total = 2522
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_density_sq_mi = auto
| timezone = Central (CST)
| utc_offset = -6
| timezone_DST = CDT
| utc_offset_DST = -5
| elevation_ft = 394
| coordinates = {{coord|33|01|50|N|94|43|30|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type = ZIP code
| postal_code = 75638
| area_code = 903, 430
| blank_name = FIPS code
| blank_info = 48-18464{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website }}
| blank1_name = GNIS feature ID
| blank1_info = 2410284{{GNIS|2410284}}
| website = {{URL|https://www.cityofdaingerfield.com/}}
| footnotes =
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Daingerfield is a city[https://www.census.gov/popest/geographic/boundary_changes/index.html US Census change list] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100806133317/http://www.census.gov/popest/geographic/boundary_changes/index.html |date=August 6, 2010 }} in and the county seat of Morris County,{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|title=Find a County|publisher=National Association of Counties|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|archive-date=2011-05-31|url-status=dead|access-date=2011-06-07}} Texas, United States. The population was 2,560 at the 2010 census.
The bluegrass instrumental tune Old Dangerfield by Bill Monroe was named after the town of Daingerfield.
Geography
Image:Daingerfieldd.jpg|Historic downtown Daingerfield
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of {{convert|2.4|sqmi|km2}}, all land.
Demographics
{{US Census population
|align=left| 1870 = 272
| 1880 = 395
| 1890 = 553
| 1920 = 843
| 1930 = 818
| 1940 = 1032
| 1950 = 1668
| 1960 = 3133
| 1970 = 2630
| 1980 = 3030
| 1990 = 2572
| 2000 = 2517
| 2010 = 2560
| 2020 = 2522
| footnote = U.S. Decennial Census{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}
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| class="wikitable"
|+Daingerfield racial composition as of 2020{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4818464&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2 |access-date=2022-05-21 |website=data.census.gov}} !Race !Number !Percentage |
| White (NH)
|1,223 |48.49% |
| Black or African American (NH)
|792 |31.4% |
| Native American or Alaska Native (NH)
|16 |0.63% |
| Asian (NH)
|2 |0.08% |
| Pacific Islander (NH)
|1 |0.04% |
| Some Other Race (NH)
|3 |0.12% |
| Mixed/Multi-Racial (NH)
|111 |4.4% |
| Hispanic or Latino
|374 |14.83% |
| Total
|2,522 | |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 2,522 people, 1,035 households, and 674 families residing in the city.
Education
Daingerfield-Lone Star Independent School District is a school district based in Daingerfield. Located in Morris County, a small portion of the district extends into Titus County. The district has four schools in Daingerfield, including Daingerfield High School.
The school district was rated "Academically Acceptable" in 2009 by the Texas Education Agency.{{cite web|url = http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/perfreport/account/2009/index.html|title = 2009 Accountability Rating System|publisher = Texas Education Agency|url-status = dead|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151025190535/http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/perfreport/account/2009/index.html|archive-date = 2015-10-25}}
See also
References
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External links
{{Commons category}}
- [http://www.dlsisd.org/ Daingerfield-Lone Star ISD]
- [https://archive.today/20200216032250/http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/SAFFFacts?_event=Search&geo_id=&_geoContext=&_street=&_county=daingerfield&_cityTown=daingerfield&_state=04000US48&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on&pctxt=fph&pgsl=010&show_2003_tab=&redirect=Y factfinder.census.gov]
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