O'Donnell, Texas
{{short description|City in Lynn and Dawson counties in Texas, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = O'Donnell, Texas
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| settlement_type = City
| image_skyline = O'Donnell Texas grain elevator 2011.jpg
| image_alt = Grain elevator in O'Donnell
| image_caption = Grain elevator in O'Donnell
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location of O'Donnell in Texas
| coordinates = {{coord|32|57|49|N|101|49|58|W|display=inline,title}}
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| subdivision_type = Country
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| subdivision_type1 = State
| subdivision_name1 = {{flag|Texas}}
| subdivision_type2 = Counties
| subdivision_name2 = Lynn, Dawson
| subdivision_type3 = Region
| subdivision_name3 = Llano Estacado
| established_title = Established
| established_date = 1910
| founder =
| unit_pref = Imperial
| area_total_km2 = 2.23
| area_land_km2 = 2.23
| area_water_km2 = 0.00
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| elevation_ft = 3045
| population_footnotes =
| population_total = 704
| population_as_of = 2020
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| timezone1 = CST
| utc_offset1 = -6
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| postal_code_type = ZIP code
| postal_code = 79351
| area_code_type = Area code
| area_code = 806
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| blank_name = FIPS code
| blank_info = 48-53436
| area_total_sq_mi = 0.86
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O'Donnell is a West Texas city that lies primarily in Lynn County, with a small portion extending south into Dawson County, Texas, United States.{{cite web|url= https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hjo01 |title= O'Donnell, Texas| work=Handbook of Texas Online| access-date=12 March 2013| author= Donald R. Abbe}} Its population was 704 at the 2020 census. The Lynn county portion of O'Donnell is part of the Lubbock Metropolitan area.
History
O'Donnell was settled in 1910Columbia-Lippincott Gazetteer. (New York City: Columbia University Press, 1952) p. 1366 and named for Tom J. O'Donnell, a railroad promoter. O'Donnell was a railroad-created town, founded in anticipation that the Pecos and Northern Texas Railway would lay tracks through the area.Donald R. Abbe, "The History of Lynn County," Master's thesis, Texas Tech College University, 1974.
A branch of the Pecos and Northern Texas Railway was constructed from Slaton to Lamesa in 1910.{{cite web| url= https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/eqp09 |title= Pecos and Northern Texas Railway | work=Handbook of Texas Online| access-date=12 March 2013| author= H. Allen Anderson}} The rails were abandoned and removed in 1999. In 2016, a controversy arose when the school was reported for having the ten commandments on its wall; when forced to take it down, the students came together and wrote Bible verses on sticky notes and posted them on the wall.{{citation needed|date=August 2020}}
Geography
O'Donnell is on the High Plains of the Llano Estacado at {{coord|32|57|49|N|101|49|58|W|type:city}} (32.9637085 –101.8326542).{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}} U.S. Highway 87 passes just northwest of the city limits, leading southwest {{convert|17|mi}} to Lamesa and north {{convert|45|mi}} to Lubbock.
According to the United States Census Bureau, O'Donnell has an area of {{convert|2.2|sqkm|order=flip}}, all land.{{cite web |title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): O'Donnell city, Texas |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4853436 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213062642/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4853436 |archive-date=February 13, 2020 |access-date=January 7, 2016 |work=American Factfinder |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau}}
Demographics
{{US Census population
| align = left
| 1930 = 1026
| 1940 = 1147
| 1950 = 1473
| 1960 = 1356
| 1970 = 1148
| 1980 = 1200
| 1990 = 1102
| 2000 = 1011
| 2010 = 831
| 2020 = 704
| 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}}
}}
=2020 census=
| class="wikitable"
|+O'Donnell racial composition{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4853436&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2 |access-date=2022-05-20 |website=data.census.gov}} !Race !Number !Percentage |
| White (NH)
|218 |30.97% |
| Black or African American (NH)
|5 |0.71% |
| Mixed/Multi-Racial (NH)
|7 |0.99% |
| Hispanic or Latino
|474 |67.33% |
| Total
|704 | |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 704 people, 353 households, and 252 families residing in the city.
=2010 census=
As of the 2010 United States Census, O'Donnell had 831 people, a 17.8% reduction from the 2000 US Census.{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |title=Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010, O'Donnell, Texas |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=2018-04-03 }} The population resided in 315 households, of which 237 were identified as family households. The racial makeup of the city was 73.4% White, 1.2% African American, 0.6% Native American, 0.4% Asian, 20.3% from other races, and 4.1% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 62.8% of the population.
In the city, the age distribution was 31.2% under 18, 52.0% from 18 to 64, and 16.8% who were 65 or older. The median age was 38.5 years.
The median income for a household in the city was $26,103, and for a family was $30,833. Males had a median income of $26,193 versus $15,917 for females. The per capita income for the city was $12,924. About 24.4% of families and 24.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 31.1% of those under age 18 and 15.0% of those age 65 or over.
Education
O'Donnell is served by the O'Donnell Independent School District and is home to the O'Donnell High School Eagles.
Notable people
- Dan Blocker, was born in DeKalb, Texas, and moved with his parents to O'Donnell shortly after his birth. He is best known for playing Hoss Cartwright on the NBC television series Bonanza. The O'Donnell Heritage Museum has a room which features Blocker memorabilia
- Phil Hardberger, a former mayor of San Antonio, grew up in O'Donnell. His parents, Homer Reeves Hardberger and the former Bess Scott, are buried in O'Donnell{{Cite web |url=http://www.lubbockonline.com/stories/041008/obi_267032714.shtml |title=Bess Scott Hardberger {{!}} Lubbock Avalanche-Journal |access-date=2008-04-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080414171238/http://lubbockonline.com/stories/041008/obi_267032714.shtml |archive-date=2008-04-14 |url-status=dead }}
Gallery
File:Heritage Museum, O'Donnell, Texas IMG_1493.JPG|O'Donnell Heritage Museum at the intersection of Doak and Eighth streets
File:O'Donnell Texas cemetery 2011.jpg|O'Donnell Cemetery
File:Former Blocker Store, O'Donnell, Texas IMG 1497.JPG|The former Blocker Store in downtown O'Donnell
See also
{{portal|Texas}}
Notes
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References
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External links
{{commons category|O'Donnell, Texas}}
- [http://www.roadsideamerica.com/story/10854 Roadside America, Dan Blocker Memorial]
- [https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hjo01 Handbook of Texas: O'Donnell, Texas]
- {{URL|https://www.ars.usda.gov/plains-area/lubbock-tx/cropping-systems-research-laboratory/wind-erosion-and-water-conservation-research/docs/llano/|Photos of West Texas and the Llano Estacado}}
{{Lynn County, Texas}}
{{Dawson County, Texas}}
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Category:Populated places established in 1910
Category:Cities in Lynn County, Texas