Tahoka, Texas

Tahoka is named after the nearby Tahoka Lake, a natural spring-fed lake. The lake's Indian name translates to "fresh or clear water."{{cite web | url=https://www.kcbd.com/story/5142604/history-of-tahoka/ | title=History of Tahoka | date=July 13, 2006 }}

Tahoka is located at {{coord|33|9|57|N|101|47|58|W|type:city}} (33.165804, –101.799315).{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of {{convert|2.4|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|2.4|sqmi|km2}} is land and 0.45% is covered by water.

According to the Köppen climate classification system, Tahoka has a semiarid climate, BSk on climate maps.[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=818814&cityname=Tahoka%2C+Texas%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary for Tahoka, Texas]

{{Weather box

|location = Tahoka, Texas, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1913–present

|single line = Yes

|Jan record high F = 86

|Feb record high F = 91

|Mar record high F = 96

|Apr record high F = 102

|May record high F = 108

|Jun record high F = 116

|Jul record high F = 109

|Aug record high F = 109

|Sep record high F = 104

|Oct record high F = 101

|Nov record high F = 91

|Dec record high F = 83

|Jan avg record high F = 76.1

|Feb avg record high F = 80.6

|Mar avg record high F = 87.4

|Apr avg record high F = 92.4

|May avg record high F = 98.4

|Jun avg record high F = 102.2

|Jul avg record high F = 101.0

|Aug avg record high F = 99.5

|Sep avg record high F = 96.4

|Oct avg record high F = 91.3

|Nov avg record high F = 82.9

|Dec avg record high F = 75.9

|year avg record high F = 104.0

|Jan high F = 55.7

|Feb high F = 60.3

|Mar high F = 68.4

|Apr high F = 76.7

|May high F = 84.1

|Jun high F = 91.5

|Jul high F = 93.3

|Aug high F = 92.0

|Sep high F = 84.7

|Oct high F = 76.2

|Nov high F = 64.7

|Dec high F = 56.5

|year high F =

|Jan mean F = 42.0

|Feb mean F = 45.7

|Mar mean F = 53.2

|Apr mean F = 61.3

|May mean F = 70.3

|Jun mean F = 78.5

|Jul mean F = 81.0

|Aug mean F = 79.8

|Sep mean F = 72.6

|Oct mean F = 62.6

|Nov mean F = 51.1

|Dec mean F = 43.2

|year mean F =

|Jan low F = 28.3

|Feb low F = 31.1

|Mar low F = 38.1

|Apr low F = 45.8

|May low F = 56.5

|Jun low F = 65.6

|Jul low F = 68.8

|Aug low F = 67.5

|Sep low F = 60.4

|Oct low F = 49.0

|Nov low F = 37.4

|Dec low F = 29.9

|year low F =

|Jan avg record low F = 15.6

|Feb avg record low F = 18.0

|Mar avg record low F = 23.1

|Apr avg record low F = 32.2

|May avg record low F = 43.0

|Jun avg record low F = 57.1

|Jul avg record low F = 63.0

|Aug avg record low F = 60.7

|Sep avg record low F = 48.3

|Oct avg record low F = 33.6

|Nov avg record low F = 23.0

|Dec avg record low F = 16.1

|year avg record low F = 11.4

|Jan record low F = -5

|Feb record low F = -15

|Mar record low F = 3

|Apr record low F = 20

|May record low F = 30

|Jun record low F = 42

|Jul record low F = 48

|Aug record low F = 45

|Sep record low F = 33

|Oct record low F = 18

|Nov record low F = 4

|Dec record low F = -3

|precipitation colour = green

|Jan precipitation inch = 0.76

|Feb precipitation inch = 0.74

|Mar precipitation inch = 1.07

|Apr precipitation inch = 1.34

|May precipitation inch = 2.93

|Jun precipitation inch = 2.83

|Jul precipitation inch = 2.29

|Aug precipitation inch = 2.23

|Sep precipitation inch = 2.93

|Oct precipitation inch = 1.66

|Nov precipitation inch = 1.12

|Dec precipitation inch = 0.78

|year precipitation inch =

|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in

|Jan precipitation days = 3.4

|Feb precipitation days = 4.0

|Mar precipitation days = 4.0

|Apr precipitation days = 4.0

|May precipitation days = 6.5

|Jun precipitation days = 6.5

|Jul precipitation days = 6.0

|Aug precipitation days = 5.8

|Sep precipitation days = 5.6

|Oct precipitation days = 5.4

|Nov precipitation days = 3.9

|Dec precipitation days = 3.7

|Jan snow inch = 1.0

|Feb snow inch = 1.4

|Mar snow inch = 0.1

|Apr snow inch = 0.1

|May snow inch = 0.0

|Jun snow inch = 0.0

|Jul snow inch = 0.0

|Aug snow inch = 0.0

|Sep snow inch = 0.0

|Oct snow inch = 0.0

|Nov snow inch = 0.7

|Dec snow inch = 1.3

|year snow inch =

|unit snow days = 0.1 in

|Jan snow days = 0.9

|Feb snow days = 0.8

|Mar snow days = 0.1

|Apr snow days = 0.1

|May snow days = 0.0

|Jun snow days = 0.0

|Jul snow days = 0.0

|Aug snow days = 0.0

|Sep snow days = 0.0

|Oct snow days = 0.1

|Nov snow days = 0.4

|Dec snow days = 0.7

|source 1 = NOAA

{{cite web

|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&stations=USC00418818&format=pdf&dataTypes=MLY-TMAX-NORMAL,MLY-TMIN-NORMAL,MLY-TAVG-NORMAL,MLY-PRCP-NORMAL,MLY-SNOW-NORMAL

|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

|title = U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access – Station: Tahoka, TX

|access-date = July 3, 2023

}}

|source 2 = National Weather Service

{{cite web

|url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/climate?wfo=lub

|publisher = National Weather Service

|title = NOAA Online Weather Data – NWS Lubbock

|access-date = July 3, 2023

}}

}}

{{US Census population

| 1920 = 786

| 1930 = 1620

| 1940 = 2129

| 1950 = 2848

| 1960 = 3012

| 1970 = 2956

| 1980 = 3262

| 1990 = 2868

| 2000 = 2910

| 2010 = 2673

| 2020 = 2375

| footnote = U.S. Decennial Census{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}

}}

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 2,375 people, 964 households, and 665 families residing in the city.

As of the census of 2000, 2,910 people, 1,063 households, and 783 families resided in the city. The population density was {{convert|1,213.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The 1,194 housing units averaged 498.1 per square mile (192.1/km{{sup|2}}). The racial makeup of the city was 74.71% White, 5.46% African American, 1.37% Native American, 0.10% Asian, 16.36% from other races, and 1.99% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 44.78% of the population.

Of 1,063 households, 39.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.5% were married couples living together, 15.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.3% were not families. About 25.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.70 and the average family size was 3.22.

In the city, the population was distributed as 32.0% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 26.0% from 25 to 44, 19.5% from 45 to 64, and 15.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.6 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $23,214, and for a family was $30,200. Males had a median income of $29,293 versus $20,346 for females. The per capita income for the city was $13,145. About 21.6% of families and 24.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 25.7% of those under age 18 and 32.9% of those age 65 or over.

Tahoka is served by a weekly newspaper, nearby station KPET (AM), and the various Lubbock radio and TV stations. KAMZ (FM) and KMMX (FM) are licensed to Tahoka, but have offices and studios in Lubbock and originate few if any programs from Lynn County.

The city of Tahoka is served by the Tahoka Independent School District.

• James Gill (born 1934), artist
• Val Joe Walker (1930–2013), National Football League player with the Green Bay Packers and the San Francisco 49ers

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• {{Official website|www.tahoka-texas.com}}

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