Woodrow, Texas
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Woodrow is an unincorporated community in southern Lubbock County, Texas, United States. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 85 in 2000. It is part of the Lubbock Metropolitan Statistical Area.
History
The community was named for president Woodrow Wilson. There was a lot of debate at first over naming the town Wilson or Woodrow, but supporters of Woodrow prevailed. In the 1930s, the hamlet had a church, an industry, and a dispersed housing stock. Woodrow had 100 residents and four enterprises in 1948. There were no recorded companies in 1971, and the population was 80. Woodrow operated four churches, a gin, a general store, and a shop that repaired farm equipment in the late 1980s. A huge cemetery and a tiny business sector separated about twenty-five homes. The population was 85 in 1990. In 2000, the population did not change.{{Handbook of Texas|id=hnw61|name=Woodrow, TX}} It might have been named Woodrow because there is already a Wilson in neighboring Lynn County.
The 1970 Lubbock tornado caused a thunderstorm to form near Woodrow.{{cite web |title=50th Anniversary of the 1970 Lubbock Tornado |url=https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/34fc3a50465e408f9d050ddf443d6bcd |publisher=National Weather Service Lubbock, Texas |access-date=January 16, 2022 |location=Lubbock, Texas |date=September 18, 2020}} Another F0 tornado struck Woodrow on April 30, 2013. The brief landspout tornado formed along an outflow boundary from a nearby microburst and remained over open fields, causing no damage.{{cite web|work=National Climatic Data Center|publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration|year=2013|accessdate=July 20, 2013|title=Texas Event Report: EF0 Tornado|url=http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=438094}}
Geography
Woodrow is located on U.S. Route 87, {{convert|10|mi|km|abbr=on}} south of Lubbock in southern Lubbock County.{{cite web | url= http://www.texasescapes.com/TexasTowns/Slide-Texas.htm | title= Slide, Texas | publisher = Texas Escapes Online Magazine | date= | accessdate = 2024-07-10}} State Highway Loop 493 also travels through the community.{{TxDOT|SL|493|accessdate=February 20, 2020|link=no}}
Education
In 1917, the first school was constructed. As plans to upgrade Lubbock County's rural school system were being developed, Woodrow was assigned to District One to combine with a newly proposed school. Eventually, a consensus was reached on consolidation, and District One trustees were chosen. The $84,000 Cooper School became a hybrid elementary and high school when work on it started in 1936. Today, Woodrow is served by the Lubbock-Cooper Independent School District. Lubbock-Cooper South Elementary School is in the community.
Media
WPCS (FM), a Christian radio station, operates the call sign "K218DI" in Woodrow.{{FID|122140}} In October 2003, 91.5 FM of the Rejoice Broadcast Network began broadcasting in Woodrow.
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Category:Unincorporated communities in Lubbock County, Texas
Category:Lubbock metropolitan area