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Iowa Park, Texas

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Iowa Park was founded in 1888 alongside the tracks of the Fort Worth and Denver City Railway by D. C. and A. J. Kolp. Originally called Daggett Switch, it soon became a shipping point for cotton and wheat. Hard times came in the early 1890s when a drought hit, but by 1900, the town had a significant
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The population fell during the early part of the century, but an oil discovery in 1918 reversed the dip. By 1926, the population was staying higher. A concrete highway connecting Iowa Park with Wichita Falls was built in 1927. In the mid-1930s, Iowa Park maintained its population, while most other
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provided a minor drawback in the 1950s, but by the end of the decade, the population was still holding up. The late 1960s brought two state football championships and a 20% growth in population which continued into the '70s.
360:, the city has a total area of 4.0 square miles (10.4 km), of which 3.6 square miles (9.4 km) are land and 0.4 square mile (1.0 km) of which (9.68%) is covered by water. 1092:
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 can be of any race.
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The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the
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U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Iowa Park, Texas
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A young fisherman at Gordon Lake in Oscar Park (summer 2008)
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It is part of the 157:0.39 sq mi (1.01 km) 1164:Municipalities and communities of 1010:. Retrieved on September 22, 2010. 925:"Census of Population and Housing" 377: 335:approach parkgoers at Gordon Lake. 14: 1106: 997:Post Office Location - IOWA PARK 52: 40: 1340:Wichita Falls metropolitan area 1335:Cities in Wichita County, Texas 186:1,611.19/sq mi (622.09/km) 1064:American Civil Liberties Union 1: 838:. United States Census Bureau 796:Köppen climate classification 786:, in proximity to Iowa Park. 763:Government and infrastructure 299:metropolitan statistical area 1066:. 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City
Entrance to Iowa Park
Location of Iowa Park, Texas
33°57′42″N 98°40′52″W / 33.96167°N 98.68111°W / 33.96167; -98.68111
Country
State
Texas
County
Wichita
Time zone
UTC-6
Central (CST)
DST
UTC-5
ZIP code
Area code
940
FIPS code
GNIS
www.iowapark.com
Wichita County, Texas
Wichita Falls, Texas
metropolitan statistical area
census


Geese
Sheppard Air Force Base
United States Census Bureau
1890

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