Chalk, Texas
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Chalk is an
unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...
in Cottle County, in the
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of
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. According to the ''
Handbook of Texas The Texas State Historical Association (TSHA) is an American nonprofit educational and research organization dedicated to documenting the history of Texas. It was founded in Austin, Texas, United States, on March 2, 1897. In November 2008, the ...
'', the community had a population of 17 in 2000.


History

On June 1, 1954, an F3 tornado struck areas east of Chalk. One person died and 14 were injured.


Geography

Chalk is located on Farm to Market Road 1038 in southern Cottle County.


Education

Chalk had one school from 1914 to 1945. Today, the community is served by the Paducah Independent School District.


References

{{authority control Unincorporated communities in Cottle County, Texas Unincorporated communities in Texas