Quanah () is a city in and the

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of Hardeman County,

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, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 2,279, down from 2,641 at the 2010 census. Quanah is northwest of

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and south of the Red River, which forms the Oklahoma-Texas state line.

Copper Breaks State Park Copper Breaks State Park is a state park in Hardeman County, Texas, Hardeman County, Texas, located approximately south of Quanah, Texas, Quanah, the county seat. It covers and contains two small lakes and of trails. History Originally, Copp ...

is south of the city.

History

Quanah was organized in 1884 as a stop on what was then the

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. The city was named for

Quanah Parker Quanah Parker (, ; – February 23, 1911) was a war leader of the Kwahadi ("Antelope") band of the Comanche Nation. He was likely born into the Nokoni ("Wanderers") band of Tabby-nocca and grew up among the Kwahadis, the son of Kwahadi Coman ...

, the last principal chief of the

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Nation. The county seat of Hardeman County was moved from Margaret to Quanah in 1890 after an acrimonious battle that contributed to the splitting off of the southern section of Hardeman County as Foard County.

Geography

Quanah is at the geographic center of Hardeman County, at the intersection of U.S. Route 287 (11th Street) and

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(Main Street). US 287 leads southeast to Vernon and northwest to Childress. Highway 6 leads south to Crowell and north to the

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border at the Red River.

Altus, Oklahoma Altus () is a city in and the county seat of Jackson County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 18,729 at the 2020 census. Altus is home to Altus Air Force Base, the United States Air Force training base for C-17, KC-46 and KC-135 ...

, is northeast of Quanah via Oklahoma Highway 6. According to the

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, Quanah has a total area of , all land.

Climate

Demographics

2020 census

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 2,279 people, 1,088 households, and 700 families residing in the city.

2000 census

As of the

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of 2000, there were 3,022 people, 1,255 households, and 823 families residing in the city. Now in 2010 the United States Census as said there are 2,642 people, a drop in population of 390 people. The population density was . There were 1,485 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 84.1%

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, 5.0%

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, 0.4% Native American, 0.4% Asian, 8.2% from other races, and 1.9% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 16.5% of the population. There were 1,255 households, out of which 29.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.8% were

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living together, 10.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.4% were non-families. 31.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 20.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.96. In the city, the population was spread out, with 25.1% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 22.0% from 25 to 44, 22.9% from 45 to 64, and 22.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.2 males. The median income for a household in the city was $26,354, and the median income for a family was $29,506. Males had a median income of $26,472 versus $18,403 for females. The

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for the city was $16,841. About 16.6% of families and 20.7% of the population were below the

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, including 29.8% of those under age 18 and 16.4% of those age 65 or over.

Government

Republican Drew Springer, Jr., a businessman from

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in Cooke County, has represented Quanah in the

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since January 2013.

Education

The city is served by the Quanah Independent School District and is home to the Quanah High School Indians.

Infrastructure

Health care

Quanah is home to a branch of the Helen J. Farabee Counseling Centers.

Notable people

* Judy Buenoano, serial killer executed in Florida's electric chair *

Bill Evans William John Evans (August 16, 1929 – September 15, 1980) was an American Jazz piano, jazz pianist and composer who worked primarily as the leader of his trio. His use of impressionist harmony, block chords, innovative chord voicings, a ...

, awarded a Bronze Star and Silver Star for valor in World War II; professional baseball player in late 1940s and 1950s *

John Gilliland John Sanford Gilliland Jr. (October 18, 1935 – July 27, 1998) was an American radio broadcaster and documentarian best known for the ''Pop Chronicles'' music documentaries and as one of the original members of The Credibility Gap. He was ...

, radio broadcaster *

Edward Givens Edward Galen Givens Jr. (January 5, 1930 – June 6, 1967) was a United States Air Force officer, test pilot, and NASA astronaut. Selected by NASA in 1966 as a member of the fifth astronaut group, he died in an automobile accident before being as ...

, astronaut * Welborn Griffith, American officer who served during World War II and who was instrumental in saving France's

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during the battle of Chartres * Fred C. Koch, chemical engineer and founder of

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* Juli Reding, actress * Clay Reynolds, Texas author and essayist

References

External links

City of Quanah official website
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Quanah Independent School District
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