Quanah is a city in and the county seat of Hardeman County, Texas, United
States. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 3,022.
Quanah is 192 miles northwest of Fort Worth, and 8 miles south of the Red
River, which forms the Oklahoma-Texas state line. South of the city is Copper
Breaks State Park. History
Quanah was organized in 1884 as a stop on the Fort Worth and Denver Railway.
The city is named for Quanah Parker, the last Comanche chief.
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. The courthouse,
constructed in 1908, anchors what is now the historic downtown district. The
courthouse in Quanah, named after the last Commache chief, is engraved. The
courthouse was financed by a bond election approved by voters in 1906. The
project architect was R.H. Stuckey of Chillicothe, Texas. It has both domed
cupola and Ionic columns. Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.5
square miles, all of it land. = Climate =
Demographics As of the census 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. of The population density was 866.8 people per
square mile. There were 1,485 housing units at an average density of 425.9 per
square mile. The racial makeup of the city was 84.05% White, 4.96% African
American, 0.40% Native American, 0.43% Asian, 8.24% from other races, and 1.92%
from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 16.48% 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 married
couples 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 per capita income for
the city was $16,841. About 16.6% of families and 20.7% of the population
were below the poverty line, 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 Muenster in Cooke
County, has represented Quanah in the Texas House of Representatives 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 Mental Health Centers. Notable people
Judy Buenoano, serial killer executed in Florida's electric chair.
Bill Evans, awarded a Bronze Star and Silver Star for valor in World War II;
professional baseball player in late 1940s and 1950s.
John Gilliland, radio broadcaster. Edward Givens, astronaut.
Fred C. Koch, chemical engineer and founder of Koch Industries.
Bill McDonald, notable Texas Ranger. Larry Swindell, Author, Texas Literary
Hall of Fame. Bruce Cook, band director for the
Clemson University Marching Band. Later, he was founding director of the Brooks
Center for the performing arts. References
External links City of Quanah
Chamber of Commerce Quanah Independent School District