Glazier, Texas

Glazier, Texas
Census-designated place
Glazier in the 1900s or 1910s
Glazier in the 1900s or 1910s
Glazier is located in Texas
Glazier
Glazier
Location within Texas
Glazier is located in the United States
Glazier
Glazier
Location within the United States
Coordinates: 36°0′49″N 100°16′13″W / 36.01361°N 100.27028°W / 36.01361; -100.27028
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyHemphill
Government
Area
 • Total
1.29 sq mi (3.33 km2)
Elevation
[1]
2,628 ft (801 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
60
 • Density47/sq mi (18/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID2805788[1]

Glazier is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Hemphill County, Texas, United States. It lies at the intersection of U.S. Highway 60 and State Highway 305, to the northeast of the city of Canadian, the county seat of Hemphill County.[2] Local addresses are served by the 79014 ZIP code of the post office in Canadian.[3][4] As of the 2020 census, Glazier had a population of 60.[5]

Every structure in Glazier except one house and the town's jail was destroyed by a violent tornado on April 9, 1947, and 17 people were killed.[6][7][8]

It is in the Canadian Independent School District.[9]

Climate

According to the Köppen climate classification, Glazier has a semiarid climate, BSk on climate maps.[10]

Demographics

2020 Census

Glazier CDP, Texas – Racial and ethnic composition
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 may be of any race.
Race / Ethnicity (NH = non-Hispanic) Pop. 2020[11] Percentage
White alone (NH) 52 86.67%
Asian alone (NH) 1 1.67%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 7 11.67%
Total 60 100.00%

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Glazier, Texas
  2. ↑ Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '06. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2006, p. 98.
  3. ↑ Zip Code Lookup
  4. ↑ Zip Code Lookup
  5. ↑ "2020 Decennial Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171)". United States Census Bureau. 2021. Retrieved March 12, 2026.
  6. ↑ "The Panhandles' Only F5: Reconstructing the April 9, 1947 Higgins-Glazier Tornado". Archived from the original on September 11, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Top Ten US Killer Tornadoes". Archived from the original on December 1, 2009. Retrieved May 30, 2010.
  8. ↑ Associated Press, "Fear Casualty List to Grow; Towns Afire: Texas Village Razed", Chicago Daily Tribune, Chicago, Illinois, Thursday 10 April 1947, Volume CVI, Number 86, Section 1, Page 1.
  9. ↑ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Hemphill County, TX" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved June 26, 2022. - Text list
  10. ↑ Climate Summary for Glazier, Texas
  11. ↑ "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Glazier CDP, Texas". United States Census Bureau.
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