Kalgary, Texas

Unincorporated community in Texas, United States

33°24′32″N 101°08′55″W / 33.40889°N 101.14861°W / 33.40889; -101.14861CountryUnited StatesStateTexasCountiesCrosbyElevation

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2,503 ft (763 m)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP code

79370

Area code806GNIS feature ID1380019^[1]WebsiteHandbook of Texas

Kalgary is an unincorporated community in Crosby County, Texas, United States. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had an estimated population of 70 in 2000.^[2]

Kalgary is part of the Lubbock Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography

Kalgary is situated along FM 261 in southeastern Crosby County, about 55 miles (89 km) southeast of Lubbock.^[3] It is located within the rolling plains along a drainage divide that separates the White River and the Salt Fork Brazos River, both tributaries of the Brazos River.

Climate

According to the Köppen climate classification system, Kalgary has a semiarid climate, BSk on climate maps.^[4]

History

The community was established around 1905, when E.P. Swenson started selling parcels of his 437,670-acre (1,771.2 km²) SMS Ranch. First known as Spur, the community became known as Watson, after early settler Richard Watson Self.^[2] A post office opened in 1911, but closed two years later. It reopened in 1925, and in 1927, the community's name was changed from Watson to Kalgary^[3] after Calgary, Alberta.^[5] By the early 1930s, Kalgary was home to about 10 residents. That figure rose to 100 in 1940. At that time, three stores and a gin were operating in the community. In 1949, the local school district - known as Self County Line – began consolidating with nearby Crosbyton. No more classes were held in Kalgary after an October 1952 fire destroyed the local school. During the latter half of the 20th century, the population was estimated to be around 140. That number had decreased to 70 by 2000.^[2]

Education

Public education in the community of Kalgary is provided by the Crosbyton Consolidated Independent School District.

References

^ ^a ^b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kalgary, Texas
^ ^a ^b ^c "Kalgary, Texas". The Handbook of Texas online. Retrieved September 30, 2009.
^ ^a ^b "Kalgary, Texas". Texas Escapes Online Magazine. Retrieved September 30, 2009.
^ Climate Summary for Kalgary, Texas
^ Stewart, George R. (1970). American place-names; a concise and selective dictionary for the continental United States of America. New York: Oxford University Press.