Official Name: | Chalk, Texas |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
Pushpin Map: | Texas#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Chalk |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Texas |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Cottle |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Elevation Ft: | 1,778 |
Coordinates: | 33.8783°N -100.2233°W |
Area Code: | 806 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 1379526 |
Chalk is an unincorporated community in Cottle County, in the U.S. state of Texas. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 17 in 2000.
On June 1, 1954, an F3 tornado struck areas east of Chalk. One person died and 14 were injured.[1]
Chalk is located on Farm to Market Road 1038 in southern Cottle County.
Chalk had one school from 1914 to 1945. Today, the community is served by the Paducah Independent School District.