Fouke, Texas Explained

Official Name:	Fouke, Texas
Settlement Type:	Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:	Texas#USA
Pushpin Label:	Fouke
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	United States
Subdivision Type1:	State
Subdivision Name1:	Texas
Subdivision Type2:	County
Subdivision Name2:	Wood
Timezone:	Central (CST)
Utc Offset:	-6
Timezone Dst:	CDT
Utc Offset Dst:	-5
Elevation Ft:	469
Coordinates:	32.6278°N -95.2742°W
Area Code:	430 & 903
Blank Name:	GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:	1378318

Fouke is an unincorporated community in Wood County, located in the U.S. state of Texas. According to the Handbook of Texas, Fouke had a population of 30 in 2000.

History

On April 28, 1912, an F1 tornado hit Fouke, killing two women beneath a fallen tree. 10 other people were injured.^[1]

Education

Today, Fouke is served by the Hawkins Independent School District.

Notable person

• Lillian Richard, actress^{[2] [3]}

Notes and References

1. Book: Grazulis . Thomas P. . Thomas P. Grazulis . Significant Tornadoes 1680–1991: A Chronology and Analysis of Events . July 1993 . The Tornado Project of Environmental Films . . 1-879362-03-1.
2. News: For faces behind Aunt Jemima, Uncle Ben's and Cream of Wheat, life transcended stereotype . Charisse . Jones . USA Today . July 12, 2020 . 2020-07-16.
3. Texas History 101: The northeast town of Hawkins remembers one of its small-town girls . Stacy . Hollister . October 2002 . Texas Monthly . 2020-06-19.