Glazier, Texas Explained

Glazier, Texas
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Census designated place
Pushpin Map:Texas#USA
Pushpin Label:Glazier
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Texas
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Hemphill
Leader Name:John Wander
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population As Of:2000 48
Population Total:60
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:2628
Coordinates:36.0136°N -100.2703°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP codes
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2805788

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.[1] Local addresses are served by the 79014 ZIP code of the post office in Canadian.[2] [3]

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.[4] [5] [6]

It is in the Canadian Independent School District.[7]

Climate

According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Glazier has a semi-arid climate, abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps.[8]

Notes and References

  1. Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '06. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2006, p. 98.
  2. http://www.zipinfo.com/cgi-local/zipsrch.exe?cnty=cnty&zip=Glazier%2C+TX Zip Code Lookup
  3. http://www.zipinfo.com/cgi-local/zipsrch.exe?cnty=cnty&zip=79014 Zip Code Lookup
  4. Web site: The Panhandles' Only F5: Reconstructing the April 9, 1947 Higgins-Glazier Tornado. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150911083851/http://www.srh.noaa.gov/ama/?n=1947tornado. 2015-09-11.
  5. Web site: Top Ten US Killer Tornadoes . 2010-05-30 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20091201024716/http://www.tornadoproject.com/toptens/6.htm . 2009-12-01 .
  6. 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.
  7. Web site: 2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Hemphill County, TX. U.S. Census Bureau. 2022-06-26. - Text list
  8. http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=594769&cityname=Glazier%2C+Texas%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary for Glazier, Texas