Official Name: | Key, Texas |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
Pushpin Map: | Texas#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Key |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Texas |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Dawson |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Elevation Ft: | 2,933 |
Coordinates: | 32.7281°N -101.7994°W |
Area Code: | 806 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 1339063 |
Key is an unincorporated community in Dawson County, Texas, United States. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had an estimated population of 20 in 2000.
Key is located at the intersection of U.S. Highway 180 and Farm to Market Road 178, 12miles east of Lamesa, 45miles northwest of Big Spring, and 52miles west of Snyder in east-central Dawson County.[1]
Key had its own school in 1947. Today, Key is served by the Lamesa Independent School District.