Summerfield, Texas Explained

Summerfield, Texas
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:Texas#USA
Pushpin Label:Summerfield
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within the state of Texas
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Texas
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Castro
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population As Of:2000
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:3937
Coordinates:34.7381°N -102.5072°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP codes
Postal Code:79085
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1380625

Summerfield is an unincorporated community in northwestern Castro County, Texas, United States. It lies along U.S. Route 60 northwest of the city of Dimmitt, the county seat of Castro County.[1] Its elevation is 3,937 feet (1,200 m). Although Summerfield is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 79085.[2]

Summerfield was founded as Boom in the late 1890s; it was renamed for surveyor John Summerfield in 1907 because there was another Texas community named Boom. The community was built along the Pecos & Northern Texas Railway, near Castro Creek and the Deaf Smith and Parmer county lines.[3]

As of 2020, it has a population of less than 100.

Climate

According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Summerfield has a semi-arid climate, abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps.[4]

Demographics

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Notes and References

  1. Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '08. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2008, p. 98.
  2. http://www.zipinfo.com/cgi-local/zipsrch.exe?cnty=cnty&zip=79085 Zip Code Lookup
  3. http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hns99 Summerfield, Texas (Castro County)
  4. http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=890414&cityname=Summerfield%2C+Texas%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary for Summerfield, Texas