Paint Creek is an unincorporated community in southeast Haskell County, Texas, United States, in north central Texas.

Paint Creek, Texas
Unincorporated community
Paint Creek Power Plant at Lake Stamford
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Coordinates: 33°03′46″N 99°40′22″W
Country	United States
State	Texas
County	Haskell
Population  (2010)
• Total	324
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-6 (CDT)
ZIP code	79521
Area code	940
FIPS code	48209
GNIS feature ID	1378817

History

Paint Creek is named after the nearby stream, which Stamford Dam impounds 8 miles to the east of the community to form Lake Stamford. In 2011, press reports indicated Haskell County had a population of 5,899, down from about 14,000 in 1950.[1]

It is the hometown of 14th United States Secretary of Energy, former Governor of Texas and two time U.S. presidential candidate Rick Perry, who served as Texas's 47th governor and the longest-serving governor in Texas history.

The Paint Creek Independent School District serves area students.

Logistical data

The community is 40 miles (64 km) north of Abilene.[2]

Demographics

As of the 2009 American Community Survey (ACS), 324 people resided in the area, with 608 housing units in the area. The racial makeup of the county was 95.9% White, with 4.1% from two or more races. About 6.2% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

In the county, the population distributed as 12.3% under the age of 20, 5.70% from 18 to 24, 1.2% from 20 to 24, 3.0% from 25 to 34, 18.0% from 35 to 44, and 12.4% from 45 to 54, 5.6% from 55 to 59, 20.1% from 60 to 64, 28.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 56.9 years.

References

External links

• U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Paint Creek, Texas
• Paint Creek, TX information at ProximityZone.com
• Paint Creek, TX info at hometownlocator.com