Place in Texas, United States
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.[ 2] Local addresses are served by the 79014 ZIP code of the post office in Canadian.[ 3] [ 4]
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.[ 5] [ 6] [ 7]
It is in the Canadian Independent School District .[ 8]
Climate
According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Glazier has a semi-arid climate , abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps.[ 9]
Demographics
Historical population
Census Pop. Note %±
2020 60 —
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References
^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Glazier, Texas
^ Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '06. Chicago : Rand McNally , 2006, p. 98.
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^ "The Panhandles' Only F5: Reconstructing the April 9, 1947 Higgins-Glazier Tornado" . Archived from the original on September 11, 2015.
^ "Top Ten US Killer Tornadoes" . Archived from the original on December 1, 2009. Retrieved May 30, 2010 .
^ 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.
^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Hemphill County, TX" (PDF) . U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved June 26, 2022 . - Text list
^ Climate Summary for Glazier, Texas
^ "Decennial Census by Decade" . US Census Bureau .
^ "1900 Census of Population - Population of Texas By Counties And Minor Civil Divisions" (PDF) . United States Census Bureau .
^ "1910 Census of Population - Supplement for Texas" (PDF) . United States Census Bureau .
^ "1920 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF) . United States Census Bureau .
^ "1930 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF) . United States Census Bureau .
^ "1940 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF) . United States Census Bureau .
^ "1950 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF) . United States Census Bureau .
^ "1960 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF) . United States Census Bureau .
^ "1970 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF) . United States Census Bureau .
^ "1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF) . United States Census Bureau .
^ "1990 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Texas" (PDF) . United States Census Bureau .
^ "2000 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Texas" (PDF) . United States Census Bureau .
^ "2010 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Texas" (PDF) . United States Census Bureau .