Woodrow, Texas
Woodrow, Texas | |
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 One of four churches in Woodrow | |
  Woodrow  Woodrow | |
| Coordinates: 33°26′48″N 101°50′39″W / 33.44667°N 101.84417°W[1] | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Texas |
| County | Lubbock |
| Physiographic region | Llano Estacado |
| Founded | 1910s |
| Elevation | 3,182 ft (970 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 806 |
| Website | Handbook of Texas |
Woodrow is an unincorporated community in southern Lubbock County, Texas, United States. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 85 in 2000. It is part of the Lubbock Metropolitan Statistical Area.
History
[edit]The community was named for president Woodrow Wilson.[2] There was a lot of debate at first over naming the town Wilson or Woodrow, but supporters of Woodrow prevailed. In the 1930s, the hamlet had a church, an industry, and a dispersed housing stock. Woodrow had 100 residents and four enterprises in 1948. There were no recorded companies in 1971, and the population was 80. Woodrow operated four churches, a gin, a general store, and a shop that repaired farm equipment in the late 1980s. A huge cemetery and a tiny business sector separated about twenty-five homes. The population was 85 in 1990. In 2000, the population did not change.[3] It might have been named Woodrow because there is already a Wilson in neighboring Lynn County.
The 1970 Lubbock tornado caused a thunderstorm to form near Woodrow.[4] Another F0 tornado struck Woodrow on April 30, 2013. The brief landspout tornado formed along an outflow boundary from a nearby microburst and remained over open fields, causing no damage.[5]
Geography
[edit]Woodrow is located on U.S. Route 87, 10 mi (16 km) south of Lubbock in southern Lubbock County.[2] State Highway Loop 493 also travels through the community.[6]
Education
[edit]In 1917, the first school was constructed. As plans to upgrade Lubbock County's rural school system were being developed, Woodrow was assigned to District One to combine with a newly proposed school. Eventually, a consensus was reached on consolidation, and District One trustees were chosen. The $84,000 Cooper School became a hybrid elementary and high school when work on it started in 1936.[3] Today, Woodrow is served by the Lubbock-Cooper Independent School District. Lubbock-Cooper South Elementary School is in the community.
Media
[edit]WPCS (FM), a Christian radio station, operates the call sign "K218DI" in Woodrow.[7] In October 2003, 91.5 FM of the Rejoice Broadcast Network began broadcasting in Woodrow.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Woodrow". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ a b "Slide, Texas". Texas Escapes Online Magazine. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
- ^ a b Woodrow, TX from the Handbook of Texas Online
- ^ "50th Anniversary of the 1970 Lubbock Tornado". Lubbock, Texas: National Weather Service Lubbock, Texas. September 18, 2020. Retrieved January 16, 2022.
- ^ "Texas Event Report: EF0 Tornado". National Climatic Data Center. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. 2013. Retrieved July 20, 2013.
- ^ Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "State Highway Loop No. 493". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved February 20, 2020.
- ^ 122140
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