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Sinton is a city in and the county seat of San Patricio County, Texas, [5] United States. The population was 5,504 at the 2020 census. [2] It was founded in 1886 and was named in honor of David Sinton, a influential business owner and rancher. [6]
Slaton is on the level plains of the Llano Estacado.The nearest significant geographical feature is Yellow House Canyon, which is 3 miles (5 km) to the northeast.. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has an area of 5.5 square miles (14.3 km 2), of which 5.5 square miles (14.2 km 2) are land and 0.039 square miles (0.1 km 2), or 0.56%, is covered
Texas population density map. As of May 2024, the 1,225 Texas municipalities [3] [a] include 971 cities, 231 towns, and 23 villages.These designations are determined by United States Census Bureau requirements based on state statutes and may not match a municipality's self-reported designation. [4]
Slaton Airport has one asphalt runway (18-36) which is 4,244 ft (1,294 m) long and 75 ft (23 m) wide and sits at a elevation of 3,126 ft (953 m) above mean sea level. [2] The airport previously had a second turf runway (8-26) but it was closed permanently due to the rough surface. [ 2 ]
A mural in downtown Slaton, Texas, features Black workers in a cotton field. (Mike Hixenbaugh / NBC News) The high school, located a few blocks away, serves fewer than 400 students, the ...
Yellow House Canyon is about 32 km (20 mi) long, heading in Lubbock, Texas, at the junction of Blackwater Draw and Yellow House Draw, and trending generally southeastward to the edge of the Llano Estacado about 10 km (6.2 mi) east of Slaton, Texas; it forms one of three major canyons along the east side of the Llano Estacado and carries the waters of the North Fork Double Mountain Fork Brazos ...
The city’s attorney, administrator and secretary have all resigned. ... This city hall in North Texas shuts down after mass resignations. Abby Church. January 20, 2023 at 3:12 PM.
When Texas was annexed by the United States in 1845, the area was stabilized by the presence of U.S. troops under General Zachary Taylor. In 1845, the county was formed (San Patricio is Spanish for Saint Patrick , the primary patron saint of the colonists' home country of Ireland), and Corpus Christi was designated as the county seat.