Population |
7,462 |
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Physical Features: High Plains; level, broken by Tule Canyon and Creek; playas; large underground water supply; rich soils.
Economy: Cotton processing, manufacturing.
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History: Apaches; displaced by Comanches around 1700. U.S. Army removed Comanches in 1874. Ranching began in the late 1870s. Farming developed after 1900. County named for J.G. Swisher of Texas Revolution; county created from Bexar, Young territories in 1876; organized in 1890.
Race/Ethnicity: (In percent) Anglo, 45.7; Black, 8.4; Hispanic, 44.5; Asian, 0.7; Other, 1.8; Two or more races, 1.9.
Vital Statistics, annual: Births, 111; deaths, 81; marriages, 40; divorces, 13.
Recreation: Mackenzie battle site, Picnic celebration in July at Tulia.
Minerals: Not significant.
Agriculture: Cotton, cattle, wheat, corn, sorghum, cucumbers. Some 70,000 acres irrigated. Market value $623.9 million.
TULIA (4,684) county seat; agriculture, government/services, manufacturing; hospital, library, museum.
Other towns include: Happy (675, partly in Randall County); Kress (700); Vigo Park (36).
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The Swisher County Courthouse square in Tulia. Photo by Robert Plocheck. |