Plains, Texas

In 1905, W. J. Luna founded and named Plains. When Yoakum County was organized in 1907, Plains was designated the county seat. Following the discovery of oil in 1936, the population has grown steadily. ==Geography==

Plains is located at (33.190251, –102.827578). According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.0 square mile (2.6 km), all land. Sulphur Springs Draw runs through town. The springs feeding the stream have dried up due to the extraction of underground water. {{Weather box | width = auto | collapsed = yes | single line = yes | location = Plains, Texas (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1946–present) | Jan record high F = 82 | Feb record high F = 86 | Mar record high F = 95 | Apr record high F = 98 | May record high F = 107 | Jun record high F = 111 | Jul record high F = 109 | Aug record high F = 106 | Sep record high F = 104 | Oct record high F = 100 | Nov record high F = 88 | Dec record high F = 82 | year record high F = | Jan high F = 54.3 | Feb high F = 59.3 | Mar high F = 67.3 | Apr high F = 75.3 | May high F = 83.7 | Jun high F = 91.8 | Jul high F = 92.5 | Aug high F = 91.4 | Sep high F = 84.3 | Oct high F = 75.2 | Nov high F = 63.3 | Dec high F = 55.0 | year high F = 74.5 | Jan mean F = 39.4 | Feb mean F = 43.7 | Mar mean F = 51.0 | Apr mean F = 58.7 | May mean F = 68.4 | Jun mean F = 76.9 | Jul mean F = 78.9 | Aug mean F = 77.8 | Sep mean F = 70.6 | Oct mean F = 60.1 | Nov mean F = 48.1 | Dec mean F = 40.5 | year mean F = 59.5 | Jan low F = 24.5 | Feb low F = 28.2 | Mar low F = 34.8 | Apr low F = 42.1 | May low F = 53.0 | Jun low F = 62.1 | Jul low F = 65.3 | Aug low F = 64.2 | Sep low F = 56.9 | Oct low F = 45.0 | Nov low F = 32.9 | Dec low F = 25.9 | year low F = 44.6 | Jan record low F = -12 | Feb record low F = -12 | Mar record low F = 4 | Apr record low F = 16 | May record low F = 25 | Jun record low F = 42 | Jul record low F = 50 | Aug record low F = 49 | Sep record low F = 34 | Oct record low F = 12 | Nov record low F = -2 | Dec record low F = -4 | year record low F = | precipitation colour = green | Jan precipitation inch = 0.52 | Feb precipitation inch = 0.59 | Mar precipitation inch = 1.04 | Apr precipitation inch = 0.91 | May precipitation inch = 1.56 | Jun precipitation inch = 1.99 | Jul precipitation inch = 2.10 | Aug precipitation inch = 2.10 | Sep precipitation inch = 2.48 | Oct precipitation inch = 1.43 | Nov precipitation inch = 0.70 | Dec precipitation inch = 0.77 | year precipitation inch = 16.19 | unit precipitation days = 0.01 in | Jan precipitation days = 2.0 | Feb precipitation days = 2.6 | Mar precipitation days = 3.1 | Apr precipitation days = 2.6 | May precipitation days = 4.4 | Jun precipitation days = 4.5 | Jul precipitation days = 4.8 | Aug precipitation days = 5.5 | Sep precipitation days = 5.3 | Oct precipitation days = 4.1 | Nov precipitation days = 2.4 | Dec precipitation days = 2.8 | year precipitation days = 44.1 | Jan snow inch = 0.5 | Feb snow inch = 0.9 | Mar snow inch = 0.0 | Apr snow inch = 0.0 | May snow inch = 0.0 | Jun snow inch = 0.0 | Jul snow inch = 0.0 | Aug snow inch = 0.0 | Sep snow inch = 0.0 | Oct snow inch = 0.0 | Nov snow inch = 0.2 | Dec snow inch = 1.1 | year snow inch = 2.7 | unit snow days = 0.1 in | Jan snow days = 0.3 | Feb snow days = 0.5 | Mar snow days = 0.0 | Apr snow days = 0.0 | May snow days = 0.0 | Jun snow days = 0.0 | Jul snow days = 0.0 | Aug snow days = 0.0 | Sep snow days = 0.0 | Oct snow days = 0.0 | Nov snow days = 0.3 | Dec snow days = 0.7 | year snow days = 1.8 | source = NOAA ==Demographics==

2020 census As of the 2020 United States census, 1,355 people, 428 households, and 346 families were residing in the town. 2000 census At the 2000 census, 1,450 people, 485 households, and 390 families were living in the town. The population density was . The 569 housing units had an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 69.66% White, 0.76% Native American, 0.07% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 27.79% from other races, and 1.66% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 53.03% of the population. Of the 485 households, 42.3% had children under 18 living with them, 68.0% were married couples living together, 8.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.4% were not families. About 17.1% of households were one person, and 8.7% were one person 65 or older. The average household size was 2.98 and the average family size was 3.37. The age distribution was 32.6% under 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 27.4% from 25 to 44, 20.7% from 45 to 64, and 11.2% 65 or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 97 males. For every 100 females 18 and over, there were 91 males. The median income for a household was $32,188 and for a family was $36,250. Males had a median income of $27,188 versus $21,042 for females. The per capita income for the town was $14,624. About 17.2% of families and 20.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 28.9% of those under 18 and 23.5% of those 65 or over. ==Education==

The Town of Plains is served by the Plains Independent School District. ==Notable person==

• Clyde "Bulldog" Turner, a member of the Professional Football Hall of Fame. ==References==