Plainview, Texas

Plainview is located at 34°11′28″N 101°43′8″W / 34.19111°N 101.71889°W / 34.19111; -101.71889 (34.191204, -101.718806)Template:GR and is located on the Llano Estacado.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 13.8 square miles (36 km²), all land.

As of the censusTemplate:GR of 2000, there were 22,336 people, 7,626 households, and 5,666 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,621.0 inhabitants per square mile (625.9/km²). There were 8,471 housing units at an average density of 614.8/sq mi (237.4/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 63.21% White, 5.87% African American, 1.13% Native American, 0.43% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 26.53% from other races, and 2.77% from two or more races. HispanicorLatino of any race were 49.83% of the population.

There were 7,626 households out of which 40.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.2% were married couples living together, 13.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.7% were non-families. 22.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.82 and the average family size is 4.

In the city the population was spread out with 31.0% under the age of 18, 11.5% from 18 to 24, 26.0% from 25 to 44, 18.0% from 45 to 64, and 13.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females there were 91.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.7 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $31,551, and the median income for a family was $35,215. Males had a median income of $26,434 versus $19,888 for females. The per capita income for the city was $13,791. About 15.0% of families and 19.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 25.1% of those under age 18 and 14.8% of those age 65 or over.

The Texas Department of Criminal Justice Region V office is located in Plainview.^[1] The current Region V headquarters opened in 1996 in a former Bank of America building.^[2]

• James H. Clark, technology entrepreneur and founder of Netscape and other companies.

• The general dentist Felix Conkling Crawford (1938–2007) practiced in Plainview and was a leading figure in both the Texas Dental Association and the American Dental Association. He was also an ADA lobbyist.

• Singer, actor, and sausage entrepreneur Jimmy Dean, known for his sketches with Jim Henson's Muppet Rowlf the Dog.

• Marshall Formby, a former county judge for Dickens County and a state senator, practiced law in Plainview and owned a chain of West Texas radio stations.

• Lawrence McCutcheon, running back for the Los Angeles Rams from 1972–1979, the Denver Broncos & Seattle Seahawks in 1980 and the Buffalo Bills in 1981, was born in Plainview and played football for the Plainview Bulldogs.

• Lavern Roach, (1925-1950) boxer, who was Ring Magazine's Rookie-of-the-Year in 1947. He died following a fatal blow received in a match on his 25th birthday.

• Horse trainer Carl Nafzger, who has won the Kentucky Derby twice, in 1990 with Unbridled and in 2007 with Street Sense, was born in Plainview. He also won the 1990 Breeder's Cup Classic with Unbridled.

• Michael Egnew, Previously played football for Plainview High School and the University of Missouri. He now plays tight end for the Miami Dolphins.

• Jamar Wall, former Plainview Bulldog running back, former Texas Tech corner back. Currently a NFL free agent.

• O.T. Ryan, (1927 - 2012) great mentor to many Plainview band students and director of the Plainview High School Band from 1964 to 1993. Past president of the Texas Bandmasters Association and UIL Region XVI Executive Secretary of Music. He was named Plainview’s Man of the Year in 1993 and received the Plainview Cultural Council’s Silver Star Award in 2006. In fall 1950 O. T. became director of the Plainview Junior High band and assistant to the legendary “Chief” Davidson with the high school band. O. T. succeeded Davidson in 1964, and under his directorship the band racked up 29 straight years of Division I honors in University Interscholastic League marching (a string that began under Davidson, had grown to 70 by 2007, and is believed to be a national record). O.T. and his wife Pat were honorees in the 2008 Centennial Circle of Honor.^[3][4]

• Julius Waring Walker, Jr., 8th U.S. Ambassador to Burkina Faso.

• Leah Kay Lyle,^[5] Miss Texas 1989 and a Top 10 Finalist in the Miss America Pageant. She now lives in the Dallas area.

• Apollo Robbins, also known as the gentleman thief. An American sleight of hand artist, currently working as a speaker, entertainer, and consultant. Born in Plainview, Texas in 1974.

The 1992 Steve Martin film Leap of Faith filmed part of the movie on location. The downtown water tower still bears the name and mascot of the fictional town in which the movie is set: The Rustwater Bengals.

The Quick Lunch Diner, where several scenes were filmed is now closed, and the site is now home to the Broadway Brew.

Current Prefixes for all carriers Wireless & Wire line are shown Below

806-213: NTS Communications

806-221: AT&T/SWBELL

     -221:2XXX- Level 3 Communications
     -221:3XXX- Brooks Fiber Communications

(Rest of Prefixes belong to AT&T/SWBELL)

806-228: NTC Communications

806-291: ATT/SWBEL

      -291:7XXX YMAX CORP

806-292: Verizon Wireless

806-293: ATT/SWBELL

806-296: ATT/SWBELL

806-313: NTS Communications

806-388: Flat Wireless (Clear Talk)

806-429: Teleport Communications Group

806-494: ATT/SEBELL

     -494:1XXX Verizon Wireless
     -494:2XXX Verizon Wireless
     -494:3XXX Suddenlink Phone
     -494:4XXX Utex Communications
     -494:5XXX Ymax Corp
     -494:9XXX Ymax Corp

806-498: NTS Communications

806-518: Nextel Partners

     -518:1XXX 12459 Blocks Belong to Sprint PCS
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806-587: Grand Communications

806-685: Verizon Wireless

806-729: Sprint PCS

806-774: Plateau Wireless

806-869: Plateau Wireless

The City of Plainview is served by the Plainview Independent School District.

Wayland Baptist University is a four-year university with approximately 1100 students at its main campus in Plainview.

The Museum of the Llano Estacado is located in Plainview.

The largest employer was a Cargrill beef processing plant, mothballed on February 1, 2013 due to lack of incoming animals from the local area due to the 2010–2012 Southern United States drought. Closure of the plant created a crisis in Plainview as an annual payroll of $15.5 million was lost and many of the 2,300 employees and their families relocated after being laid off.^[6]

On February 11, 2009, the Texas Department of State Health Services ordered the cessation of operations and full recall of all products produced by a Plainview-based peanut processing facility owned by Peanut Corporation of America, following the discovery of "dead rodents, rodent excrement and bird feathers in the plant," and revelations that the plant had operated without state licensure or inspection. The plant had voluntarily suspended operations one day earlier, and was not linked to the salmonella outbreak that had forced the shutdown of other PCA plants.^[7][8]

• Plainview Commercial Historic District
• Plainview Site

• Plainview Chamber of Commerce
• Plainview in the Handbook of Texas
• Plainview First
• Plainview Daily Herald