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Robert Lee, Texas
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Robert Lee State Bank
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| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Coke |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.15 sq mi (2.98 km2) |
| • Land | 1.14 sq mi (2.95 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,827 ft (557 m) |
| Population
(2020)
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| • Total | 1,027 |
| • Density | 893/sq mi (344.6/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code |
76945
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| Area code(s) | 325 |
| FIPS code | 48-62564 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1345308 |
Robert Lee is a city in and the county seat of Coke County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,027 at the 2020 census.
History
The founders named the city after Robert E. Lee, who is thought to have set up camp for a time near the current townsite on the Colorado River. Lee served in Texas from 1856 to 1861 as a lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Army, Second Cavalry.
Geography
Robert Lee is downstream from the E.V. Spence Reservoir on the upper Colorado River.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.1 square miles (2.8 km2), all land.
Climate
| Climate data for Robert Lee, Texas (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1908–1911, 1962–2017) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 90 (32) |
98 (37) |
98 (37) |
102 (39) |
114 (46) |
111 (44) |
110 (43) |
110 (43) |
109 (43) |
104 (40) |
92 (33) |
86 (30) |
114 (46) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 58.0 (14.4) |
62.9 (17.2) |
70.1 (21.2) |
79.4 (26.3) |
87.0 (30.6) |
92.6 (33.7) |
96.1 (35.6) |
94.4 (34.7) |
87.4 (30.8) |
79.0 (26.1) |
66.9 (19.4) |
59.0 (15.0) |
77.7 (25.4) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 43.9 (6.6) |
48.7 (9.3) |
55.9 (13.3) |
64.9 (18.3) |
73.8 (23.2) |
80.4 (26.9) |
84.1 (28.9) |
82.5 (28.1) |
75.1 (23.9) |
64.9 (18.3) |
53.4 (11.9) |
45.2 (7.3) |
64.4 (18.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 29.8 (−1.2) |
34.4 (1.3) |
41.7 (5.4) |
50.3 (10.2) |
60.6 (15.9) |
68.3 (20.2) |
72.0 (22.2) |
70.7 (21.5) |
62.8 (17.1) |
50.8 (10.4) |
39.9 (4.4) |
31.4 (−0.3) |
51.1 (10.6) |
| Record low °F (°C) | 3 (−16) |
−1 (−18) |
8 (−13) |
25 (−4) |
33 (1) |
49 (9) |
55 (13) |
52 (11) |
38 (3) |
24 (−4) |
14 (−10) |
−2 (−19) |
−2 (−19) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 1.06 (27) |
1.11 (28) |
1.30 (33) |
1.65 (42) |
2.60 (66) |
2.60 (66) |
1.54 (39) |
2.63 (67) |
2.65 (67) |
2.11 (54) |
1.23 (31) |
0.95 (24) |
21.43 (544) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 0.1 (0.25) |
0.2 (0.51) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.1 (0.25) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.1 (0.25) |
0.5 (1.3) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 3.9 | 5.8 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 2.9 | 49.3 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
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Demographics
2020 census
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1930 | 490 | — | |
| 1940 | 662 | 35.1% | |
| 1950 | 1,089 | 64.5% | |
| 1960 | 990 | −9.1% | |
| 1970 | 1,119 | 13.0% | |
| 1980 | 1,202 | 7.4% | |
| 1990 | 1,276 | 6.2% | |
| 2000 | 1,171 | −8.2% | |
| 2010 | 1,049 | −10.4% | |
| 2020 | 1,027 | −2.1% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census | |||
| Race | Number | Percentage |
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| White (NH) | 702 | 68.35% |
| Black or African American (NH) | 5 | 0.49% |
| Native American or Alaska Native (NH) | 10 | 0.97% |
| Pacific Islander (NH) | 3 | 0.29% |
| Some Other Race (NH) | 3 | 0.29% |
| Mixed/Multi-Racial (NH) | 28 | 2.73% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 276 | 26.87% |
| Total | 1,027 |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 1,027 people, 540 households, and 297 families residing in the city.
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Education
The city is served by the Robert Lee Independent School District and is the location of Robert Lee High School.
Notable people
- Winnie Baze, American football player
- John Burroughs, Democratic governor of New Mexico, 1959–1960
- Wallace Clift (1926–2018), professor and author
- Dean E. Hallmark, Air Force pilot.
See also
In Spanish: Robert Lee (Texas) para niños
