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Rotan, Texas
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Rotan, Texas
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 Rotan, Texas
Location in Texas
Rotan, Texas
Location in the United States
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| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Fisher |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.02 sq mi (5.24 km2) |
| • Land | 2.02 sq mi (5.24 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,949 ft (594 m) |
| Population
(2020)
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| • Total | 1,332 |
| • Density | 659.4/sq mi (254.2/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code |
79546
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| Area code(s) | 325 |
| FIPS code | 48-63464 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1345626 |
Rotan is a city in Fisher County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,332 at the 2020 census, down from 1,508 at the 2010 census.
Geography
Texas State Highway 70 passes through the city, leading north 34 miles (55 km) to Jayton and south 9 miles (14 km) to Roby, the Fisher County seat, and 30 miles (48 km) to Sweetwater and Interstate 20. Texas State Highway 92 leads east from Rotan 20 miles (32 km) to Hamlin.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Rotan has a total area of 2.0 mi2 (5.2 km2), all land.
Climate
Rotan's climate type occurs primarily on the periphery of the true deserts in low-latitude semiarid steppe regions. The Köppen climate classification subtype for this climate is BSh (tropical and subtropical steppe climate).
| Climate data for Rotan, Texas (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1962–2020) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 85 (29) |
92 (33) |
100 (38) |
106 (41) |
110 (43) |
116 (47) |
112 (44) |
112 (44) |
108 (42) |
101 (38) |
92 (33) |
84 (29) |
116 (47) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 56.4 (13.6) |
61.0 (16.1) |
69.2 (20.7) |
78.5 (25.8) |
85.8 (29.9) |
92.5 (33.6) |
95.7 (35.4) |
95.0 (35.0) |
87.1 (30.6) |
77.9 (25.5) |
66.3 (19.1) |
57.5 (14.2) |
76.9 (24.9) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 44.9 (7.2) |
49.1 (9.5) |
56.7 (13.7) |
65.8 (18.8) |
74.4 (23.6) |
82.0 (27.8) |
85.2 (29.6) |
84.2 (29.0) |
76.6 (24.8) |
66.4 (19.1) |
54.8 (12.7) |
46.5 (8.1) |
65.5 (18.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 33.5 (0.8) |
37.1 (2.8) |
44.2 (6.8) |
53.1 (11.7) |
63.1 (17.3) |
71.5 (21.9) |
74.6 (23.7) |
73.4 (23.0) |
66.0 (18.9) |
55.0 (12.8) |
43.4 (6.3) |
35.5 (1.9) |
54.2 (12.3) |
| Record low °F (°C) | 3 (−16) |
−5 (−21) |
7 (−14) |
24 (−4) |
35 (2) |
46 (8) |
57 (14) |
54 (12) |
35 (2) |
20 (−7) |
15 (−9) |
−5 (−21) |
−5 (−21) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 0.95 (24) |
1.33 (34) |
1.68 (43) |
1.77 (45) |
3.15 (80) |
2.94 (75) |
1.96 (50) |
2.18 (55) |
2.72 (69) |
2.27 (58) |
1.53 (39) |
1.06 (27) |
23.54 (598) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 0.4 (1.0) |
1.2 (3.0) |
0.2 (0.51) |
0.4 (1.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.5 (1.3) |
0.8 (2.0) |
3.5 (8.9) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 2.8 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 5.8 | 5.0 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 44.6 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 1.8 |
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Demographics
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1910 | 1,126 | — | |
| 1920 | 1,000 | −11.2% | |
| 1930 | 1,632 | 63.2% | |
| 1940 | 2,029 | 24.3% | |
| 1950 | 3,163 | 55.9% | |
| 1960 | 2,788 | −11.9% | |
| 1970 | 2,404 | −13.8% | |
| 1980 | 2,284 | −5.0% | |
| 1990 | 1,913 | −16.2% | |
| 2000 | 1,611 | −15.8% | |
| 2010 | 1,508 | −6.4% | |
| 2020 | 1,332 | −11.7% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census | |||
2020 census
| Race | Number | Percentage |
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| White (NH) | 667 | 50.08% |
| Black or African American (NH) | 73 | 5.48% |
| Native American or Alaska Native (NH) | 8 | 0.6% |
| Asian (NH) | 9 | 0.68% |
| Pacific Islander (NH) | 1 | 0.08% |
| Some Other Race (NH) | 3 | 0.23% |
| Mixed/Multi-Racial (NH) | 26 | 1.95% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 545 | 40.92% |
| Total | 1,332 |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 1,332 people, 594 households, and 364 families residing in the city.
Education
The city is served by the Rotan Independent School District.
Notable people
- Sammy Baugh, quarterback for the Washington Redskins, had a ranch in Rotan. He lived there many years and died there on December 17, 2008, at the age of 94
- Ella Hudson Day, composer, was one of the first to live here
See also
In Spanish: Rotan (Texas) para niños
