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Welcome to Hale Center ...

The city of Hale Center is located in the Texas Panhandle.

Hale Center is located in Hale County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hale Center, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1893.

A typical abbreviation for Hale Center: Hale Ctr. (or less commonly used: Hale Cen., Hale Cent. or Hale Cntr.)

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Hale Center has a population of 2,028 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Hale Center is 3,420 feet [1,042 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Hale Center is about ¾ mile [or ~1 km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Hale Center lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Hale Center: 806

The ZIP code for Hale Center: 79041<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Hale Center had an population of 2,028 people. This is a decrease of 9.95% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 10.38% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Hale Center had a population of 2,252 people (or 6.21% of the total population of Hale County). This makes Hale Center the county's 3rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 2,252 people, the population of Hale Center has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (with a count of 2,263 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Hale Center.

Communities near Hale Center ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Hale Center.

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Hale Center. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hale Center.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Hale Center. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hale Center.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Hale Center. See our Newspapers Page for Hale Center.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hale Center ...

Looking for more information about Hale Center? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Hale Center, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Hale Center.

Adding Hale Center to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hale Center in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Hale Center was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

X2X - From that list, the Hale Center post office opened in 1893.

We also found Hale Center on a map titled Road Map for Texas (from Shell Oil, 1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hale Center.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hale Center. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Hale, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Hale Center.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hale Center - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a city (such as Hale Center). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Hale Center or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

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