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Welcome to Quanah ...

The city of Quanah is located in the Texas Panhandle.

Quanah is located in Hardeman County<1> and is the County Seat for Hardeman County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Quanah, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1886.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Quanah has a population of 2,481 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Quanah is 1,570 feet [479 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Quanah: 940

The ZIP code for Quanah: 79252<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Quanah had an population of 2,481 people. This is a decrease of 6.06% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 17.9% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Quanah had a population of 2,641 people (or 63.5% of the total population of Hardeman County). This makes Quanah the county's most populous community.

The population of Quanah represents 0.01% of the population of Texas (which has 25,145,561 people), making it the state's 493rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 2,641 people, the population of Quanah decreased 12.61% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 3,022 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Quanah.

Communities near Quanah ...

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

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 Quanah. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Quanah.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Quanah. 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 Quanah.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Quanah. Our list includes 6 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Quanah.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Quanah ...

Looking for more information about Quanah? 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 Quanah, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Quanah.

Adding Quanah to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Quanah 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 Quanah was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

X2X - From that list, the Quanah post office opened in 1886.

We also found Quanah in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Quanah.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Quanah. 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 Hardeman, 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 Quanah.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Quanah - 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 Quanah). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Quanah 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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<8>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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