21-413: Mobeetie is a city in northwestern Wheeler County, Texas , United States, located on Sweetwater Creek and State Highway 152 . Its population was 87 at the 2020 census . Mobeetie (formerly known as "Cantonment Sweetwater") was a trading post for hunters and trappers for nearby United States Army outpost Fort Elliott . It was first a buffalo hunters' camp unofficially called "Hidetown". Connected to
42-466: A commercial center, Wheeler County became the first politically organized county in the Texas Panhandle, in 1879, followed by Oldham County at Tascosa , now a ghost town . Mobeetie became the first county seat for Wheeler County. From 1880 to 1883, the notorious Robert Clay Allison ranched with his two brothers, John William and Jeremiah Monroe, 12 miles northeast of town, at the junction of
63-480: A female householder with no husband present, and 30.90% were non-families. 29.10% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.94. In the county, the population was spread out, with 24.90% under the age of 18, 6.50% from 18 to 24, 22.50% from 25 to 44, 25.20% from 45 to 64, and 20.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age
84-618: A household in the city was $ 35,625, and for a family was $ 39,583. Males had a median income of $ 35,417 versus $ 23,125 for females. The per capita income for the city was $ 16,059. There were no families and 2.9% of the population living below the poverty line , including no one under 18 or over 64. The City of Mobeetie is served by the Fort Elliott Consolidated Independent School District . The former Mobeetie Independent School District merged into FECISD on August 10, 1991. According to
105-447: Is no longer officially commissioned or signed, but has special brown historic signage at various points along its former routing. As of the census of 2000, there were 5,284 people, 2,152 households, and 1,487 families residing in the county. The population density was 6 people per square mile (2.3 people/km ). There were 2,687 housing units at an average density of 3 units per square mile (1.2 units/km ). The racial makeup of
126-451: Is often difficult, since methodologies, definitions and data quality can vary greatly. Since the 1990s, the OECD has conducted regular surveys among its 38 member countries using a standardized methodology and set of questions. Per capita income is often used to measure a sector's average income and compare the wealth of different populations. Per capita income is also often used to measure
147-529: Is the only place to purchase liquor in Wheeler County. The Pioneer West Museum , the Wheeler County historical museum, is located in Shamrock off U.S. Highway 83. According to the U.S. Census Bureau , the county has a total area of 915 square miles (2,370 km ), of which 915 square miles (2,370 km ) are land and 1.0 square mile (2.6 km ) (0.1%) is covered by water. U.S. Highway 66
168-470: The Köppen climate classification , Mobeetie has a semiarid climate , BSk on climate maps. The Texas Panhandle Frontier; Rathjen, Frederick W; (1973); Texas Tech University Press. ISBN 0-89672-399-2 . Wheeler County, Texas Wheeler County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas . As of the 2020 census , its population was 4,990. Its county seat is Wheeler . The county
189-586: The Panhandle and Santa Fe Railway built nearby tracks. The town steadily grew again until the start of World War II brought a peak around 500. Mobeetie is also known as the birthplace of a member of the 1919 World Series champion Cincinnati Reds , infielder and catcher Morrie Rath . Rath was born on Christmas Day 1886. Mobeetie is located in the Texas Panhandle northeast of Sweetwater Creek along Texas State Highway 152 , Farm to Market Road 48 , and Farm to Market Road 1046 . Pampa lies about 30 miles to
210-572: The Washita River and Gageby Creek. One day, Allison rode through Mobeetie drunk and naked. Allison married America Medora "Dora" McCulloch in Mobeetie on February 15, 1881. At its peak in 1890, the town had over 400 people, but Mobeetie's boom days ended when Fort Elliott closed that same year. Further decline came with the tornado of May 1, 1898, and then the loss of the county seat, in 1907, to Wheeler . In 1929, Mobeetie moved two miles when
231-884: The poverty line , including 13.30% of those under age 18 and 16.80% of those age 65 or over. Republican Drew Springer, Jr. , a businessman from Muenster in Cooke County , has since January 2013 represented Wheeler County in the Texas House of Representatives . The representative from 1971 to 1979 was the Democrat Phil Cates , later a lobbyist in Austin. [REDACTED] Media related to Wheeler County, Texas at Wikimedia Commons 35°24′N 100°16′W / 35.40°N 100.27°W / 35.40; -100.27 Per capita income Per capita income ( PCI ) or average income measures
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#1732775390976252-614: The South . Nearby Fort Elliott, developed to protect the buffalo trade from Indian raiders, stimulated further growth of the town. On January 24, 1876, the "Sweetwater Shootout" occurred. Anthony Cook (Corporal "Sergeant" Melvin A. King; of the then-4th Cavalry Company H, stationed at Fort Elliot) shot and killed Mollie Brennan (a dancehall girl and former prostitute ). Sgt. King then wounded Bat Masterson , who in turn killed him (King may have shot Masterson first and then killed Brennan; accounts vary). Texas cattleman Charles Goodnight said about
273-500: The average income earned per person in a given area (city, region, country, etc.) in a specified year. In many countries, per capita income is determined using regular population surveys, such as the American Community Survey . This allows the calculation of per capita income for both the country as a whole and specific regions or demographic groups. However, comparing per capita income across different countries
294-422: The city was 99.07% White and 0.93% Native American. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 6.54% of the population. Of the 48 households, 27.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.0% were married couples living together, 8.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.6% were not families. About 37.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 20.8% had someone living alone who
315-418: The county was 87.83% White , 2.78% Black or African American , 0.78% Native American , 0.55% Asian , 0.08% Pacific Islander , 6.64% from other races , and 1.34% from two or more races. 12.57% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 2,152 households, out of which 29.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.00% were married couples living together, 7.70% had
336-610: The major cattle-drive town of Dodge City, Kansas , by the Jones-Plummer Trail, Mobeetie was a destination for stagecoach freight and buffalo skinners. As it grew, the town supported the development of cattle ranches within a hundred-mile radius by supplying the staple crops. The first formal name for the town was "Sweetwater". It was located on the North Fork Red River , a tributary of the Red River of
357-441: The town: "I think it was the hardest place I ever saw on the frontier except Cheyenne , Wyoming ." When the town applied for a post office in 1879, the name "Sweetwater" was already in use. The town took the new name of "Mobeetie", believed to be a Native American word for Sweetwater. It was allegedly later revealed that the word, in fact, meant "buffalo dung." Because of the presence of Fort Elliott and Mobeetie's importance as
378-589: The west, and Wheeler is about 10 miles to the east along route 152. The Fort Elliot historical site is about one mile west along SH 152. According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 0.6 sq mi (1.6 km), all land. As of the census of 2000, 107 people, 48 households, and 28 families were residing in the city. The population density was 175.3 inhabitants per square mile (67.7/km). The 68 housing units averaged 111.4/sq mi (43.0/km). The racial makeup of
399-415: Was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 92.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.40 males. The median income for a household in the county was $ 31,029, and the median income for a family was $ 36,989. Males had a median income of $ 26,790 versus $ 19,091 for females. The per capita income for the county was $ 16,083. About 11.60% of families and 13.00% of the population were below
420-415: Was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.23, and the average family size was 2.97. In the city, theage distribution was 27.1% under 18, 3.7% from 18 to 24, 24.3% from 25 to 44, 21.5% from 45 to 64, and 23.4% who were 65 or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.0 males. The median income for
441-490: Was formed in 1876 and organized in 1879. It is named for Royall Tyler Wheeler , a chief justice of the Texas Supreme Court . Wheeler County was formerly one of 30 entirely dry counties in the state of Texas. However, circa 2010, the community of Shamrock , located in Wheeler County at the intersection of Interstate 40 and U.S. Highway 83 , voted to allow liquor sales. Within the city limits of Shamrock
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