Quanah
Community Profile
The City of the Legend
The Quanah
Chamber of Commerce and the citizens of Hardeman County welcome
you to visit the Historic County Seat of Quanah, Texas. We invite
you to live, trade, invest, and shop in Quanah, the city in touch
with its past and in step with its future.
Location
Quanah,
county seat of Hardeman County is located in the north-central part
of the Rolling Plains of Texas. Childress and Cottle Counties border
to the west, Wilbarger County to east, and Foard County to south.
The Prairie Dog Town Fork of the Red River, between Texas and Oklahoma,
forms the northern boundary, and the Pease River and Foard County
form the southern boundary. The county slopes gradually from west
to east, and drainage is dominantly eastward through Groesbeck Creek
and Wanderers Creek. The total land area of the county is 695 square
miles. Rolling prairie, sandy loam with mixed soils.
80 miles west of Wichita Falls, TX Hwy, 287
145 miles east of Amarillo, TX Hwy. 287
140 miles north of Abilene, TX
156.6 miles to Lubbock, TX
93.9 miles to Lawton, Ok
178.3 miles to Oklahoma, Ok
Highway U.S. 287 and State Highway 6
History
of Hardeman County
Created
in 1858 from Fannin County, re-created in 1876, organized in 1884,
named for Texas pioneer brothers, T.J. and Bailey Hardeman- County
Seat Quanah- named for the last great Comanche Chief Quanah Parker
Climate
Annual
Average temperature: 60.8 degrees
Mo. Average High Temperature: 90 degrees Mo. Low Temperature: 40
degrees
Average Rainfall for the year: 24.5 Annual Average Snowfall: 3
Elevation: Quanah 1602 ft Highest point 1848 in NW part of county-
Lowest point 1580 in SE part of county
Population
| |
1980 |
1990 |
2000 |
2010 |
| County |
6,368 |
5,283 |
4,724 |
4,139 |
| City |
3,890 |
3,413 |
3,022 |
2,641 |
Work
Force Population
By
Age Groups |
Percentage |
20-24 |
7.0% |
25-34 |
10.1% |
35-44 |
10.4% |
45-50
& Over |
46.3% |
Median
Age |
41.8 |
Hardeman
County Employment
| Labor
Force |
Employed |
Unemployed |
Rate |
| 2321 |
2150 |
171 |
7.4% |
Source:
Labor Market information Department Texas Workforce Commission /
Bureau of Labor Statistics -Available Labor Force: (45 Mile radius)
973
Median Household Effective Buying Income: $25,000 (yearly)
Government
City
.800 - School 1.04 - County .690 - Hospital District .374664 - Local
Sales Tax Rate: 8.25 (State Tax 6.25 - City & Economic Tax 1.50
- County
Tax .50 - Water District .01
City
of Quanah
Type:
Home Rule - Mayor Commission - Mayor: Gary Newsom
City Administrator: Danny Felty # Employees -18/3 Part-time
Annual Budget: $2,236,400.00 - General Obligation: None
City Zoning, Building Code, Master Plan
Fire Protection: 3 paid/30 volunteers
Law Enforcement: Combined with County
Mailing address: PO Box 629 - Physical address: 109 King St.
Hardeman
County
Type:
County Judge and Commissioner Court - County Judge: Ronnie Ingram
General Obligation: None Annual Budget: $3, 738,490
Law Enforcement: Sheriffs Dept. Mance Nelson & 4 Deputies
Council of Governments SDA: Nortex Regional Planning Commission
Mailing address: P.O. Box 30
Registered
Voters
2,998
- Hardeman County, County Seat: Quanah
Churches
12 Churches, Principal Faith Protestant
Medical
and Hospital
| Hardeman
County Memorial Hospital |
402
Mercer |
940-663-2795 |
| Hardeman
County Clinic |
404
Mercer |
940-663-6651 |
| Hardeman
County EMS |
220
Mercer |
940-663-2334 |
| Hardeman
County Rehab |
404
Mercer |
940-663-6132 |
| Hardeman
County Alternatives |
200
W 5th |
940-663-2100 |
| Quanah
Living Center |
1000
Louise |
940-663-6396 |
|
Hardeman Home Health |
220
Mercer |
940-663-6909 |
Leslie
Manor
Assisted Living Facility |
1410
Shaw |
940-663-5358 |
Hardeman-
Foard
Mental Health Center |
510
King St. |
940-663-5366 |
Physicians
Scott
Nail Administrator - 440 Mercer Street- (940) 663-2795
Annual Budget $13,500,000.00
Doctors 3 Nurse Practitioner 1 2 Dentists
General Practice, General Surgery, Internal Medicine, Hardeman County
Home Health Care, Alternatives Program, Hospital Rehab, Assisted
Living, Clinic and Retirement Center
Ambulance Service
Hardeman County Hospital Managed & Air Evac Life team
Funeral
Home and Directors
Smith Funeral Home 210 West 3rd Street (940) 663-6164
Hotels
and Motels
Best
Western Quanah Inn & Suites* 50 rooms (940) 663-2757
Casa Royale 40 Rooms* (940) 663-6341
Quanah Parker Inn 37 Rooms (940) 663-6365
RV
Parking
Price
RV Park (940) 663-5105
Copper Breaks State Park (940) 839-4331
Ole Towne Cotton Gin Park (940) 674-2477
Quanah RV (940) 839-6537
Postal Services
Quanah
Post Office 219 West 3rd St (940) 663-2221 Post Master - Leora Aaron
Rating: 1st Class Deliveries: Daily
UPS
Pickup Service
101 West 4th St (940) 663-2744
Air Terminal 80 Miles:
UPS/United Parcel Service 1-800-742-5877
Federal Express 1-800-238-5355
Media
Quanah Tribune Chief - Weekly (940) 663-5333
KOLJ Classic Country 1150/98.7
(940) 663-5711
Channel 2 News (940) 663-6311
Civic
Clubs & Organizations
Lions
Club, Quanah Riding Club, E.S.A. Sorority, Quanah Historical Preservation,
Hardeman County Historical Association, Century Study Club, Friends
of the Library, Extension Homemakers, Ministerial Alliance, Hardeman
County 4-H Clubs, 1904 Club, 1904 Junioretts, American Cancer Society,
3 Rivers Foundation, Quahadi Society, Quanah Sports Club, Quanah
Alumni Association, Quanah United Fund, Boy and Girl Scouts, Little
League Association, City and County Project Association, Jr. Rodeo
Association, Airport Association and Friends of the City Park
Restaurant and Dining
Carol Lee Donut Shop* 808 W Hwy 287 (940) 663-6887
Dutchs Restaurant* 1501 W Hwy 287 (940) 663-2435
K & R Kitchens* 801 W Hwy 287 (940) 663-2701
Reds Drive-In* 103 W Hwy 287 (940) 663-5087
United Deli* 1000 W Hwy 287 (940) 663-5844
AJs Bar & Grill 1300 W Hwy 287 (940) 663-2788
Mommas Kitchen 1005 King St. (940) 663-5851
Sisters Café 1101 W Hwy 287 (940) 663-2232
Sonic Drive-In W Hwy 287 940) 663-2241
Subway 701 W 11th (940) 663-2308
Recreation
and Tourism
Quanah Community Center located - Airport Rd to reserve building:
(940) 663-5336
Parks
Copper
Breaks State Park located on Hwy. 6 South (940) 839-4331
Quanah City Park
Quanah
Country Club and Golf Course
1 Private 9 Hole Course - Private Swimming Pool - Banquet Facilities
Quanah Country Club 430 Country Club Road (940) 663-2069
Recreation
Quanah
City Park - Water Tower Park
Tennis Courts: 3 Public Courts
Swimming Pools: 1 Public, 1 Private
Copper Breaks State Park: fishing, hiking, camping area, RV camping
sites, equestrienne trails, museum, souvenir shop, and schedule
programs
Hunting:
Private
Leasing
List Available at the Chamberof Commerce Office 940-663-2222
Fishing, Boating, and Camping Facilities: Copper Breaks State Park
940- 839-4311
Quanah Country Club - Private
Hardeman County Historical Sites
Hardeman County Court House ~ Quanah Acme & Pacific
Depot (Museum)
Hardeman County Historical Museum (Old Jail)~ Quanah Parker Memorial
Monument & Walkway ~ Captain Bill McDonald Marker at Cemetery
~ First Presbyterian Church ~ Quanah City Park ~ Quanah Post Office
(Jerry Bywater Mural) ~ Quanah Rocket Marker ~ Hardeman County Branding
Display ~ Medicine Mounds ~ Downtown Medicine Mound Museum (3) ~
Medicine Mound Depot Restaurant ~ Trinity Episcopal Church ~ Texas
Highway Department Marker for Hardeman County @ Water Tower Park
~ Goodlett Cemetery ~ Goodlett Gym ~ Texas Agricultural Experiment
Station ~ First United Methodist Church @ Chillicothe ~ Hardeman
County Veterans Monument ~ Quanah Memorial Cemetery ~ Coca Cola
Mural ~ Copper Breaks State Park
For photos
and more information,
click here
Other
Points of Interest
3-Antique
Stores located on 287 Highway, 1-Antique Store located downtown
- Unique Shops, Gifts, Clothing, Quanah Souvenirs, Excellent Restaurants,
Thomas-Sawyer Library, Historical Buildings, Joleigh's Art Gallery
& Quanah City Park in Historic Quanah and on U.S Highway 287
Annual
Events
Easter
Fun Day, Spring City Wide Garage Sale & Fall Garage Sale, Quanah
Junior Rodeo, Quanah Rodeo & Parade, Quanah 4-H Stick Horse
Rodeo & Clown Contest, Ranch Rodeo, Quanah Fall Festival &
Quanah High School Alumni Association & Reunion, Halloween Fun
Day, Copper Breaks Star Walk & Activities, Copper Breaks State
Park Horn Toad Cook-Off, Christmas Opening, 3RF Christmas Ball &
Activities, Music at Pease River Production @ Goodlett, and Christmas
Lighted Parade & Festival, City & County Project Shows and
Chamber of Commerce Banquet
Education
Quanah
Independent School District ~ Buddy Freeman, Superintendent
Terry Ingram, PEIMS/ Bookkeeper
Jana Brandon, Business Manager
403 S Main St., Quanah, Texas (940)663-2281
Public School Budget: $5,873,069.00
School
Campus |
Students |
Teachers |
Aides |
Secretary |
Principal |
Reagan
Elementary School |
302 |
27 |
15 |
1 |
|
Travis
Middle School |
80 |
8 |
3 |
1 |
Gayle
McKinley
940-663-2226 |
Quanah
High School |
163 |
18 |
2 |
1 |
Rusty
Brawley
940-663-2791 |
Total
Enrollment |
Students |
Teachers |
Aides |
Secretary |
All
3 Campuses |
545 |
53 |
20 |
3 |
| 1 - Superindentent |
17 - Greenbelt
Special Services |
| 3 - Center
Office |
5 - Cafeteria
Personnel |
| 3 - Maintenance |
1 - Mechanic |
| 3 - Tax
Office |
1 -Nurse |
| 1 - Tech
Specialist |
1 - Assistant
Tech Aide |
| 1 - Federal
Program Director |
5 - Custodians |
| 3 - Principals |
1 - Counselor |
| 1 - Librararian
|
2 - Librarian
Aides |
| 1 - Test
Coordinator |
1 - Mentor |
Total
Employess at QISD - 127
Higher Education
Vernon
College: 30 Miles East Vernon, Texas
Mid-Western State University:
89 Miles East Wichita Falls, TX
Clarendon College:
80 Miles West Clarendon, TX
State Industrial Job Training and Vocational Technical Education
Programs are available at Vernon College in Vernon, Texas and Wichita
Falls, Texas
Utility
Companies
Electricity
AEP/WTU
Retail Energy Company - Reliability: 99.9890%
Total Capacity: 1527 MW
Reserve at System Peak: 245 MW (19.4%) - Transmission: 1-138 KV:
3-68 KV Distribution Voltages: 12,470/7,200 - New Service Call:
1-888-216-3523
Gas
ATMOS
Energy Corporation - Area Business Development Manager: Randy
West - Transmission: 1-12; 350 PSIG Other Fuels: Fuel oil and L.P.
Gas - BTU Content per Cubic Foot: 1,030 - New Service Call: 1-888-216-3523
Water
Greenbelt
Water Authority - Maximum Daily Use: 2,500,000 gallons - Size
and Pressure of Largest Water Main: 16 62 P.S.I - Storage Capacity:
1,500,000 Gallons-Source of Water Supply: Reservoir - Max System
Capacity (daily): 8,100,000 gallons
Sewage
City
of Quanah - Type of Treatment: Constant Stabilization Maximum
Capacity of Plant: 4.65 Million Maximum Daily Uses to Date: 350,000
Gallons - Refuse of Collection: Residential once a week Commercial
Twice a week
Telephone
AT&T
Fiber Optic Capability / 60 long Distance Circuits/Software Level:
7.0 Switched 56 KBPS internet package - New Service Call: 1-800-464-7928
Santa Rosa Telephone Cooperative & Internet Service: 1-888-886-2217
Main Office 7110 Hwy 287 East Vernon, Texas
Cable
Suddenlink
Quanah Pay Site- 220 South Main St. (940) 663-2222
Childress Office (940) 937-8202 Vernon Office (940) 552-2217
Internet
Service Providers
AT&T
(800) 792-3751, Quanah Net (940) 663-6700,
Santa Rosa Internet Service (888) 886-2217
Suddenlink Communications, (940) 937-8202 or (940) 552-2217
Local
Financing Banks
First
National of Quanah - Kenneth Horton CEO Steve McSpadden Pres.
(940) 663-5311
Security Bank, an office of Texas Republic Bank - Weldon Tabor
(940) 663-6331
First National Bank of Chillicothe/Quanah Branch - Nicki Converse
(940) 663-5387
Realtors,
Land Broker & Abstract
Davis
Vernon Agency - Robert Riggs (940) 663-2435
Hardeman Abstract & Title, Inc. - David Brinkerhoff (940) 663-5132
Strategic Services, Inc. - Mike Gamble (940) 839-7266
Rolling Plains Reality - Tammy Martinez (940) 839-5330
River Creek Land Sales, LLC - Ben Belew (940) 357-9940
Attorneys
David Brinkerhoff 107 West 4th Street (940) 663-2723
Stanley Watson 307 N. Main Street (940) 663-6101
Accountants
& Taxes
Mary
Ann Naylor, CPA* - 206-A Mercer St. (940) 663-2016
Foster & Lambert, LLC* - Denise Foster - 700 South Main St.
(940) 663-5791
H & R Block 109 E. 2nd Street (940) 663-2771
Transportation
Rail: Burlington Northern / Daily Service & Piggy Back Service
Trucking
Companies Serving Hardeman
Sparkman
Land & Cattle, Acme Transportation, Barnes & Berry, Bilbo,
CRST, Cypress, Dynasty, E.L. Farmer, Edwards, Keim, Maverick, Paul
Transportation, Prime, TMC, New Waverly Transportation, Welborn,
WTI
Air
Transportation
Nearest
Airport: Quanah Municipal
Runway Length/Surface: 4,500 feet / Asphalt
Lighted Fuel No Instrument Landing System
Regional Airport: Wichita Falls, TX Distance: 80 miles Freight Available:
Yes
Community
Contacts
Quanah
Chamber of Commerce (940) 663-2222
Bertha Woods, Manager -220 S. Main St, P.O. Box 158, Quanah, TX
79252
Quanah Economic Development Corporation:
Executive Director Eugene Johnson - P.O. Box 327
Quanah, TX 79252 (940) 839-6206
Quanah Historical Preservation Committee
Director: Hanaba Welch -, Quanah, TX 79252 (940) 839-5607
Thompson-Sawyer
Public Library
Jan Davis- Librarian - 403 W. 3rd Street (940) 663-2654
Quanah
City Mayor: Gary Newsom
Gary Newsom 220 Mercer St - Quanah, TX 79252 (940) 663-5336
Quanah City Manager: Danny Felty
220 Mercer St, Quanah, TX 79252 (940) 663-5336
Hardeman County Judge: Ronnie Ingram
Hardeman County Court House Quanah, TX 79252 (940) 663-2911
Hardeman County Sheriff: Mance Nelson
Hardeman County Jail - (940)663-5374
Area Industry
Red River Sheet Metal
Jackie Gene Rine, Owner- 201 West Front St.
P.O. Box 28, Quanah, TX 79252 (940) 663-2742
Product: Sheet Metal Products
Georgia-Pacific
LLC
Manufacturing Center - Plant Manger - Mark Strange
Loop 285, Box 330, Quanah, TX 79252 (940) 663-6111
Product: Gypsum Wall Board
Echo
Production, Inc.
Medicine Mounds Hwy, P.O. Box 1210, Graham, TX 76046
(940) 549-3292 - (940) 663-5811-Fax (940) 663-5921- Quanah
Product: Petroleum Products
Panhandle
Compress
Wendell Tucker, Manager 1410 W 2nd St, P.O. Box 478, Quanah, TX
79252
(940) 663-5327 Product: Cotton Processing
Quanah
Farmers Co-Operative Society
Barney Trammell, Manager 209 S Markets, Eldorado, OK 73537
(580) 633-2274
Randy Rice, Manager, 210 West Nelson St, Quanah, TX (940) 663-6312
Grain Elevator, Cotton Gin & Ag Supplies
Livestock Nutrition Center
Randy McCasland, Southwest Regional General Manager (580) 482-2700
Chickasha, Oklahoma
Burlington Northern & Santa Fe Railway
Customer Support Center 1-800-289-2673
Section & Signal - 800 Prairie Street (940) 663-2991
State
Service Agencies
FSA Office-
107 W 11th Street - (940) 663-5305
NRCS Office 107 W 11th Street - (940) 663-5421
Tri County Ground Water Conservation District - 109 W 11th - (940)
663-5722
State Department of Highways & Public Transportation
405 Loop Road (940) 663-2822 Quanah, Texas
State Department of Highways & Public Transportation Dist. Office
940-937-7145 Childress, Texas 7599 US Highway 287
Department of Family & Protective Services- 300 Main St. (940)
663-6307
Health & Human Services Commission 300 Main Street (2nd floor
Courthouse)
Quanah, Texas (940) 663-6307
Helen Farabee Regional MHMR Center - 510 King Street (940) 663-5336
Rolling Plains Management Corporation - Crowell, JTX (940) 684-1571/
1-800-633-0852
Turner Child Development Center - 219 East 3rd Street (940) 663-2541
Quanah Housing Authority - McClelland Street Apartments (940) 663-2738
Quanah Senior Citizens Center - 1410 Shaw Street (940) 663-2412
COME
VISIT QUANAH, TEXAS, AND DISCOVER - THE CITY OF THE LEGEND
Texas
Designated Main Street City
If you are considering Quanah as a possible site for a new home,
business, or industry, we invite you to contact the Quanah Chamber
of Commerce for further information - (940) 663-2222 or Email quanahcoc@cebridge.net
-
Quanah Economic Development at (940) 839-6206 or
Email qedc@speednet.com