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Cleburne, Texas

Coordinates: 32°21′20″N 97°24′30″W / 32.35556°N 97.40833°W / 32.35556; -97.40833
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Cleburne, Texas
City
Johnson County courthouse
Johnson County courthouse
Motto: 
"This is Texas"
Location in Johnson County and the state of Texas
Location in Johnson County and the state of Texas
Coordinates: 32°21′20″N 97°24′30″W / 32.35556°N 97.40833°W / 32.35556; -97.40833
CountryUnited StatesUnited States
StateTexasTexas
CountyJohnson
EstablishedMarch 23, 1867
Government
 • TypeCouncil-Manager
Area
[1]
 • Total38.60 sq mi (99.97 km2)
 • Land35.70 sq mi (92.46 km2)
 • Water2.90 sq mi (7.52 km2)
Elevation
[2]
817 ft (249 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total31,352
 • Density810/sq mi (310/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
76031, 76033[3]
Area code(s)817, 682
FIPS code48-15364[4]
GNIS feature ID2409480[2]
Websitewww.cleburne.net

Cleburne (/ˈkliːbɜːrn/ KLEE-burn[5]) is a city in and the county seat of Johnson County, Texas, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 31,352. The city is named in honor of Patrick Cleburne, a Confederate general.[6] Lake Pat Cleburne, the reservoir that provides water to the city and surrounding area, is also named after him.

History

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Main Street in Cleburne in the 1910s

Cleburne is Johnson County's third county seat (the first being Wardville, now under Lake Pat Cleburne). It was formerly known as Camp Henderson, a temporary Civil War outpost from which Johnson County soldiers would depart for war (most of them served under General Cleburne). The city was formally incorporated in 1871.

Cleburne was near the earliest road in the county. The location featured water from West Buffalo Creek, making it a stop for cattlemen from the Chisholm Trail.[7]

In August 1886, the Texas Farmers' Alliance met at Lee's Academy[7] and adopted a 17-point political resolution, commonly known as the Cleburne Demands, which was the first major document of the agrarian revolt occurring at the end of the late 19th century.[8]

In 1900, Cleburne was the site of the founding convention of the Texas State Federation of Labor.[9]

Cleburne was primarily an agricultural center and county seat until the Santa Fe Railroad opened a major facility there in 1898. During this time, the population boomed, as it became a sizable city for the area with over 12,000 residents by 1920. The Chicago, Texas and Mexican Central Railway connected Cleburne to Dallas in 1882. Two other railroads had terminals in Cleburne. The Dallas, Cleburne, and Southwestern Railway completed a route to Egan in 1902, and the Trinity and Brazos Valley, nicknamed the Boll Weevil, operated from Cleburne from 1904 to 1924.[7]

Cleburne was the site of a prisoner-of-war camp for German soldiers during World War 2. The POWs worked as laborers on local farms.[10]

In 1985, the city was the petitioner in the U.S. Supreme Court case City of Cleburne v. Cleburne Living Center, Inc. after being sued over a special-use permit.

Cleburne is on the fringe of the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. Growth in the area has been primarily attributed to suburbanization.[11]

On May 15, 2013, Cleburne was hit by a powerful tornado that cut a mile-wide path through part of the city and damaged about 600 homes and two schools. The National Weather Service rated it EF-3, which has winds between 136 and 165 miles per hour (219 and 266 km/h). No deaths or severe injuries were reported.[12]

Geography

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Cleburne is west of the center of Johnson County, 30 miles (48 km) south of the center of Fort Worth. It is bordered to the north by Joshua and to the east by Keene. U.S. Route 67 runs through the north side of the city on a freeway bypass; the highway leads east 12 miles (19 km) to Alvarado and west 53 miles (85 km) to Stephenville. State Highways 171 and 174 run through the center of Cleburne on Main Street. Highway 171 leads northwest 19 miles (31 km) to Cresson and southeast 29 miles (47 km) to Hillsboro, while Highway 174 leads north 15 miles (24 km) to Burleson and southwest 38 miles (61 km) to Meridian.

According to the United States Census Bureau, Cleburne has a total area of 32.5 square miles (84.1 km2), of which 29.6 square miles (76.6 km2) are land and 2.9 square miles (7.4 km2), or 8.86%, are covered by water.[13] East and West Buffalo Creek run through the center of Cleburne, flowing south to the Nolan River and part of the Brazos River watershed.

Climate

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Climate data for Cleburne, Texas (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1907–present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °F (°C) 90
(32) 		98
(37) 		101
(38) 		102
(39) 		107
(42) 		113
(45) 		112
(44) 		112
(44) 		114
(46) 		104
(40) 		92
(33) 		93
(34) 		114
(46)
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) 56.8
(13.8) 		61.0
(16.1) 		68.2
(20.1) 		76.2
(24.6) 		82.7
(28.2) 		90.4
(32.4) 		94.8
(34.9) 		95.3
(35.2) 		88.6
(31.4) 		78.4
(25.8) 		66.9
(19.4) 		58.4
(14.7) 		76.5
(24.7)
Daily mean °F (°C) 45.1
(7.3) 		49.0
(9.4) 		56.3
(13.5) 		64.4
(18.0) 		72.3
(22.4) 		80.1
(26.7) 		83.6
(28.7) 		83.7
(28.7) 		77.1
(25.1) 		66.4
(19.1) 		55.2
(12.9) 		47.0
(8.3) 		65.0
(18.3)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) 33.3
(0.7) 		37.1
(2.8) 		44.5
(6.9) 		52.5
(11.4) 		61.9
(16.6) 		69.9
(21.1) 		72.5
(22.5) 		72.2
(22.3) 		65.7
(18.7) 		54.4
(12.4) 		43.5
(6.4) 		35.5
(1.9) 		53.6
(12.0)
Record low °F (°C) −3
(−19) 		−1
(−18) 		11
(−12) 		25
(−4) 		34
(1) 		49
(9) 		57
(14) 		51
(11) 		30
(−1) 		20
(−7) 		12
(−11) 		−5
(−21) 		−5
(−21)
Average precipitation inches (mm) 2.61
(66) 		2.52
(64) 		3.47
(88) 		3.08
(78) 		4.27
(108) 		3.90
(99) 		2.11
(54) 		2.83
(72) 		3.02
(77) 		4.43
(113) 		2.92
(74) 		2.53
(64) 		37.69
(957)
Average snowfall inches (cm) 0.3
(0.76) 		0.3
(0.76) 		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
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.2
(0.51) 		0.8
(2.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) 6.2 5.9 6.9 5.7 7.5 5.7 4.5 5.0 4.8 6.3 5.9 5.7 70.1
Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) 0.4 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.2 1.1
Source: NOAA[14][15]

Demographics

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1870686—
18801,855170.4%
18903,27876.7%
19007,493128.6%
191010,36438.3%
192012,82023.7%
193011,539−10.0%
194010,558−8.5%
195012,90522.2%
196015,38119.2%
197016,0154.1%
198019,21820.0%
199022,20515.5%
200026,00517.1%
201029,33712.8%
202031,3526.9%
2021 (est.)31,999[16]2.1%
U.S. Decennial Census[17]
Cleburne racial composition as of 2020[18]
(NH = Non-Hispanic)[a]
Race Number Percentage
White (NH) 18,853 60.13%
Black or African American (NH) 1,212 3.87%
Native American or Alaska Native (NH) 120 0.38%
Asian (NH) 171 0.55%
Pacific Islander (NH) 376 1.2%
Some Other Race (NH) 60 0.19%
Mixed/Multi-Racial (NH) 1,199 3.82%
Hispanic or Latino 9,361 29.86%
Total 31,352

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 31,352 people, 10,982 households, and 7,441 families residing in the city.

Attractions

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The City of Cleburne Parks and Recreation Department maintains Splash Station, a small water park for people of all ages.

The 96-acre (390,000 m2) Cleburne Sports Complex contains seven baseball/softball fields, two football fields, and 20 soccer fields.

The Depot at Cleburne Station is a 1,750-seat baseball stadium, home to the Cleburne Railroaders of the American Association of Independent Professional Baseball.

Plaza Theatre Company is a 158-seat theatre-in-the-round, which operates year-round in Cleburne's historic downtown. The troupe provides family-friendly musicals and comedies, and has been the recipient of numerous awards for theatrical excellence since opening in November 2006.

Historic Downtown Cleburne has 7 Antique Malls, numerous Boutiques and Restaurants , a local bookstore and Songbird Live , a music venue all in a 5 block radius to their Courthouse.

The Johnson County Chisholm Trail Museum is an outdoor museum located in the western part of Cleburne at the site of Wardville, the original county seat of Johnson County, established in 1854.[21] The original courthouse there is the oldest log courthouse in Texas. It has a one-room schoolhouse, a jail with the original iron doors from the Wardville jail, a blacksmith shop, an original mule barn, and a restored stagecoach from two early John Wayne movies. There is also the Big Bear Native American Museum. It was recently[when?] named as one of Texas' top 10 open-air museums.[22]

Other local museums include the Cleburne Railroad Museum[23] and the Layland Museum.[24]

Cleburne State Park is in a hilly area 12 miles (19 km) west of the city center. It has fishing in Cedar Lake, camping, swimming, and hiking trails.

Economy

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Major employers include Walmart, which maintains a Supercenter retail outlet and a distribution center. Together, those facilities employ 914 workers. The Cleburne Independent School District is a major employer with 968 employees. Local government is also a major employer, providing 348 jobs, and Johnson County has 598 employees in the city. Johns Manville, Texas Resources Harris Methodist Hospital, Greenbrier rail service (operating at the rail yards previously occupied by Burlington Northern Santa Fe), Supreme Corporation of Texas, and Broan-Nutone are among other major private-sector employers. A recent natural gas boom has now brought related companies to the district and surrounding areas.[25]

Patrick Cleburne

Fun Town RV, the nation's largest single-location towable RV dealer[26] employs 412 at its corporate headquarters and sales office.[27]

Education

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The city is served by the Cleburne Independent School District, with Cleburne High School as the only high school. The district also maintains an alternative school, the Team School, and Phoenix, which is the disciplinary school. The district operates two middle schools for grades 6 though 8: A.D. Wheat Middle School and Lowell Smith Middle School. Elementary-level schools serving the Cleburne area are Adams, Coleman, Cooke, Gerard, Irving, Marti. and Santa Fe (kindergarten through grade 5). A private school (Cleburne Christian Academy) serving age 4 through grade 12 is also available.

Hill College's Johnson County Campus is in Cleburne.

Cleburne High School sports

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Cleburne High School is in UIL district 8-5A. Cleburne's most notable sports stadium, the Yellow Jacket Stadium is nicknamed "the Rock". It is primarily made of stone and was constructed by the Public Works Administration workers in 1934. Football and soccer are played on this field.

Notable people

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cleburne, Texas
  3. ^ United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved February 15, 2012.
  4. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  5. ^ The pronunciation differs from that of its namesake, whose name was pronounced /ˈkleɪbɜːrn/ KLAY-burn.
  6. ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 84.
  7. ^ a b c "The Handbook of Texas Online: Johnson County". Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved January 28, 2012.
  8. ^ Goodwyn, Lawrence (1978), The Populist Moment: A Short History of the Agrarian Revolt in America, New York: Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-502417-6, p.46-49.
  9. ^ Ruth Alice Allen 1889–1979. Chapters in the history of organized labor in Texas The University of Texas publication #4143 November 15, 1941 Austin, TX: University of Texas, p.123
  10. ^ Matt Smith "Cleburne’s inglorious captives" Cleburne Times-Review 18 Apr 2010.
  11. ^ North Central Texas Council of Governments
  12. ^ kwqc.com
  13. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Cleburne city, Texas". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved December 19, 2018.
  14. ^ "NOWData - NOAA Online Weather Data". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
  15. ^ "Summary of Monthly Normals 1991-2020". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
  16. ^ "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". United States Census Bureau. May 24, 2020. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
  17. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  18. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved May 22, 2022.
  19. ^ "Census.gov". Census.gov.
  20. ^ "About the Hispanic Population and its Origin". www.census.gov. Retrieved May 18, 2022.
  21. ^ "The Chisholm Trail Outdoor Museum | Step Back in Time". www.jcchisholmtrail.com.
  22. ^ Cleburne Times Review, April 22, 2016
  23. ^ "Cleburne Railroad Museum | Cleburne, TX - Official Website". www.cleburne.net. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
  24. ^ "Layland Museum". www.visitcleburne.com. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
  25. ^ Source: Cleburne Chamber of Commerce
  26. ^ Statistical Surveys, Incorporated
  27. ^ Community Life Magazine June/July 2016 Vol. 11, No. 3
  1. ^ Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.[19][20]
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