Woodrow, Texas

Unincorporated community in Texas, United States

33°26′48″N 101°50′39″W / 33.44667°N 101.84417°W / 33.44667; -101.84417^[1]Country

United StatesState

TexasCountyLubbockPhysiographic regionLlano EstacadoFounded1910sElevation

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3,182 ft (970 m)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)Area code806WebsiteHandbook of Texas

Woodrow is an unincorporated community in southern Lubbock County, Texas, United States. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 85 in 2000. It is part of the Lubbock Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History

The community was named for president Woodrow Wilson.^[2] There was a lot of debate at first over naming the town Wilson or Woodrow, but supporters of Woodrow prevailed. In the 1930s, the hamlet had a church, an industry, and a dispersed housing stock. Woodrow had 100 residents and four enterprises in 1948. There were no recorded companies in 1971, and the population was 80. Woodrow operated four churches, a gin, a general store, and a shop that repaired farm equipment in the late 1980s. A huge cemetery and a tiny business sector separated about twenty-five homes. The population was 85 in 1990. In 2000, the population did not change.^[3] It might have been named Woodrow because there is already a Wilson in neighboring Lynn County.

The 1970 Lubbock tornado caused a thunderstorm to form near Woodrow.^[4] Another F0 tornado struck Woodrow on April 30, 2013. The brief landspout tornado formed along an outflow boundary from a nearby microburst and remained over open fields, causing no damage.^[5]

Geography

Woodrow is located on U.S. Route 87, 10 mi (16 km) south of Lubbock in southern Lubbock County.^[2] State Highway Loop 493 also travels through the community.^[6]

Education

In 1917, the first school was constructed. As plans to upgrade Lubbock County's rural school system were being developed, Woodrow was assigned to District One to combine with a newly proposed school. Eventually, a consensus was reached on consolidation, and District One trustees were chosen. The $84,000 Cooper School became a hybrid elementary and high school when work on it started in 1936.^[3] Today, Woodrow is served by the Lubbock-Cooper Independent School District. Lubbock-Cooper South Elementary School is in the community.

Media

WPCS (FM), a Christian radio station, operates the call sign "K218DI" in Woodrow.^[7] In October 2003, 91.5 FM of the Rejoice Broadcast Network began broadcasting in Woodrow.

References

^ ^a ^b "Woodrow". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
^ ^a ^b "Slide, Texas". Texas Escapes Online Magazine. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
^ ^a ^b Woodrow, TX from the Handbook of Texas Online
^ "50th Anniversary of the 1970 Lubbock Tornado". Lubbock, Texas: National Weather Service Lubbock, Texas. September 18, 2020. Retrieved January 16, 2022.
^ "Texas Event Report: EF0 Tornado". National Climatic Data Center. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. 2013. Retrieved July 20, 2013.
^ Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "State Highway Loop No. 493". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved February 20, 2020.
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