Childress, Texas | |
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![]() Veterans Memorial at the Childress County Courthouse (built 1939) | |
Motto: Gateway to the Panhandle | |
![]() Location of Childress, Texas | |
Coordinates: 34°25′41″N 100°12′54″W / 34.42806°N 100.21500°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Texas |
County | Childress |
Incorporated | 1890 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Cary Preston[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 8.31 sq mi (21.53 km2) |
• Land | 8.26 sq mi (21.39 km2) |
• Water | 0.05 sq mi (0.14 km2) |
Elevation | 1,949 ft (594 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 5,737 |
• Density | 732.20/sq mi (282.71/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
ZIP code | 79201 |
Area code | 940 |
FIPS code | 48-14668[4] |
GNIS feature ID | 2409449[3] |
Website | childresstexas |
Childress (/ˈtʃɪldrɪs/ CHIL-driss) (established 1887; incorporated 1890) is a city in and the county seat of Childress County, Texas, United States. Its population was 5,737 at the 2020 census.[5]
The city and county were named in honor of George Campbell Childress, a native of Nashville, Tennessee, who was the principal author of the Texas Declaration of Independence. The county and city were incorporated more than four decades after Childress' death.[6]