Stamford, Texas

Stamford, Texas
Stamford, Texas
City
	City of Stamford
	Downtown Stamford
	Stamford Stamford
	Coordinates: 32°56′57″N 99°47′24″W / 32.94917°N 99.79000°W
Country	United States
State	Texas
Counties	Jones, Haskell
Incorporated (city)	2 January 1900
Named for	Stamford, Connecticut
Government
• Type	Mayor-Council
• Mayor	James Decker
Area
• Total	12.92 sq mi (33.46 km2)
• Land	5.96 sq mi (15.44 km2)
• Water	6.96 sq mi (18.01 km2)
Elevation	1,614 ft (492 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	2,907
• Density	230/sq mi (87/km2)
Demonym	Stamfordite
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
ZIP code	79553
Area code	325
FIPS code	48-69980
GNIS feature ID	1347793
Website	www.stamfordtx.org

Stamford is a city on the border of Jones and Haskell counties in west-central Texas, United States. The population was 2,907 at the 2020 census.^[2] Henry McHarg, president of the Texas Central Railroad, named the site in 1900 for his hometown of Stamford, Connecticut.^[3] The city is home to the Texas Cowboy Reunion.

Stamford is on U.S. Highway 277 and State Highway 6. Most of the city is in Jones County. The portion of the city within Jones County is part of the Abilene, Texas metropolitan area.

^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
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^ "STAMFORD, TX, The Handbook of Texas Online". Retrieved October 11, 2013.

[CenPopGazetteer2019-1] "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.

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[STAMFORD,_TX,_The_Handbook_of_Texas_Online-3] "STAMFORD, TX, The Handbook of Texas Online". Retrieved October 11, 2013.

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