Carlton is a community in Comanche County, Texas, home to about 10 people across 0.8 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 76436.
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| Nearest major airport | Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW)96 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Waco Regional Airport (ACT)59 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Fort Worth, TX78 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Dallas, TX103 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Carlton; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
It’s the 1770th largest of 1,778 towns in Texas by population.
Comanche County grew from 23,009 residents in 1900 to 13,594 in 2020.
Comanche County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 96°F in summer, and winter lows average 32°F. About 36.1 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Hico, TX weather station (11 miles away).
2,599 jobs at 290 businesses in Comanche County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Nearest hospitals
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
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