Girard is a community in Kent County, Texas, home to about 20 people across 1.4 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 79518.
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| Nearest major airport | Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW)214 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport (LBB)68 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Lubbock, TX70 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Dallas, TX231 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Girard; 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.
Girard had 53 residents in the 2020 census, down 15% since 2000.
It’s the 1753rd largest of 1,778 towns in Texas by population.
Kent County grew from 899 residents in 1900 to 753 in 2020.
Kent County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 97°F in summer, and winter lows average 28°F. About 23.3 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 4 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Jayton, TX weather station (10 miles away).
53 jobs at 9 businesses in Kent County. The biggest industries by number of businesses:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2022 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Girard.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Mental health providers | 1 |
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Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
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