Quail is a community in Collingsworth County, Texas, home to about 17 people across 3.2 square miles. Its ZIP code is 79251.
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| Nearest major airport | OKC Will Rogers World Airport (OKC)163 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport (AMA)75 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Lubbock, TX125 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Dallas, TX256 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Quail; 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.
Quail had 17 residents in the 2020 census, down 48% since 2000.
It’s the 1760th largest of 1,778 towns in Texas by population.
Collingsworth County grew from 1,233 residents in 1900 to 2,652 in 2020.
Collingsworth County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 99°F in summer, and winter lows average 28°F. About 22.2 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 4 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Wellington, TX weather station (13 miles away).
477 jobs at 72 businesses in Collingsworth County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2022 (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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