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Old Route 66, Adrian Texas

AdrianTX

A town of 129, settled in 1900. Public schools that outperform most of Texas.

Photo: John Phelan · CC BY 3.0
Population
129
residents
Median home value
$78K
Census ACS
Median age
53.0
years
Land area
1 sq mi

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Small town

129 people, and everyone knows the way

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H 85° · L 64°

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Upcoming events

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Schools

Adrian’s public schools outperform 18% of Texas districts

The public schools Adrian’s kids attend trail 82% of Texas’s districts on state tests.

C−School Grade
SchoolGradesStudentsGrade
Adrian SchoolPK–12141B−
NCES · EDFacts · graded within TX on state testsAll 1 schools →
Climate

Four seasons, hot summers

Adrian has chilly winters and warm summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 92°, a January night drops to 23°.

92°summer high

Typical low → high °F

Winter24–52°
Spring41–72°
Summer62–90°
Fall44–72°
+1.3°
vs. the 20th-century average
92°
typical summer high
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health

How healthy Adrian is

Adrian beats the Texas average on 4 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 10.

26 measures vs. Texas
4 better12 too close to call10 worse
What stands outAdrianTX
Fewer uninsured adults12.2%19.1%
More adults screened for colon cancer67.1%57.9%
More adults with COPD9.4%5.7%
Hereford Regional Medical Center
35 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Natural hazards

Moderate risk, with drought at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 44% of U.S. communities.

44risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
44Moderate riskLowerHigher
DroughtCold wavesHail
1
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
US66 abandoned truck
2008 · US66 abandoned truck · Wikimedia Commons
Adrian’s story

126 years in pictures

5 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives.

TXMap-doton-AdrianStuckeys, I-40 Exit 18Adrian, Texas
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About Adrian

City in Texas, United States

Adrian is a city in Oldham County, Texas, United States. The population was 128 at the 2020 census, down from 166 at the 2010 census. The city is intersected by Interstate 40 and Texas State Highway 214.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Established
1900
Population
128
Area
0.5 sq mi
Elevation
4,039 ft
ZIP code
79001
Area code
806

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