Blackwell

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Blackwell is a city in Coke and Nolan Counties in the U.S. state of Texas. Its population was 258 at the 2020 census.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Blackwell, TX from NOAA NWS API.

Health (adults)

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Eben Swift

United States Army general (1854-1938)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Texas

• Buffalo Gap
  31.5 mi away
• Grape Creek
  37.3 mi away
• Hermleigh
  45.9 mi away
• Hawley
  46.7 mi away
• Clyde
  52.5 mi away
• Hamlin
  56.7 mi away
• Baird
  58.1 mi away · pop. 1,642
• Forsan
  61.3 mi away
• Christoval
  62.2 mi away
• Eden
  66.2 mi away
• Cross Plains
  67.6 mi away
• Garden City
  70.1 mi away

Browse all places in Texas →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Blackwell

Chicana power!

Maylei Blackwell · 2011

Mrs. Blackwell's Heart of Texas Cookbook

Louise B. Dillow · 1980

Texas Almanac

Blackwell North America. · 1995

Descendants of Abraham & Sarah ? Blackwell

Frank Miller Richey · 1999

Blackwell Readings in Ancient Philosophy

R. James (University of Texas Hankinson · 1999

Texas State Directory

Blackwell North America Staff · 1998

The Millers of Millersburg

John Bailey Calvert Nicklin · 1923

In the first line of battle

Samuel M. Blackwell · 2002

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Prescribed Fire RX Tom Green 7105, Tom Green, Texas
  Wildfires · 2026-08-20 · 65 mi
• Prescribed Fire RX Tom Green 6687, Tom Green, Texas
  Wildfires · 2026-08-10 · 65 mi
• Wildfire Lobo, Eastland, Texas
  Wildfires · 2026-09-15 · 85 mi
• Wildfire Harris, Throckmorton, Texas
  Wildfires · 2026-08-31 · 99 mi
• Wildfire Bufford Creek, Stephens, Texas
  Wildfires · 2026-08-10 · 100 mi
• Wildfire Dry River, Sutton, Texas
  Wildfires · 2026-09-15 · 110 mi
• Wildfire West Fork, Sutton, Texas
  Wildfires · 2026-08-28 · 119 mi
• Wildfire Kurk, San Saba, Texas
  Wildfires · 2026-09-08 · 121 mi

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).

Recently spotted species

Field Cockroach

Blattella vaga

Seen 2026-09-17

Summer Tanager

Piranga rubra

Seen 2026-09-17

Gopher Snake

Pituophis catenifer

Seen 2026-09-17

Limestone prickly ash

Zanthoxylum hirsutum

Seen 2026-08-15

Stinging Serpent

Cevallia sinuata

Seen 2026-08-12

Red River Pupfish

Cyprinodon rubrofluviatilis

Seen 2026-08-02

Bullsnake

Pituophis catenifer sayi

Seen 2026-07-04

Lyside Sulphur

Kricogonia lyside

Seen 2026-07-03

Gum bumelia

Sideroxylon lanuginosum

Seen 2026-07-03

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).