Hart

History

Hart, Texas is named after T. W. Hart, who established his ranch headquarters in the area. Hart became an organized town in 1925 after the Fort Worth and Denver South Plains Railway announced plans to establish a depot at the site. By 1926, the railway was completed, and a depot, was built. This led to the incorporation of Hart. In 1928, the business district was moved closer to the depot, and a six-room school was constructed.

Geography

Hart is located in southeastern Castro County at (34.386723, –102.115035), along Texas State Highway 194. Dimmitt, the county seat, is to the northwest, and Plainview is to the southeast. According to the United States Census Bureau, Hart has a total area of , all land.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• Mourning Dove

  Zenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  113
• Western Meadowlark

  Sturnella neglecta Audubon, 1844 · Aves
  104
• Great-tailed Grackle

  Quiscalus mexicanus (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves
  93
• Eurasian Collared-Dove

  Streptopelia decaocto (Frivaldszky, 1838) · Aves
  88
• Red-winged Blackbird

  Agelaius phoeniceus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  80
• House Sparrow

  Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  75
• American Avocet

  Recurvirostra americana J.F.Gmelin, 1789 · Aves
  65
• Killdeer

  Charadrius vociferus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  63

Most recent

• M 2.8 — 2026-07-26
  13 km S of Claude, Texas
• M 2.8 — 2024-06-26
  14 km ESE of Amarillo, Texas
• M 2.6 — 2024-05-29
  7 km E of Amarillo, Texas
• M 2.7 — 2024-04-21
  24 km S of Adrian, Texas
• M 2.5 — 2022-10-28
  8 km SE of Amarillo, Texas
• M 2.6 — 2022-04-30
  8 km E of Anton, Texas