McCamey
Sign in to saveAlso known as McCamey, Texas, McCamey, TX
city in Upton County, Texas, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Texas
- County
- Upton
- Total
- 2.03 sq mi (5.25 km )
- Land
- 2.03 sq mi (5.25 km )
- Water
- 0 sq mi (0.00 km )
- Elevation
- 2,467 ft (752 m)
- Density
- 903/sq mi (349/km )
- Time zone
- UTC-6 ( Central (CST) )
- Summer dst
- UTC-5 (CDT)
- Fips code
- 48-45432
- Website
- Official website
via Wikipedia infobox
~6 min read
Encyclopedic overview
McCamey is a city in Upton County, Texas, United States. Its population was 1,831 at the 2020 census. The Texas Legislature has declared McCamey "the Wind Energy Capital of Texas" because of the many wind farms that have been built in the area. Its history, however, is primarily that of an oil boomtown.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “McCamey” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.