Page Contents for Farwell, Texas

Statistics & Facts

Government

Historical Events

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Statistics & Facts

The Texas state capital is Austin.
The population of Farwell is approximately 1,373 (1990), 1363 (2010).
The approximate number of families is 547 (1990), 531 (2010).
The amount of land area in Farwell is 2.119 sq. kilometers.
The amount of surface water is 0 sq kilometers.
The distance from Farwell to Washington DC is 1549 miles.
The distance to the Texas state capital is 423 miles. (as the crow flies)
Farwell is positioned 34.38 degrees north of the equator and 103.03 degrees west of the prime meridian.

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Farwell City Government

Farwell City Hall
101 Avenue A
Farwell, TX 79325
Phone: (806) 481-3620

Farwell Historical Events

1920's
Farwell, Texas
E. Paul Crume (1912-1975), a leading columnist with The Dallas Morning News, where his column, "Big D" received front-page space, began his newspaper career with The State Line Tribune at the age of 13 in Farwell, Texas. Paul was also the author of A Texan at Bay and a compilation of his daily columns was also featured in The World of Paul Crume - edited by Marion W. Crume.
Mr. Crume spent his younger years in Lariat, Texas and frequently mentioned his time in Lariat in his daily columns in The Dallas Morning News.