Fort Davis, Texas - wikipedia Fort Davis, Texas Fort Davis, Texas CDP Location of Fort Davis, Texas Coordinates : 30 ° 35 ′ 34 '' N 103 ° 53 ′ 31 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 30.59278 ° N 103.89194 ° W ﻿ / 30.59278 ; - 103.89194 Coordinates : 30 ° 35 ′ 34 '' N 103 ° 53 ′ 31 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 30.59278 ° N 103.89194 ° W ﻿ / 30.59278 ; - 103.89194 Country United States State Texas County Jeff Davis Area Total 5.6 sq mi ( 14.5 km ) Land 5.6 sq mi ( 14.5 km ) Water 0.0 sq mi ( 0.0 km ) Elevation 4,892 ft ( 1,491 m ) Population ( 2010 ) Total 1,201 Time zone Central ( CST ) ( UTC - 6 ) Summer ( DST ) CDT ( UTC - 5 ) ZIP code 79734 Area code ( s ) 432 FIPS code 48 - 26688 GNIS feature ID 1357584 See also : Fort Davis ( Washington, D.C. ) Fort Davis is a census - designated place ( CDP ) in Jeff Davis County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,201 at the 2010 US Census. It is the county seat of Jeff Davis County. It was the site of Fort Davis established in 1854 on the San Antonio - El Paso Road through west Texas and named after Jefferson Davis, who was then the Secretary of War under President Franklin Pierce. Contents 1 Geography 2 Demographics 3 Climate 4 Points of interest 5 Education 6 Gallery 7 References 8 External links Geography Fort Davis is located at 30 ° 35 ′ 34 '' N 103 ° 53 ′ 31 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 30.59278 ° N 103.89194 ° W ﻿ / 30.59278 ; - 103.89194 ( 30.592880, - 103.891996 ). According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 5.6 square miles ( 15 km ), all land. Fort Davis has the highest elevation above sea level of any county seat in Texas ; the elevation is 5,050 feet. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 1,050 people, 415 households, and 298 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 188.2 people per square mile ( 72.7 / km2 ). There were 525 housing units at an average density of 94.1 per square mile ( 36.3 / km2 ). The racial makeup of the CDP was 88.29 % White, 0.19 % African American, 0.48 % Native American, 7.62 % from other races, and 3.43 % from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 49.33 % of the population. There were 415 households out of which 32.0 % had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.6 % were married couples living together, 10.6 % had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.0 % were non-families. 24.3 % of all households were made up of individuals and 9.9 % had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 3.02. In the CDP, the population was spread out with 24.7 % under the age of 18, 7.4 % from 18 to 24, 26.9 % from 25 to 44, 25.4 % from 45 to 64, and 15.6 % who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 102.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.3 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $25,882, and the median income for a family was $27,955. Males had a median income of $22,500 versus $20,000 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $14,249. About 20.7 % of families and 21.6 % of the population were below the poverty line, including 26.3 % of those under age 18 and 26.0 % of those age 65 or over. Climate Fort Davis experiences a semi-arid climate ( Köppen BSk ) with cool, dry winters and hot, dry summers. Coordinates : 30 ° 35 ′ 59 '' N 103 ° 53 ′ 13 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 30.59972 ° N 103.88694 ° W ﻿ / 30.59972 ; - 103.88694 Elevation : 4,864 feet ( 1,483 m ) Climate data for Fort Davis, Texas ( Jan 1, 1902 -- Mar 31, 2013 ) Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year Record high ° F ( ° C ) 81 ( 27 ) 85 ( 29 ) 90 ( 32 ) 97 ( 36 ) 102 ( 39 ) 107 ( 42 ) 103 ( 39 ) 101 ( 38 ) 101 ( 38 ) 100 ( 38 ) 85 ( 29 ) 79 ( 26 ) 107 ( 42 ) Average high ° F ( ° C ) 60.8 ( 16 ) 64.4 ( 18 ) 71.3 ( 21.8 ) 78.9 ( 26.1 ) 85.8 ( 29.9 ) 90.3 ( 32.4 ) 88.4 ( 31.3 ) 87.4 ( 30.8 ) 83.2 ( 28.4 ) 76.9 ( 24.9 ) 67.5 ( 19.7 ) 60.6 ( 15.9 ) 76.3 ( 24.6 ) Daily mean ° F ( ° C ) 44.8 ( 7.1 ) 48.1 ( 8.9 ) 54.3 ( 12.4 ) 62.0 ( 16.7 ) 69.6 ( 20.9 ) 75.3 ( 24.1 ) 75.2 ( 24 ) 74.2 ( 23.4 ) 69.3 ( 20.7 ) 61.3 ( 16.3 ) 51.7 ( 10.9 ) 45.2 ( 7.3 ) 60.9 ( 16.1 ) Average low ° F ( ° C ) 28.8 ( − 1.8 ) 31.8 ( − 0.1 ) 37.3 ( 2.9 ) 45.0 ( 7.2 ) 53.4 ( 11.9 ) 60.3 ( 15.7 ) 62.1 ( 16.7 ) 61.0 ( 16.1 ) 55.3 ( 12.9 ) 45.7 ( 7.6 ) 35.9 ( 2.2 ) 29.7 ( − 1.3 ) 45.5 ( 7.5 ) Record low ° F ( ° C ) ( − 17 ) 0 ( − 18 ) 10 ( − 12 ) 20 ( − 7 ) 33 ( 1 ) 42 ( 6 ) 47 ( 8 ) 51 ( 11 ) 36 ( 2 ) 18 ( − 8 ) 8 ( − 13 ) 0 ( − 18 ) 0 ( − 18 ) Average precipitation inches ( mm ) 0.50 ( 12.7 ) 0.46 ( 11.7 ) 0.38 ( 9.7 ) 0.54 ( 13.7 ) 1.31 ( 33.3 ) 1.98 ( 50.3 ) 2.85 ( 72.4 ) 2.91 ( 73.9 ) 2.27 ( 57.7 ) 1.35 ( 34.3 ) 0.54 ( 13.7 ) 0.55 ( 14 ) 15.64 ( 397.3 ) Average snowfall inches ( cm ) ( 3 ) 0.7 ( 1.8 ) 0.3 ( 0.8 ) 0.1 ( 0.3 ) 0.0 ( 0 ) 0.0 ( 0 ) 0.0 ( 0 ) 0.0 ( 0 ) 0.0 ( 0 ) 0.2 ( 0.5 ) 0.5 ( 1.3 ) 1.0 ( 2.5 ) 3.9 ( 9.9 ) Average precipitation days ( ≥ 0.001 in ) 2.66 2.23 2.14 2.15 4.49 6.48 8.69 8.27 6.88 4.20 2.35 2.60 54.30 Source : Western Regional Climate Center, Desert Research Institute Points of interest Chihuahuan Desert Nature Center and Botanical Gardens at the Chihuahuan Desert Research Institute ( 1 ) Fort Davis National Historic Site The McDonald Observatory of the University of Texas at Austin ( 2 ) Fort Davis is home to one of ten dishes comprising the Very Long Baseline Array ( VLBA ) Davis Mountains State Park ( 3 ) Education Dirks - Anderson Elementary School Fort Davis is served by the Fort Davis Independent School District. Dirks - Anderson Elementary School Fort Davis High School Gallery Hotel Limpia ( c. 1912 ) Masonic Lodge References ^ Jump up to : `` American FactFinder ''. United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2013 - 09 - 11. Retrieved 2008 - 01 - 31. Jump up ^ `` US Board on Geographic Names ''. United States Geological Survey. 2007 - 10 - 25. Retrieved 2008 - 01 - 31. Jump up ^ https://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/cph-2-45.pdf Jump up ^ `` Find a County ''. National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on 2011 - 05 - 31. Retrieved 2011 - 06 - 07. Jump up ^ `` The Davis Mountains of Texas '', accessed September 13, 2010 Jump up ^ `` US Gazetteer files : 2010, 2000, and 1990 ''. United States Census Bureau. 2011 - 02 - 12. Retrieved 2011 - 04 - 23. Jump up ^ `` US COOP Station Map ''. Western Regional Climate Center, Desert Research Institute. Retrieved May 3, 2015. Jump up ^ `` FORT DAVIS, TEXAS ( 413262 ), Period of Record Monthly Climate Summary ''. Western Regional Climate Center, Desert Research Institute. Retrieved May 3, 2015. External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to Fort Davis, Texas. Handbook of Texas : Fort Davis, TX Fort Davis Chamber of Commerce West Texas Weekly - a local weekly newspaper. 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