# Wingate, Texas

Wingate is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Runnels County, Texas, United States. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had an estimated population of 216 in 1990 and 132 in 2000.

## Geography

Wingate is located at 32°02′44″N 100°06′15″W﻿ / ﻿32.04556°N 100.10417°W﻿ / 32.04556; -100.10417. It is situated along FM 53 in northwestern Runnels County, about 13 miles northwest of Winters and 54 miles southwest of Abilene.

### Climate

According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Wingate has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps. The hottest temperature recorded in Wingate was 110 °F (43.3 °C) on May 24, 2000 and May 29, 2011, while the coldest temperature recorded was −6 °F (−21.1 °C) on February 16, 2021.
Climate data for Wingate, Texas, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1968–present :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 87 (31) | 95 (35) | 95 (35) | 100 (38) | 110 (43) | 112 (44) | 109 (43) | 108 (42) | 109 (43) | 103 (39) | 97 (36) | 89 (32) | 112 (44) |
| Mean maximum °F (°C) | 77.8 (25.4) | 82.5 (28.1) | 87.7 (30.9) | 93.5 (34.2) | 98.9 (37.2) | 100.4 (38.0) | 102.1 (38.9) | 102.3 (39.1) | 97.4 (36.3) | 92.1 (33.4) | 83.2 (28.4) | 78.2 (25.7) | 104.5 (40.3) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 57.6 (14.2) | 61.8 (16.6) | 69.5 (20.8) | 78.3 (25.7) | 85.2 (29.6) | 91.6 (33.1) | 95.1 (35.1) | 94.7 (34.8) | 87.8 (31.0) | 78.3 (25.7) | 66.6 (19.2) | 58.4 (14.7) | 77.1 (25.0) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 42.5 (5.8) | 46.8 (8.2) | 54.6 (12.6) | 63.0 (17.2) | 71.6 (22.0) | 78.6 (25.9) | 81.7 (27.6) | 81.2 (27.3) | 74.3 (23.5) | 63.9 (17.7) | 52.5 (11.4) | 43.9 (6.6) | 62.9 (17.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 27.4 (−2.6) | 31.7 (−0.2) | 39.7 (4.3) | 47.6 (8.7) | 58.0 (14.4) | 65.5 (18.6) | 68.4 (20.2) | 67.6 (19.8) | 60.9 (16.1) | 49.6 (9.8) | 38.3 (3.5) | 29.3 (−1.5) | 48.7 (9.3) |
| Mean minimum °F (°C) | 16.2 (−8.8) | 19.2 (−7.1) | 24.6 (−4.1) | 33.2 (0.7) | 44.9 (7.2) | 58.7 (14.8) | 65.1 (18.4) | 63.2 (17.3) | 49.6 (9.8) | 35.9 (2.2) | 24.6 (−4.1) | 18.3 (−7.6) | 13.1 (−10.5) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −5 (−21) | −6 (−21) | 8 (−13) | 24 (−4) | 34 (1) | 48 (9) | 55 (13) | 54 (12) | 39 (4) | 19 (−7) | 15 (−9) | −5 (−21) | −6 (−21) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 1.07 (27) | 1.37 (35) | 1.93 (49) | 1.84 (47) | 3.13 (80) | 3.20 (81) | 1.76 (45) | 2.14 (54) | 3.00 (76) | 3.06 (78) | 1.42 (36) | 1.07 (27) | 24.99 (635) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 0.2 (0.51) | 0.4 (1.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.1 (0.25) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.4 (1.0) | 0.3 (0.76) | 1.4 (3.52) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 3.9 | 4.1 | 5.8 | 4.0 | 6.5 | 5.8 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 5.4 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 57.9 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.0 |
| Source 1: NOAA ||||||||||||||
| Source 2: National Weather Service ||||||||||||||

## History

The area was initially settled by several pioneer families in the early 1890s. A school opened in 1891 and a post office was established on March 14, 1892. The community was named after Ballinger attorney W.J. Wingate. By the 1920s, Wingate had a bank and several other businesses. A new high school was constructed around the same time. In 1940, Wingate had an estimated population of 250. A modest buffalo-ranching industry was launched by Vester Parrish in 1961. Wingate's population stood at just over 200 in 1990. On July 1, 1991, the Wingate Independent School District was annexed into Winters ISD. By 2000, roughly 132 residents were living in Wingate.
Wingate has a post office with the zip code of 79566.

## Demographics

Wingate first appeared as a census designated place in the 2020 U.S. Census.

### 2020 census

Wingate CDP, Texas – Racial and ethnic composition Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race. :
| Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) | Pop 2020 | % 2020 |
| White alone (NH) | 54 | 65.06% |
| Black or African American alone (NH) | 0 | 0.00% |
| Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 0 | 0.00% |
| Asian alone (NH) | 1 | 1.20% |
| Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 0 | 0.00% |
| Other race alone (NH) | 0 | 0.00% |
| Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) | 4 | 4.82% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 24 | 28.92% |
| Total | 83 | 100.00% |

## Education

Public education in the community of Wingate is provided by the Winters Independent School District.