Plainview, Texas

Plainview is a city in and the county seat of Hale County, Texas. The population of the city is 22,194.
Plainview 	Texas
Incorporated 	1903
County 	Hale
Population 	22,194
Elevation 	3,366 ft (1,026 m)
Mayor 	Timothy Carbajal
City Guildmaster	Valentino Villacrés
ZIP codes 	79072-79073
== Demographics ==
As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the racial composition of the city is:
60.03% Hispanic or Latino (13,323)
33.69% White (7,477)
4.75% Black or African American (1,054)
1.53% Other (340)
20.3% (4,505) of Plainview residents live below the poverty line.
== Theft rate statistics ==
Plainview has below average to average rates of Pokemon theft and murder. The city reported 6 Pokemon thefts in 2018, and averages 1.18 murders a year.
== Pokemon ==
See the Hale County page for more info.
== Fun facts ==
* The Texas Department of Criminal Justice Region V office is located in Plainview. The current Region V headquarters opened in 1996 in a former Bank of America building.
* In 2009, the Texas Department of State Health Services ordered the recall of all products produced by a processing facility near Plainview owned by Peanut Corporation of America. Rodents, excrement, and feathers in the plant had been found in the facility's products. The closure was not related to closures of PCA plants due to Salmonella concerns.
* A Cargill beef processing plant, then the largest employer in the city, closed in 2013 due to lack of incoming animals, a result of the 2010–2012 drought. The closure created challenges for the city, as an estimated 2,300 employees and their families relocated.
* An extension of South Plains College serves the residents of the city, along with a satellite campus of the West Texas Battle Academy.
* Wayland Baptist University, a private, four-year, coeducational, Baptist university, is based in the city. In 1908, when the school was founded, the campus was more than a mile from the city limit. The Museum of the Llano Estacado, which opened in 1976, is located on the university grounds. The museum is home to a permanent exhibit featuring artifacts from the Plainview Site, and fossilized remains of a columbian mammoth known as the "Imperial Mammoth".
* Plainview has a decent bit of amenities to offer. It has dollar stores, a contest hall and showcase theater, Solstice Apparel, Walmart, Nintendo World, Hale County Airport, United Supermarkets, a bit of hotels/motels, Tractor Supply Co., plenty of fast food, Anytime Fitness, some local restaurants and businesses, a cinema, IHOP, Chili's, three sports complexes, plenty of public battle fields, some auto parts places and car dealerships, CVS, Amigos, a few RV parks, a country club, and a few other things.
Category:Texas Cities