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  Cochran County, TX - N
  Hockley County, TX - NE
  Terry County, TX - E
  Gaines County, TX - S
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Denver City, TX

USGenWeb >> TXGenWeb  >> Yoakum County  >> Towns & Communities >> Denver City, Texas

Yoakum County DenverCity.svg
Latitude32°58'07"N
-102.831218
Longitude102°49'52"W
32.968580
Elevation
feet/meters
3579/1091
Zip Code  
Founded  
GNIS FID2412419
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Highway 83 and 214
15 miles S of Plains the county seat
14 miles W of Seagraves
SW of Brownfield
 
Denver City is a town located partly in Gaines County, but mostly in Yoakum County in the far western portion of Texas, just a short distance from the New Mexico boundary. It is named for the petroleum company, Denver Productions and is located at the intersection of Texas State Highways 214 and 83.
Historical population
Census Pop.
1950 1,858
1960 4,302 131.5%
1970 4,133 −3.9%
1980 4,704 13.8%
1990 5,145 9.4%
2000 3,985 −22.5%
2010 4,479 12.4%

Oil and ranching remain important to Denver City. The first well was drilled by the wildcatter "Red" Davidson of Fort Worth on the ranch lands of L.P. and Ruth Bennett and her father, Dr. J. R. Smith. Oil gushed to the surface for the first time on October 10, 1935. A part of this Wasson Field, as it is known, is the site of the Yoakum County Park, donated in 1964 by Gene H. Bennett (1921–1998), the youngest son of the Bennetts.

Alternate Unofficial Names for Denver City: Denver.

While the primary coordinates for Town of Denver City are located in Yoakum County, it should be noted that the formal boundaries for this community also extend into and Gaines County.


Denver City is on State Highway 83 on the Gaines county line, seventy miles southwest of Lubbock in south central Yoakum County. When the Wasson oil pool was developed in 1939, the town was founded and named by C. S. Ameen and Ben Eggink. Ameen selected the name because he had a close friend who was employed by Denver Productions near the townsite, and he added "City" to the name to show his faith in the town's future. Shortly after its founding the town was incorporated and had a refinery and a gas and water system. By 1940 Denver City had a population of 3,000 and 120 businesses.

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