Woodrow is an

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in southern Lubbock County,

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, United States. According to the

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, the community had a population of 85 in 2000. It is part of the Lubbock Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History

The community was named for president

Woodrow Wilson Thomas Woodrow Wilson (December 28, 1856February 3, 1924) was the 28th president of the United States, serving from 1913 to 1921. He was the only History of the Democratic Party (United States), Democrat to serve as president during the Prog ...

. There was a lot of debate at first over naming the town Wilson or Woodrow, but supporters of Woodrow prevailed. In the 1930s, the hamlet had a church, an industry, and a dispersed housing stock. Woodrow had 100 residents and four enterprises in 1948. There were no recorded companies in 1971, and the population was 80. Woodrow operated four churches, a gin, a general store, and a shop that repaired farm equipment in the late 1980s. A huge cemetery and a tiny business sector separated about twenty-five homes. The population was 85 in 1990. In 2000, the population did not change. It might have been named Woodrow because there is already a Wilson in neighboring Lynn County. The 1970 Lubbock tornado caused a thunderstorm to form near Woodrow. Another F0 tornado struck Woodrow on April 30, 2013. The brief landspout tornado formed along an outflow boundary from a nearby microburst and remained over open fields, causing no damage.

Geography

Woodrow is located on U.S. Route 87, south of Lubbock in southern Lubbock County. State Highway Loop 493 also travels through the community.

Education

In 1917, the first school was constructed. As plans to upgrade Lubbock County's rural school system were being developed, Woodrow was assigned to District One to combine with a newly proposed school. Eventually, a consensus was reached on consolidation, and District One trustees were chosen. The $84,000 Cooper School became a hybrid elementary and high school when work on it started in 1936. Today, Woodrow is served by the Lubbock-Cooper Independent School District. Lubbock-Cooper South Elementary School is in the community.

Media

WPCS (FM), a Christian radio station, operates the call sign "K218DI" in Woodrow. In October 2003, 91.5 FM of the Rejoice Broadcast Network began broadcasting in Woodrow.

References

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