Summerfield is an unincorporated community in northwestern Castro County, Texas, United States. It lies along U.S. Route 60 northwest of the city of Dimmitt, the county seat of Castro County.Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '08. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2008, p. 98. Its elevation is 3,937 feet (1,200 m). Although Summerfield is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 79085.Zip Code Lookup
Summerfield was founded as Boom in the late 1890s; it was renamed for surveyor John Summerfield in 1907 because there was another Texas community named Boom. The community was built along the Pecos & Northern Texas Railway, near Castro Creek and the Deaf Smith and Parmer county lines.Summerfield, Texas (Castro County), Handbook of Texas Online, 2008-01-18. Accessed 2008-08-13.
As of 2020, it has a population of less than 100.
Climate According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Summerfield has a semi-arid climate, abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps.Climate Summary for Summerfield, Texas
Demographics
Summerfield first appeared as a census designated place in the 2020 U.S. census.
2020 Census +Summerfield CDP, Texas – Racial and ethnic compositionRace / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)Pop 2020% 2020White alone (NH)1852.94%Black or African American alone (NH)12.94%Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)12.94%Asian alone (NH)00.00%Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)00.00%Other race alone (NH)00.00%Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)38.82%Hispanic or Latino (any race)1132.35%Total34100.00%
References
External links Profile of Summerfield from the Handbook of Texas Online