Poteet

Poteet, Texas
—  City  —
Location of Poteet, Texas
Coordinates: 29°2′N 98°34′W / 29.033°N 98.567°W / 29.033; -98.567Coordinates: 29°2′N 98°34′W / 29.033°N 98.567°W / 29.033; -98.567
Country	United States
State	Texas
County	Atascosa
Area
• Total	1.5 sq mi (3.8 km2)
• Land	1.5 sq mi (3.8 km2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation	446 ft (136 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	3,305
• Density	2,224.2/sq mi (858.8/km2)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	78065
Area code(s)	830
FIPS code	48-59084[1]
GNIS feature ID	1365680[2]

Poteet is a city in Atascosa County, Texas, United States. The population was 3,305 as of the 2000 census. It is part of the San Antonio Metropolitan Statistical Area. It was named for its first postmaster, Francis Marion Poteet.

Poteet is known for its "Poteet Strawberry Festival"^[3] and being the birthplace of country singer George Strait. Poteet Canyon, Steve Canyon's ward in the long-running comic strip by Milton Caniff, is named after the town^[4] (and a mosaic of Poteet Canyon stands in front of the town's fire station).^[5] In James Michener's classic, Centennial, cattleman R. J. Poteet led the drive of a large herd of longhorns north from Texas to Colorado.

Geography

Poteet is located at 29°2′N 98°34′W / 29.033°N 98.567°W / 29.033; -98.567 (29.0398, -98.5743)^[6].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.5 square miles (3.9 km²), all land.

Education

Poteet is served by the Poteet Independent School District, including Poteet High School.

Notable residents

George Strait is a country music singer and actor. He was born there.
Cora Lamar is a farmer known from the HEB commercial.

Mayor's ouster

On September 29, 2008, Poteet Mayor Lino Donato was removed from office by the city council, following his arrest on sex charges involving a girl younger than 14. Donato pled guilty in 2007 to indecent exposure and was required to register as a sex offender.^[7]

References

1. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
2. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
3. ^ "Poteet Strawberry Festival". Poteet Strawberry Festival. 2011. http://www.strawberryfestival.com/. Retrieved April 4, 2011. 
4. ^ "The Model for 'Poteet Canyon' Stays Deep in the Heart of Texas". People. Time, Inc.. August 21, 1978. http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20071524,00.html. Retrieved April 8, 2011. 
5. ^ "Poteet, Texas - World's Largest Strawberry, Water Tower, Festival". Roadside America. http://www.roadsideamerica.com/tip/4034. Retrieved April 4, 2011. 
6. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved 2011-04-23. 
7. ^ "South Texas town ousts sex offender mayor". Houston Chronicle. 2008-09-30. http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/chronicle/6031268.html. Retrieved 2008-10-02. 

External links

• Official Website of the Poteet Strawberry Festival
• Poteet article at Texas State Historical Association
• Poteet entry at Eyes On Texas
• Poteet entry at Texas Tripper

v t e Municipalities and communities of Atascosa County, Texas, United States County seat: Jourdanton Cities Charlotte Jourdanton Lytle‡ Pleasanton Poteet Town Christine Unincorporated communities Amphion Campbellton Leming McCoy Peggy Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties