Paint Creek is an unincorporated community in southeast Haskell County, Texas, United States, in north central Texas.
It is named after the nearby stream, which Stamford Dam impounds 8 miles to the east of the community to form Lake Stamford. In 2011, press reports indicated Haskell County had a population of 5,899, down from about 14,000 in 1950. [1]
It is the hometown of current Governor of Texas Rick Perry.
The Paint Creek Independent School District serves area students.
It is 40 miles (64 km) north of Abilene.[2]
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