Lajitas, Texas

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Lajitas is an unincorporated community in Brewster County, Texas, United States, in proximity to the Big Bend National Park.


Climate

Lajitas has a cool semi-arid climate with very hot summers and mild winters. Average temperatures ranges from 69°F/35°F in January to 101°F/74°F in July.

Climate data for Lajitas, Texas
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °F (°C) 69
(21)		 76
(24)		 84
(29)		 91
(33)		 98
(37)		 102
(39)		 101
(38)		 98
(37)		 95
(35)		 87
(31)		 77
(25)		 69
(21)		 87.3
(30.8)
Average low °F (°C) 35
(2)		 40
(4)		 46
(8)		 54
(12)		 63
(17)		 72
(22)		 74
(23)		 72
(22)		 68
(20)		 56
(13)		 43
(6)		 36
(2)		 54.9
(12.6)
[citation needed]
Source 1 = www.intellicast.com/Local/History.aspx?unit=F&month=7&location=USTX9379

Government

For many years the mayor of Lajitas was Clay Henry III, a "beer-drinking" goat. After two replacements of the original Clay Henry, the trading post and stable where the mayor lived is now closed and the goat no longer resides there.[1][2] There is going to be an election later this year to elect a new mayor of Lajitas.

Education

Lajitas is zoned to schools in the Terlingua Common School District.

Historical information

This is the adopted hometown of one of the region's well known philanthropists, Elle Webb.

References

  1. ↑ "Mayor Clay Henry III: A Word About the Mayor". Lajitas Resort & Spa. Archived from the original on 7 May 2009. Retrieved 12 June 2012. 
  2. ↑ RoadsideAmerica.com staff (May 2011). "Clay Henry - Famous Beer-Drinking Dead Goat". RoadsideAmerica.com. Retrieved 12 June 2012. 

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Municipalities and communities of Brewster County, Texas, United States
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Coordinates: 29°15′42″N 103°46′36″W / 29.26167°N 103.77667°W / 29.26167; -103.77667


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