Map of Barstow city, Texas

Barstow is a city in Ward County, in the U.S. state of Texas. The population was 349 at the 2010 census.

Barstow city overview:
Name:	Barstow city
LSAD Code:	25
LSAD Description:	city (suffix)
State:	Texas
County:	Ward County
Elevation:	2,566 ft (782 m)
Total Area:	0.66 sq mi (1.70 km²)
Land Area:	0.66 sq mi (1.70 km²)
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)
Total Population:	349
Population Density:	587.52/sq mi (226.78/km²)
ZIP code:	79719
Area code:	432
FIPS code:	4805720
GNISfeature ID:	1351550

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History

Barstow was organized in 1892 by George E. Barstow, who was one of the world’s leading experts on irrigation. The same year Barstow was elected First Ward County Seat. A courthouse was built the following year, and by 1900 the city’s population was over 1,000 due to the recruiting efforts of Mr. Barstow. Irrigation was successful enough that in the 1904 World’s Fair, Barstow managed to win a Silver Medal for its grapes. That same year fruit and vegetable farming was hit hard when the Pecos River Dam broke. After that droughts followed and by 1918 farming was impossible. The population in 1930 was 468—less than half of the 1910s 1,219.