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Toyah is a town in Reeves County, Texas, United States. The population was 90 at the 2010 census.

Toyah town overview:
Name:	Toyah town
LSAD Code:	43
LSAD Description:	town (suffix)
State:	Texas
County:	Reeves County
Elevation:	2,913 ft (888 m)
Total Area:	1.62 sq mi (4.20 km²)
Land Area:	1.62 sq mi (4.20 km²)
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)
Total Population:	90
Population Density:	66.54/sq mi (25.70/km²)
ZIP code:	79785
Area code:	432
FIPS code:	4873496
GNISfeature ID:	1370063

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History

On October 25, 1906 a black man in Toyah named J. I. “Slab” Pitts was dragged to death and then hanged for living with his white wife, Eva Ruff.

In September, 1928 Amelia Earhart made an unscheduled five-day stop to adjust her carburetor. She relates in her journal that she landed in a small town near Pecos, Texas, but according to a regional book, The Toyah Taproots, several local, unnamed youngsters were seen in pictures around her airplane were later identified as being from Toyah.

Much of the town was destroyed by a tornado in 2004. Several abandoned homes, a deserted volunteer fire department and forgotten cars sit on the empty streets. The enormous Toyah High School also remains.