Kamay, Texas
Unincorporated community in Wichita County · Not an incorporated municipality
About Kamay
Kamay ( KAY-may) is an unincorporated community in Wichita County, Texas, United States. It had an estimated population of 640 in 2000.
Kamay is part of the Wichita Falls, Texas Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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How Kamay is governed
Kamay appears to be an unincorporated community or a census-designated place, so it may have no city government of its own — services usually come from Wichita County and its elected officials. The chart below is a generic template; readers can correct it if Kamay does have local officials.
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Residents of Kamay
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The budget, taxes, and city accounts.
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City Clerk
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City Attorney
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Hears traffic, ordinance and other minor cases.
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History
Development in the area began in 1912 when Joseph A. Kemp, W. Munger, and Reese S. Allen formed a land company that purchased 1,000 acres (4.0 km2) of Wichita River valley land for resale. By the 1920s, investors had turned their attention to oil exploration and the K-M-A Oil Company was established. The name was formed from each of the three principals' last names.
The community that developed around the oil fields became known as Kemp City by 1928. Within ten years, more than 100 wells were operating in and around Kemp City. The community's name again changed in the 1930s. Texas already had a post office operating under the name Kemp (in Kaufman County), while using the initials K-M-A was deemed unacceptable. The name Kamay was chosen to solve the problem. Despite Kamay being the official name, Kemp City remained in use as well.
At its peak in the 1940s, Kamay had a population of around 700 and twenty-one businesses. There were twenty-seven businesses in Kamay by the mid-1950s. In 2000, the population had declined to approximately 640 with seven businesses operating in the community.
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