Kilgore, Texas | |
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World's Richest Acre Park in downtown Kilgore, where the greatest concentration of oil wells in the world once stood Old Main at Kilgore College St. Lukes United Methodist Church in downtown Kilgore | |
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  Kilgore, Texas Location of Kilgore in the contiguous United States  Kilgore, Texas Kilgore, Texas (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 32°23′08″N 94°52′07″W / 32.38556°N 94.86861°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Texas |
| Counties | Gregg, Rusk |
| Established | 1872 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council-Manager |
| • City Council | Mayor R.E. Spradlin III Merlyn Holmes Alan VanDoren Missy Merritt Victor A. Boyd[1] |
| • City Manager | Josh Selleck[2] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 18.65 sq mi (48.29 km2) |
| • Land | 18.61 sq mi (48.20 km2) |
| • Water | 0.04 sq mi (0.09 km2) |
| Elevation | 351 ft (107 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 13,376 |
| • Density | 798.02/sq mi (308.12/km2) |
| GDP (of MSA) | |
| • Metro | $20.259 billion (2022) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP codes | 75662-3 |
| Area code(s) | 903, 430 |
| FIPS code | 48-39124[6] |
| GNIS feature ID | 2411541[4] |
| Website | cityofkilgore |
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Kilgore is a city in Gregg and Rusk counties in Texas, United States. Located where Interstate 20 and US 259 converge just south of the Sabine River. Over three-fourths of the area within city limits are located in Gregg County, the remainder in Rusk County. The population was 12,975 at the 2010 census[7] and 13,376 at the 2020 census.[8]
Kilgore was initially developed as a product of the construction of major railroad lines through the area allowing access to transport cotton, cattle, and later oil in North and East Texas.
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- ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kilgore, Texas
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- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
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