Ranger, Texas | |
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Coordinates: 32°28′12″N 98°40′36″W / 32.47000°N 98.67667°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Texas |
County | Eastland |
Area | |
• Total | 7.13 sq mi (18.46 km2) |
• Land | 7.00 sq mi (18.12 km2) |
• Water | 0.13 sq mi (0.34 km2) |
Elevation | 1,437 ft (438 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 2,300 |
• Density | 320/sq mi (120/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP code | 76470 |
Area code | 254 |
FIPS code | 48-60632[2] |
GNIS feature ID | 1344793[3] |
Ranger is a city in Eastland County, Texas, United States. Its population was 2,300 at the 2020 census.[4] Ranger College, a community college, is the second-largest employer in the community.
During the 1920s, Ranger, like nearby Cisco, Eastland, and Desdemona, was a petroleum boomtown.[5]
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