Breckenridge, Texas | |
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| Coordinates: 32°45′24″N 98°54′20″W / 32.75667°N 98.90556°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Stephens |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.20 sq mi (10.88 km2) |
| • Land | 4.20 sq mi (10.87 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,204 ft (367 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 5,187 |
| • Estimate (2021) | 5,349 |
| • Density | 1,200/sq mi (480/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 76424 |
| Area code | 254 |
| FIPS code | 48-10132[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1372709[2] |
| Website | breckenridgetx |
Breckenridge is a city and county seat of Stephens County, Texas, Texas, United States. The estimated population was 5,349 as of February 2021.[4] [5] The mayor is Bob Sims.
Breckenridge was a stop on the since defunct Wichita Falls and Southern Railroad, one of the properties of Frank Kell and Joseph A. Kemp of Wichita Falls, Texas. The line was thereafter operated until 1969 by the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad.[6]
- ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Breckenridge, Texas
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Breckenridge, Texas Population 2021 (Demographics, Maps, Graphs)".
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on June 15, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ "H. Allen Anderson, "Wichita Falls and Southern Railroad"". tshaonline.org. Retrieved April 19, 2013.