Italy, Texas | |
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.jpg) Downtown Italy, Texas | |
| Motto: "The biggest little town in Texas" | |
 Location of Italy, Texas | |
| Coordinates: 32°10′58″N 96°52′46″W / 32.18278°N 96.87944°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Ellis |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.80 sq mi (4.67 km2) |
| • Land | 1.80 sq mi (4.67 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 551 ft (168 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 1,926 |
| • Density | 1,100/sq mi (410/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 76651 |
| Area code(s) | 214, 469, 945, 972 |
| FIPS code | 48-37072[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 2412797[2] |
| Website | www |
Italy (/ˈɪtli/ IT-lee, unlike the country) is a town in Ellis County, Texas, United States. Its population was 1,926 in 2020.[4] The community was named after Italy by a settler who had visited the European country.[5]
- ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Italy, Texas
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
:0was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 70.