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. | |
| Motto: "The City of Stars" | |
 Location of Kilgore, Texas | |
| Coordinates: 32°23′8″N 94°52′7″W / 32.38556°N 94.86861°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Texas |
| Counties | Gregg, Rusk |
| 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 | 358 ft (109 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 13,376 |
| • Density | 798.02/sq mi (308.12/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP codes | 75662-3 |
| Area code(s) | 903, 430 |
| FIPS code | 48-39124[4] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1339101[5] |
| Website | cityofkilgore |
Kilgore is a city in Gregg and Rusk counties in the eastern part of the U.S. state of Texas. 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[6] and 13,376 at the 2020 census.[7]
From the age of six, Van Cliburn lived in Kilgore; he became an internationally known classical pianist. He is the namesake for Van Cliburn Auditorium on the Kilgore College campus.
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- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Kilgore city, Texas". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved March 23, 2017.[dead link]
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