Ore City, Texas | |
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| Nicknames: "City on the Iron Hill", “Iron City”, OC | |
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  Ore City, Texas Location of Ore City in the contiguous United States  Ore City, Texas Ore City, Texas (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 32°48′03″N 94°43′05″W / 32.80083°N 94.71806°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Upshur |
| Incorporated | 1951 |
| Founded by | Lewis Porter Featherstone |
| Named for | the iron discovered |
| Government | |
| • Type | Strong Mayor-council |
| • Mayor | Angela Edwards |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.18 sq mi (5.65 km2) |
| • Land | 2.16 sq mi (5.59 km2) |
| • Water | 0.02 sq mi (0.06 km2) |
| Elevation | 308 ft (94 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 1,108 |
| • Density | 568.52/sq mi (219.56/km2) |
| Demonym | Ore Citian |
| Time zone | Central (CST) |
| ZIP code | 75683 |
| Area code(s) | 903, 430 |
| FIPS code | 48-54216[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 2411331[2] |
| Major highways |  |
| Website | orecitytx |
Ore City is a city in Upshur County, Texas, United States. Located where US 259 and FM 450 converge, just four miles below the Lake O’ the Pines. The population was 1,108 at the 2020 census.
- ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ore City, Texas
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.