Ranger, Texas | |
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.jpg) Downtown Ranger, Texas | |
 Location of 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]
- ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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