Kilgore, Texas
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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]
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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 | |
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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 |
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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.