Ranger, Texas
Ranger, Texas | |
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Downtown Ranger, Texas | |
Location of Ranger, Texas | |
| Coordinates: 32°28′09″N 98°40′31″W / 32.46917°N 98.67528°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 | 1,427 ft (435 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 2,300 |
| • Density | 330/sq mi (130/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 76470 |
| Area code | 254 |
| FIPS code | 48-60632 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2411519 |
| Website | https://www.rangertx.gov/ |
Ranger is a city in Eastland County, Texas, United States. Its population was 2,300 at the 2020 census. 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.