Stephenville, Texas
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Stephenville, Texas is a small city in north-central Texas known for its agricultural economy, rodeo culture, and as the home of Tarleton State University.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Stephenville, Texas canonical | 6 |
| Stephenville | 1 |
| Stephenville, Texas area | 1 |
| Stephenville, Texas, United States | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2674592 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Stephenville, Texas Context triple: [Erath County, Texas, countySeat, Stephenville, Texas]
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A.
Santa Fe, Texas
Santa Fe, Texas is a small city in Galveston County known for its rural character and location within the Greater Houston metropolitan area.
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B.
Springtown, Texas
Springtown, Texas is a small rural city in North Texas known for its close-knit community and location within the Dallas–Fort Worth metropolitan area.
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C.
Wichita Falls, Texas
Wichita Falls, Texas is a mid-sized city in northern Texas known for its oil and gas history, military presence at Sheppard Air Force Base, and role as a regional economic and cultural center.
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D.
Gainesville, Texas
Gainesville, Texas is a small North Texas city near the Oklahoma border known as the county seat of Cooke County and a regional hub within the Texoma area.
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E.
Richmond, Texas
Richmond, Texas is a historic city in Fort Bend County, part of the Greater Houston metropolitan area, known for its 19th-century roots and role in early Texas history.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Stephenville, Texas Target entity description: Stephenville, Texas is a small city in north-central Texas known for its agricultural economy, rodeo culture, and as the home of Tarleton State University.
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A.
Santa Fe, Texas
Santa Fe, Texas is a small city in Galveston County known for its rural character and location within the Greater Houston metropolitan area.
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B.
Springtown, Texas
Springtown, Texas is a small rural city in North Texas known for its close-knit community and location within the Dallas–Fort Worth metropolitan area.
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C.
Wichita Falls, Texas
Wichita Falls, Texas is a mid-sized city in northern Texas known for its oil and gas history, military presence at Sheppard Air Force Base, and role as a regional economic and cultural center.
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D.
Gainesville, Texas
Gainesville, Texas is a small North Texas city near the Oklahoma border known as the county seat of Cooke County and a regional hub within the Texoma area.
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E.
Richmond, Texas
Richmond, Texas is a historic city in Fort Bend County, part of the Greater Houston metropolitan area, known for its 19th-century roots and role in early Texas history.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
city
ⓘ
county seat ⓘ |
| areaCode | 254 ⓘ |
| climate | humid subtropical climate ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| countySeatOf | Erath County, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| demographics | college town population characteristics ⓘ |
| distanceTo | about 70 miles southwest of Fort Worth, Texas ⓘ |
| economy |
agriculture
ⓘ
cattle ranching ⓘ dairy farming ⓘ education sector ⓘ |
| education | public schools operated by Stephenville Independent School District ⓘ |
| elevation | about 1,286 feet ⓘ |
| founded | 1854 ⓘ |
| governmentType | council–manager government ⓘ |
| hasFacility | Stephenville Clark Regional Airport ⓘ |
| hasInstitution | Tarleton State University ⓘ |
| hasUniversity | Tarleton State University ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.stephenvilletx.gov/ ⓘ |
| hostOf | rodeo events ⓘ |
| incorporated | 1889 ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Tarleton State University
ⓘ
agricultural economy ⓘ rodeo culture ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Erath County, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | North Bosque River ⓘ |
| namedAfter | John M. Stephen ⓘ |
| near |
Dublin, Texas
ⓘ
Hico, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nickname | Cowboy Capital of the World ⓘ |
| partOf |
Cross Timbers
ⓘ
surface form:
Cross Timbers region
Texas Brazos Trail region ⓘ |
| population | approximately 20,000 ⓘ |
| postalCode |
76401
ⓘ
76402 ⓘ |
| region |
North-central Texas
ⓘ
surface form:
North-Central Texas
|
| sportsCulture |
high school football
ⓘ
rodeo ⓘ |
| state | Texas ⓘ |
| timeZone | Central Time Zone ⓘ |
| timeZoneDST |
Central Time Zone
ⓘ
surface form:
Central Daylight Time
|
| transportation |
served by U.S. Route 281
ⓘ
served by U.S. Route 377 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Stephenville, Texas Description of subject: Stephenville, Texas is a small city in north-central Texas known for its agricultural economy, rodeo culture, and as the home of Tarleton State University.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Stephenville
this entity surface form:
Stephenville, Texas area
this entity surface form:
Stephenville, Texas, United States