Kilgore, Texas

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Kilgore, Texas is a small East Texas city historically known for its role in the East Texas Oil Field boom and its iconic oil derricks.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
municipality
areaCode 430
903
climate humid subtropical climate
country United States of America
surface form: United States
county Gregg County, Texas NERFINISHED
Rusk County, Texas NERFINISHED
demographics small city population size
economy education
manufacturing
oil and gas industry
feature iconic skyline of oil derricks
foundedAs railroad town
governmentType council–manager government
hasAttraction East Texas Oil Museum NERFINISHED
World’s Richest Acre Park NERFINISHED
hasCulturalInstitution Kilgore Public Library NERFINISHED
hasEducationalInstitution Kilgore College NERFINISHED
hasFestival Kilgore Rangerette Revels (associated performances) NERFINISHED
hasHistoricDistrict Downtown Kilgore historic area NERFINISHED
hasMuseum East Texas Oil Museum at Kilgore College NERFINISHED
hasPerformingArtsGroup Kilgore College Rangerettes NERFINISHED
hasStructure cluster of downtown oil derricks
historicalEvent rapid growth during 1930s oil boom
isPartOf East Texas region of Texas NERFINISHED
knownFor East Texas Oil Field boom NERFINISHED
historic downtown oil derricks
oil derricks
locatedIn East Texas NERFINISHED
Gregg County, Texas NERFINISHED
Rusk County, Texas NERFINISHED
locatedNear Longview, Texas NERFINISHED
Tyler, Texas NERFINISHED
namedAfter Constantine Buckley Kilgore NERFINISHED
partOf East Texas Oil Field NERFINISHED
postalCode 75662
75663
region Gregg County metropolitan area NERFINISHED
state Texas
timeZone Central Time Zone
timeZoneDST Central Time Zone
surface form: Central Daylight Time
transportation Interstate 20 NERFINISHED
Texas State Highway 42 NERFINISHED
U.S. Route 259 NERFINISHED

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Rusk County, Texas contains Kilgore, Texas