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Rankin, Texas
Rankin is a city in and the county seat of Upton County, Texas, United States. Its population was 780 at the 2020 census. It is named after F.E. Rankin, a local rancher. In 2020, only 3,308 people lived in the entire county, and McCamey was the only larger town. During the early 20th century, the town grew due to the discovery of oil in the nearby Yates Oil Field. Following a second oil boom in the '80s, though, the town had a decline in its economy and population.
Rankin is located at 31°13′28″N 101°56′27″W / 31.22444°N 101.94083°W (31.224412, −101.940866). The major highways in the city are U.S. Route 67, Texas State Highway 329, and Texas State Highway 349.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.1 square miles (2.7 km2), all land.
The town was founded in 1911, and the post office was built a year later. In 1921, this still-tiny community based around the ranching industry was designated the county seat. Rankin was served by the Kansas City, Mexico and Orient Railway.
The discovery of the Yates Oil Field in adjacent Pecos County in 1926 converted Rankin into a boom town. Since Rankin was the nearest settlement on a rail line, it became the center for the oil-services industry for the nearby oil fields. During the Great Depression, the population declined as the price of oil fell, and as workers moved away to work in newly discovered fields in East Texas and elsewhere, but a secondary boom occurred in the 1940s with the discovery of the nearby Benedum Oil Field. A hospital, three new schools, and a library date from this period. The population has gradually fallen since its secondary peak of 1,278 in 1980.
In 1990, the Confederate Air Force (later Commemorative Air Force) filmed a famous "Don't Mess with Texas" advertising campaign near Rankin using the B-17G Sentimental Journey of Airbase Arizona in Mesa, Arizona.
As of the 2020 census, Rankin had a population of 780, the median age was 36.9 years, 24.5% of residents were under the age of 18, and 14.5% were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 111.4 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 111.1 males age 18 and over.
0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.
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Rankin, Texas
Rankin is a city in and the county seat of Upton County, Texas, United States. Its population was 780 at the 2020 census. It is named after F.E. Rankin, a local rancher. In 2020, only 3,308 people lived in the entire county, and McCamey was the only larger town. During the early 20th century, the town grew due to the discovery of oil in the nearby Yates Oil Field. Following a second oil boom in the '80s, though, the town had a decline in its economy and population.
Rankin is located at 31°13′28″N 101°56′27″W / 31.22444°N 101.94083°W (31.224412, −101.940866). The major highways in the city are U.S. Route 67, Texas State Highway 329, and Texas State Highway 349.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.1 square miles (2.7 km2), all land.
The town was founded in 1911, and the post office was built a year later. In 1921, this still-tiny community based around the ranching industry was designated the county seat. Rankin was served by the Kansas City, Mexico and Orient Railway.
The discovery of the Yates Oil Field in adjacent Pecos County in 1926 converted Rankin into a boom town. Since Rankin was the nearest settlement on a rail line, it became the center for the oil-services industry for the nearby oil fields. During the Great Depression, the population declined as the price of oil fell, and as workers moved away to work in newly discovered fields in East Texas and elsewhere, but a secondary boom occurred in the 1940s with the discovery of the nearby Benedum Oil Field. A hospital, three new schools, and a library date from this period. The population has gradually fallen since its secondary peak of 1,278 in 1980.
In 1990, the Confederate Air Force (later Commemorative Air Force) filmed a famous "Don't Mess with Texas" advertising campaign near Rankin using the B-17G Sentimental Journey of Airbase Arizona in Mesa, Arizona.
As of the 2020 census, Rankin had a population of 780, the median age was 36.9 years, 24.5% of residents were under the age of 18, and 14.5% were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 111.4 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 111.1 males age 18 and over.
0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.