 rankin is a city in upton county, texas, united states. the population was 800 at the 2000 census. it is the county seat of the thinly populated county â in 2000, only 3,404 people lived in the entire county, and mccamey was the only larger town. it is named after f.e. rankin, a local rancher. ==geography== rankin is located at  (31.224412, &minus;101.940866). it is at the junction of u.s. highway 67 and 
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