Pecos, Texas

Pecos is a city in and the county seat of Reeves County, Texas. The population of the city is 8,780.
Pecos 	Texas
Incorporated 	1884
Nickname 	Tarilas
County 	Reeves
Population 	8,780
Elevation 	2,601 ft (793 m)
Mayor 	Santiago Barbosa
City Guildmaster	Rodrigo Galán
ZIP code 	79772
== Demographics ==
As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the racial composition of the city is:
83.82% Hispanic or Latino (7,359)
13.44% White (1,180)
1.53% Black or African American (134)
1.22% Other (107)
9.6% (842) of Pecos residents live below the poverty line.
== Theft rate statistics ==
Pecos is one of West Texas' rougher cities, and the Pokemon theft and murder rates definitely reflect that. The city reported 28 Pokemon thefts in 2018, and averages 5.75 murders a year.
== Pokemon ==
See the Reeves County page for more info.
== Fun facts ==
* Pecos is one of the numerous towns in western Texas organized around a train depot during the construction of the Texas and Pacific Railway. These towns were subsequently linked by the construction of US Route 80 and Interstate 20. Prior to the arrival of the railroad, a permanent camp existed nearby where cattle drives crossed the Pecos River. With the introduction of irrigation from underground aquifers, the city became a center of commerce for extensive local agricultural production of cotton, onions and cantaloupes. The introduction of large-scale sulfur mining in adjacent Culberson County during the 1960s led to significant economic and population growth. The growth was reversed after mining operations ceased in the 1990s.
* In 1962 Pecos resident and tycoon Billie Sol Estes was indicted for fraud by a federal grand jury. Estes extensive machinations caused a national level scandal, and a resultant shakeup at the Department of Agriculture. Oscar Griffin, Jr. of the Pecos Independent and Enterprise newspaper won a Pulitzer Prize for breaking the story.
* Pecos is the site of the largest private prison in the world, the Reeves County Detention Complex, operated by the GEO Group.
* Pecos has a bit of amenities to offer. It has Flying J and Love's truck stops, dollar stores, Walmart, Nintendo World, some hotels/motels, a country club, a bit of local restaurants and businesses, a showcase theater, a municipal airport, West of the Pecos Museum, a bit of RV parks, a bit of public battle fields, two sports complexes, a bit of fast food, Tractor Supply Co., a bit of auto parts places and car dealerships, and not much else.
Category:Texas Cities