Eastland, Texas

Eastland is a city in and the county seat of Eastland County, Texas. The population of the city is 3,960.
Eastland 	Texas
Incorporated 	1873
County 	Eastland
Population 	3,960
Elevation 	1,440 ft (439 m)
Mayor 	Malcolm McCall
City Guildmaster	Jim Stephenson
ZIP code 	76448
== Demographics ==
As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the racial composition of the city is:
75.18% White (2,977)
21.59% Hispanic or Latino (855)
1.82% Other (72)
1.41% Black or African American (56)
16.0% (633) of Eastland residents live below the poverty line.
== Theft rate statistics ==
Eastland has low to average rates of Pokemon theft and murder. The city reported 4 Pokemon thefts in 2018, and averages 1.12 murders a year.
== Pokemon ==
See the Eastland County page for more info.
== Fun facts ==
* Eastland is known for the legend of "Old Rip", a horned toad that lived many years sealed in the cornerstone of the previous Eastland courthouse built in 1897. In 1928, the current courthouse was erected, the prior cornerstone was opened, and "Old Rip" was found alive. The animal, a kind of lizard, received national publicity. It died in 1929 of pneumonia and was placed in a glass-front casket on view in the present courthouse.
* The recession of 1921 exacerbated racial tensions between Anglos and Mexicans. Naturally, unemployment increased in town and whites attempted to oust Mexicans whom were hired during the WWI boom. Masked men ravaged shacks used by Mexicans as living quarters. Whites threatened Mexicans' lives and fearful, they fled to nearby Fort Worth to seek help from the Mexican Consulate since local authorities took the side of the Anglo locals.
* During the 1920s, Eastland, like nearby Cisco, Ranger, and Desdemona, was a petroleum boomtown.
* Eastland has a little bit of amenities to offer. It has dollar stores, a municipal airport, Brookshire's, Walmart, Bealls, Nintendo World, an AT&T store, a few auto parts places and car dealerships, a few hotels/motels, a motorcycle shop, Lakeside Golf Course, a city swimming pool, a bit of local restaurants and businesses, a bit of fast food, a sports complex, a bit of public battle fields, and not much else.
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