Ore City, Texas

Ore City, Texas
City
Nicknames:  "City on the Iron Hill", "Iron City", "OC", "Featherstone" (after Lewis P. Featherstone)
Coordinates: 32°48′03″N 94°43′05″W / 32.80083°N 94.71806°W / 32.80083; -94.71806
Country	United States
State	Texas
County	Upshur
Incorporated	1951; 75 years ago (1951)
Founded by	Lewis Porter Featherstone
Named for	the iron discovered
Government
• Type	Strong Mayor-council
• Mayor	Angela Edwards
Area
• Total	2.18 sq mi (5.65 km2)
• Land	2.16 sq mi (5.59 km2)
• Water	0.02 sq mi (0.06 km2)
Elevation	308 ft (94 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	1,108
• Density	568.52/sq mi (219.56/km2)
Demonym	Ore Citian
Time zone	Central (CST)
ZIP code	75683
Area codes	903, 430
FIPS code	48-54216
GNIS feature ID	2411331
Major highways
Website	orecitytx.org

Ore City is a city in Upshur County, Texas, United States. It was founded in 1951. As of the 2020 United States census, 1,108 people lived there.

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