Red Ranger, Texas

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Red Ranger, Texas
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Red Ranger
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Red Ranger
Coordinates: 31°00′24″N97°10′49″W / 31.00667°N 97.18028°W / 31.00667; -97.18028
Country United States
State Texas
County Bell
Elevation
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440 ft (130 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 254
GNIS feature ID1380424 [1]

Red Ranger is an unincorporated community in Bell County, in the U.S. state of Texas. [1] According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 12 in 2000. [2] It is located within the Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood metropolitan area.

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History

The community was founded by Czech settlers around 1900, including John Simek and Ben Lesikar. [2]

Geography

Red Ranger is located at the intersection of Farm to Market Roads 437 and 940, 11 mi (18 km) southeast of Temple in eastern Bell County. [2]

Education

Red Ranger had its own school in the 1940s. [2] Today, the community is served by the Rogers Independent School District.

References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Red Ranger, Texas
  2. 1 2 3 4 Odintz, Mark. "Red Ranger, TX". tshaonline.org. Retrieved July 14, 2022.