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Ector is a city in Fannin County, Texas, United States. The population was 695 at the 2010 census, up from 600 at the 2000 census.

Ector city overview:
Name:	Ector city
LSAD Code:	25
LSAD Description:	city (suffix)
State:	Texas
County:	Fannin County
Elevation:	650 ft (198 m)
Total Area:	1.17 sq mi (3.04 km²)
Land Area:	1.17 sq mi (3.04 km²)
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)
Total Population:	695
Population Density:	626.92/sq mi (241.95/km²)
ZIP code:	75439
Area code:	903
FIPS code:	4822516
GNISfeature ID:	1356807

Online Interactive Map

Ector online map. Source: Basemap layers from Google Map, Open Street Map (OSM), Arcgisonline, Wmflabs. Boundary Data from Database of Global Administrative Areas.

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History

Ector is located at the intersection of Farm Road 898 and Texas Highway 56, 6 miles (10 km) west of Bonham in west-central Fannin County. The community started in the late 19th century when farmers settled near Caney Creek. Residents named it “Victor’s Station” but, when informed by postal authorities that a town of that name already existed, decided to honor one of the pioneer settlers of the area, Ector Owens.

In 1886, postal service to the community began. The tracks of the Texas and Pacific Railway reached the site in 1892. The railroad quickly made Ector a shipping point for area farmers. In 1904, the town had 218 residents served by a church, a school, and a half dozen businesses, including a bank. The population reached 451 in 1926, when the businesses numbered 25. In 1947, Ector had a reported 457 residents. Subsequently, the population steadily increased, reaching 650 in 1988. The number of businesses continued to decline, however, from 12 in 1936 to three in 1988. By that time, most of the residents were commuting to jobs in Sherman, 20 miles (32 km) to the west, and Denison, 22 miles (35 km) to the northwest.

A $320 million resort and bunker facility called Trident Lakes was under development near Ector in 2017. James O’Connor was CEO with former Navy SEAL Rob Kaneiss as chief security officer. By 2018, the owner of Trident Lakes Property Holdings, John Eckerd, was under investigation for money laundering with investors calling the project a scam.

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Geography

Ector is located in western Fannin County at 33°34′39″N 96°16′20″W / 33.577470°N 96.272284°W / 33.577470; -96.272284 (33.577470, –96.272284). Texas State Highway 56 runs through the center of town, leading east 6 miles (10 km) to Bonham, the county seat, and west 5.5 miles (8.9 km) to Savoy.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.17 square miles (3.04 km), all of it land.