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Kerens is a city in Navarro County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,573 at the 2010 census.

Kerens city overview:
Name:	Kerens city
LSAD Code:	25
LSAD Description:	city (suffix)
State:	Texas
County:	Navarro County
Elevation:	371 ft (113 m)
Total Area:	2.50 sq mi (6.48 km²)
Land Area:	2.50 sq mi (6.48 km²)
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.01 km²)
Total Population:	1,573
Population Density:	608.96/sq mi (235.11/km²)
ZIP code:	75144
Area code:	903/430
FIPS code:	4838992
GNISfeature ID:	1339049
Website:	http://ci.kerens.tx.us/

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History

Kerens was established in 1881 when the St. Louis Southwestern Railway of Texas was built through the county, according to the Texas Handbook of History, and was named for Judge R. C. Kerens of St. Louis. The railroad bypassed the nearby settlement of Wadeville, and within a short time all of the businesses from Wadeville moved to the new town. By the mid-1890s, the handbook said, the town had three cotton gin-mills, four grocery stores, two hotels, two drug stores, a wagonmaker, and a weekly newspaper named the Navarro Blade.

Big Tex, the giant icon of the State Fair of Texas, had his beginnings in Kerens. In 1949, residents built a 49-foot-tall (15 m) Santa Claus constructed from iron drill casing and papier mache to help encourage holiday sales. In 1951, State Fair president R. L. Thornton purchased Santa’s components for $750 and had Dallas artist Jack Bridges transform them into a cowboy for the annual fair.