Kilgore, Texas

Kilgore, Texas is a city that blends its rich oil heritage with a technologically advanced business community that provides residents with an incomparable quality of life. In addition to its 12,000 residents, Kilgore also draws from Gregg and Rusk counties with a combined population of nearly 160,000.

The people who live here see Kilgore as a friendly small town that has many characteristics of a larger community. A high tech industrial base, an outstanding public school system and community college, a state-of-the-art hospital, abundant recreational opportunities and extraordinary cultural events make Kilgore a unique small city. Classic Shakespearean theater, the Kilgore College Rangerettes, the East Texas Oil Museum and the star-topped oil derricks commemorating the World’s Richest Acre appeal to residents and visitors of all ages.