Ector, Texas

About Ector

Ector is a tiny community in northeastern Texas counting 790 people who proudly call it home.

Ector holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 1.17 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 675 residents per square mile.

📰 Ector News Today

• Ector Lady Eagles bring home runner-up finish at Detroit Tournament - North Texas e-News North Texas e-News · Aug 17
• Wildfire in southwestern Ector County fully contained newswest9.com · Aug 14
• TEA releases 2026 accountability ratings for Midland, Ector County ISDs CBS7 · Aug 13
• Carrol Gene Spindle Obituary (2026) - Ector, TX - Cooper-Sorrells Funeral Home Chapel - Bonham Legacy obituary · Aug 12
• Ector ISD: Free and Reduced-Price Meals Sample Form - North Texas e-News North Texas e-News · Aug 7

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What Makes Ector Unique

• The only place in America named Ector — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Positioned in northeastern Texas, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Texas — one of 1,863 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 7 miles.

🏫 Schools in Ector

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Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

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