Eden, Texas
| Eden, Texas | |
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Eden, Texas welcome sign
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 Location of Eden, Texas |
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| Coordinates: 31°13′3″N 99°50′36″W / 31.21750°N 99.84333°WCoordinates: 31°13′3″N 99°50′36″W / 31.21750°N 99.84333°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Concho |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.4 sq mi (6.3 km2) |
| • Land | 2.4 sq mi (6.3 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 2,054 ft (626 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 2,561 |
| • Density | 1,055.2/sq mi (407.4/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 76837 |
| Area code(s) | 325 |
| FIPS code | 48-22552 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1356813 |
Eden is a city in Concho County, Texas, United States. The population was 2,766 at the 2010 census. About half of the population consists of inmates housed at the Eden Detention Center, a for-profit prison operated by Corrections Corporation of America under contract with the Federal Bureau of Prisons.
Eden is located at the intersection of U.S. Highway 83, which extends north to Abilene and south to Junction, and U.S. Highway 87, a link from San Angelo to the northwest and San Antonio to the southeast.
Eden is the birthplace and hometown of James Earl Rudder, a United States Army general in World War II and former president of Texas A&M University in College Station who helped make the university a coeducational institution. The James Earl Rudder Memorial Park is located in the Eden town square across from the city hall and the Don Freeman Memorial Museum. A small green space, it contains a large gazebo and picnic tables.
Eden is located at 31°13′3″N 99°50′36″W / 31.21750°N 99.84333°W (31.217525, -99.843207).
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