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Street map of Eldorado, Texas

ELDORADO

Texas
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The Eldorado Collection

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Eldorado, Texas gifts and souvenirs: 17 designs made from Eldorado's own map, landmarks and history, from $16 to $95. Printed to order and shipped free in the USA.

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Eldorado Hometown Ornament$23
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Eldorado is the only city in and the county seat of Schleicher County, Texas, United States. Landmarks include KLDE and KOPE. Eldorado is the birthplace of Frank M. Bradley, U.S. Navy admiral.

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Born in Eldorado

Named for El Dorado (South American myth).

By the numbers

Eldorado over time

Population 2010: 1,951 → 2020: 1,574

From Wikidata (CC0).

A short history of Eldorado

The location of present-day Eldorado was part of a land grant made by the state of Texas in 1878 to the Houston East and West Texas Railroad Company for the construction of a railroad. The land ended up being unused, and in 1895, W. B. Silliman acquired a stake in the area and established a townsite that he named Eldorado. He attracted residents from the nearby town of Verand by promising them free lots. A post office was opened in the same year and in 1896, the town had a population of 100.

Eldorado was chosen as the county seat of Schleicher County in 1901. In 1914, the town had a population of 500. The city voted to incorporate in 1925, but reversed their decision in 1927, only to vote again to incorporate in 1929. In 1930, the Kansas City, Mexico and Orient Railway was built through the town.

Adapted (trimmed) from the Wikipedia article Eldorado, Texas, revision 1377525800 by its contributors, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Eldorado's population was 1,574 in the 2020 U.S. Census, down from 1,951 in 2010.