Acala, Texas facts for kids
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Acala, Texas
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Ghost Town
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 Acala, Texas
Location in Texas
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| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Hudspeth |
| Elevation | 3,553 ft (1,083 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| ZIP codes |
79839
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| Area code | 915 |
| FIPS code | 48-01084 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1379310 |
Acala, Texas is a ghost town in Hudspeth County, Texas, 34 miles northwest of Sierra Blanca and 54 miles southeast of El Paso, with a current population around 25. Acala is located on Highway 20. Acala was named for acala cotton, a type of cotton produced in Mexico.
History
The area was settled in the early 20th century, when a post office was established before 1925. In 1929, the population had doubled to a hundred from its fifty residents just a couple of years before. It peaked again in the late '50s, at one hundred people, but began to fall, once again. Only twenty-five people called Acala home by the 1970s. Since then it has remained at that size.
See also
In Spanish: Acala (Texas) para niños
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