Rising Star is a town in Eastland County, Texas, United States. Its population as of the 2020 census was 756.
Geography
Rising Star is located in southwestern Eastland County. U.S. Route 183 passes through the town, leading north to Cisco and south to Brownwood. Texas State Highway 36 crosses US-183 in the center of town, leading southeast to Comanche and west to Cross Plains. Eastland, the county seat, is to the north and east via US-183 and Interstate 20.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town of Rising Star has an area of , all land.
Climate
The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the Köppen climate classification system, Rising Star has a humid subtropical climate, Cfa on climate maps.
Demographics
According to the census From 1910 through 1911, a spur of the Texas Central line (Katy Railroad) was constructed to the west 40 miles from De Leon to Cross Plains through Rising Star. The Katy abandoned the spur in the 1940s.
Education
The town is served by the Rising Star Independent School District and is home to the Rising Star High School Wildcats.
Notable people
- Gene Alford, professional football player was born in Rising Star
- Brooks Holder, professional baseball player, was born in Rising Star
- Joe M. Kilgore, former U.S. representative from Texas, was reared part of the time in Rising Star
- Lexie Dean Robertson, Poet Laureate of Texas, 1939–1941