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Welcome to Key to the City's page for Crystal City Zavala County, Texas Zip Code "The Spinach Capital of the World" The Texas state capital is Austin. What would you like to know about Crystal City Statistics & Facts Location History & History-related items Crystal City historical events. City Attractions Crystal City Government Crystal City Chamber of Commerce. Crystal City Schools. Zip Codes 78839 Return to Index Statistics & Facts The population of Crystal City is approximately 8,353 (2000). The approximate number of families is 2,534 (1990). The amount of land area in Crystal City is 9.434 sq. kilometers. The amount of surface water is 0 sq kilometers. The distance from Crystal City to Washington DC is 1533 miles. The distance to the Texas state capital is 169 miles. (as the crow flies) Crystal City is positioned 28.68 degrees north of the equator and 99.82 degrees west of the prime meridian. Crystal City elevation is 581 feet above sea level. The city tree is the Mexican Oak. The city bird is the Turkey. The Crystal City city color is Green. Crystal City miscellany. Return to Index Location Crystal City location: at the intersection of U.S. Highway 83, Farm roads 393, 16, 1433, 65, and 582, and the Missouri Pacific Railroad, one mile north of the Dimmit county line in south central Zavala County. Crystal City is One hour driving distance to the Mexican border cities of Piedras Negras and Nuevo Laredo. Return to Index History & History Related Items Crystal City history: Carl F. Groos and E.J. Buckingham developed the town in 1905 when they bought Cross S. Ranch containing 10,000 acres. They sold much of the ranch as farmland and then platted the townsite for Crystal City. It was named for the clear artesian water of the area. A post office was opened and the Crystal City and Uvalde Railway came into being during 1908. A school was build that same year. Crystal City was incorporated in 1910. The city was designated the county seat in 1928. Crystal City began a major shipping point for winter vegetables once the railroad came to town in 1908. Once the railroad was established, Crystal City became a center for the shipping of winter vegetables such as onions, carrots, tomatoes, peppers and, of course, spinach. The area was deemed the "Spinach Capital of the World." The first Spinach Festival was held in 1936. It was put on hold during World War II and later years. The Festival was resumed in 1982 Many of the residents were workers in the cannery, railroad or in the vegetable fields. Most of these workers were migrant Mexican-Americans who lived in the slum areas. During World War II, an internment camp was built near town. Japanese and German and Italian people were re-located here during the war. The camp was closed in 1947 and converted to low-rent housing. The schools in the camp were incorporated into the local school district. The California Packing Corporation (now Del Monte) built a large plant here in 1945 and is the largest single employer in the area. The 1960's brought political upheaval as the Mexican-American population sought to have more say in the workings of the city. The Raza Unida Party began here in 1970 and gained political clout during the 70's. After this time, there was more representation from the various groups in the city. Many Mexican-Americans began to hold important offices in government and schools. Here is a history page for Crystal City. Some of the above information was summarized from this page. Click on the link for more historical information. World War II Civilian Internment Camp Crystal City had a Japanese internment camp during WWII. Not only were persons of Japanese descent interned there, but so were persons of other ethnicity. This camp was used for the incarceration of the German Americans, Japanese Americans, German Latin Americans, Italian Latin Americans, and Japanese Latin Americans. The buildings of the camp later served as classrooms for the Zavala Elementary School. The former interns at this camp keep in touch with community leaders, such as Dale Barker, editor of the Zavala County Sentinel, and have visited the location in recent years. The buildings of the camp no longer exist. Return to Index Attractions Crystal City attractions: Crystal City Spinach Festival P.O. Box 100 Crystal City, Texas 78839 Phone: 830-374-3161 The Spinach Festival(1st weekend of November) is held every year in downtown Crystal City In 1937, Crystal City erected a huge statue of Popeye in front of its City Hall, in honor of its patron saint (due to Crystal City being called the "Spinach Capital of the World." A second Popeye statue is inside near the Chamber of Commerce. Here is a page about Popeye A friendly rivalry exists between Crystal City, Texas and Alma, Arkansas as they are both proclaimed the "Spinach Capital of the World" by their residents. After WWII, Del Monte built its largest spinach packing plant, still in operation today supplying spinach for the domestic and import markets. Former site of the Crystal City Internment Camp, built during World War II to house those of German and Japanese ancestry. Hunting is popular in the geographical area surrounding Crystal City (Deer, Javalina, Quail). Rice River Ranch, offering wild boar, javelina, turkey, dove and deer hunting, plus fishing on the Nueces River. The RRR R.V. resort offers showers, laundry facility, and camping grounds with electric hook ups. Crystal City has an outstanding high school marching band, known simply as "La Banda de Los Javalines (phonetic spelling)." "NOTED NOTABLES" Tomas Rivera - author and educator. See Crystal City historical events for more information on Tomas Rivera. Jose Angel Gutierrez - founder of the La Raza Unida Political Party. See Crystal City historical events for more information on Jose Angel Gutierrez. Return to Index Contribute information free or for a small service charge for this community or any other community in the USA Be sure to include the name of the community and its state when contacting Key to the City as you are NOT directly contacting this community. Learn how to advertise on Key to the City Choose a new community in the state of Texas To go to a new state, choose the States page To choose another state, go to the State page. Return to the Top USA City Directory and US City Resource Guide - Key to the City Thanks for visiting Key to the City. Come back again! We'll leave the light on for you! The information on Key to the City is from multiple sources including government, commerce, libraries, individuals and organizations. 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