Dublin, Texas

Dublin is a ceety in Erath Coonty, Texas, Unitit States. The population wis 3,754 at the 2000 census.

Dublin, Texas
Ceety
Location o Dublin, Texas
Coordinates: 32°5′12″N 98°20′33″W
Kintra	Unitit States
State	Texas
Coonty	Erath
Area
• Total	9.3 km2 (3.6 sq mi)
• Laund	9.3 km2 (3.6 sq mi)
• Water	0.0 km2 (0.0 sq mi)
Elevation	446 m (1463 ft)
Population  (2010)
• Total	3,654
• Density	393.3/km2 (1,019/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	76446
Area code(s)	254
FIPS code	48-21484
GNIS featur ID	1334711
Website	www.ci.dublin.tx.us

Economy

The toun is the hame o the warld's auldest Dr Pepper bottlin plant (see Dublin Dr Pepper). The plant, still in operation, wis for mony years the ae US soorce for Dr Pepper made wi real cane sugar (frae Texas-based Imperial Sugar), instead o less expensive high fructose corn syrup. Contractual requirements previously limitit the plant's distribution range tae a 40-mile radius o Dublin, an aurie encompassin Stephenville, Tolar, Comanche an Hico. Housomeivver, this restriction wis later liftit, an nou the "oreeginal" formula is available throughoot maist o Texas an ower the Internet.

Notable residents

Dublin wis an aa the boyhood hame o legendary gowfer Ben Hogan, who wis born on August 13, 1912, at the hospital in nearbi Stephenville. Hogan livit in Dublin till 1921, when he an his faimily relocatit tae Fort Worth.

American jurist an 1924 Texas Republican gubernatorial nominee George C. Butte marriet in Dublin, residit thare for several years, an is interred at Live Oak Cemetery thare.