Editing Ozona, Texas

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = Ozona, Texas
| settlement_type    = [[Census-designated place]]
| nickname           = 
| motto              = "The Biggest Little Town in the World"

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| map_caption        = Location of Ozona, Texas
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| subdivision_type   = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name   = United States
| subdivision_type1  = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1  = [[Texas]]
| subdivision_type2  = [[List of counties in Texas|County]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Crockett County, Texas|Crockett]]

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| area_magnitude     = 
| area_total_km2     = 12.1
| area_land_km2      = 12.1
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| area_water_sq_mi   = <!-- Population -->
| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
| population_footnotes = 
| population_total   = 2663
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_density_sq_mi = <!-- General information -->
| timezone           = [[North American Central Time Zone|Central (CST)]]
| utc_offset         = −6
| timezone_DST       = CDT
| utc_offset_DST     = −5
| elevation_footnotes = 
| elevation_m        = 716
| elevation_ft       = 2349
| coordinates        = {{coord|30|42|32|N|101|12|15|W|region:US-TX_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP Code]]
| postal_code        = 76943
| area_code          = [[Area code 325|325]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 48-54552<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>
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| blank1_info        = 1364666<ref name="GR3">{{cite web|url=http://geonames.usgs.gov|access-date=2008-01-31|title=US Board on Geographic Names|publisher=[[United States Geological Survey]]|date=2007-10-25}}</ref>
| website            = 
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[[Image:Ozona, TX town sign DSCN1394.JPG|200px|left|thumb|Ozona welcome sign]]
[[Image:Revised First Baptist Church, Ozona, TX DSCN1395.JPG|200px|right|thumb|First [[Southern Baptist|Baptist Church]] of Ozona on the town square]]
[[Image:First United Methodist Church, Ozona, TX DSCN0932.JPG|200px|right|thumb|First [[United Methodist Church]] of Ozona]]

'''Ozona''' is an [[unincorporated community]] and [[census-designated place]] (CDP) that serves as the [[county seat]] of [[Crockett County, Texas]], United States.<ref name="GR6">{{cite web| url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx| access-date=2011-06-07| title=Find a County| publisher=National Association of Counties}}</ref> The population was 2,663 at the time of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US1266725&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2 |access-date=2022-03-05 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> Ozona is the only Census Bureau–recognized community in Crockett County, which is named for [[Colonel (United States)|Colonel]] [[Davy Crockett]], a hero of the [[Alamo]].<ref name=tstg>Texas Transportation Commission, ''Texas State Travel Guide, 2007'', p. 98</ref><ref name="censusviewer.com">{{Cite web|url=http://censusviewer.com/city/TX/Ozona|title = Ozona, TX Population - Census 2010 and 2000 Interactive Map, Demographics, Statistics, Quick Facts - CensusViewer}}</ref>

[[Image:Ozona Stockman newspaper, Ozona, TX DSCN0959.JPG|200px|left|thumb|''Ozona Stockman'' newspaper in Ozona]]

Ozona was known as "Powell Well", after land surveyor E. M. Powell, when it was founded in 1891. In 1897, it was renamed "Ozona" for the high quantity of its open air, or "ozone".<ref name=tstg/> A flood in 1954 killed 16 people and destroyed about half of the homes in the town.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 1950 = 2885
| 1960 = 3361
| 1970 = 2864
| 1980 = 3766
| 1990 = 3181
| 2000 = 3436
| 2010 = 3225
| 2020 = 2663
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|title=Decennial Census by Decade|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=}}</ref><br> 1850–1900<ref name=1900CensusTX>{{Cite web|title= 1900 Census of Population - Population of Texas By Counties And Minor Civil Divisions |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1900/bulletins/demographic/49-population-tx.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1910<ref name=1910CensusTX>{{Cite web|title= 1910 Census of Population - Supplement for Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1910/abstract/supplement-tx-p1.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref><br> 1920<ref name=1920CensusTX>{{Cite web|title= 1920 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1920/bulletins/demographics/population-tx-number-of-inhabitants.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1930<ref name=1930CensusTX>{{Cite web|title= 1930 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1930/population-volume-1/03815512v1ch10.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1940<ref name=1940CensusTX>{{Cite web|title= 1940 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1940/population-volume-1/33973538v1ch09.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref><br>
1950<ref name=1950CensusTX>{{Cite web|title= 1950 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1950/population-volume-1/vol-01-46.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1960<ref name=1960CensusTX>{{Cite web|title= 1960 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1960/population-volume-1/33255142v1p45ch02.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1970<ref name=1970CensusTX>{{Cite web|title= 1970 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/00496492v1p45s1ch02.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref><br> 1980<ref name=1980CensusTX>{{Cite web|title= 1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1980/volume-1/texas/1980a_txab-01.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1990<ref name=1990CensusTX>{{Cite web|title=1990 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1990/cph-2/cph-2-45.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 2000<ref name=2000CensusTX>{{Cite web|title=2000 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/2003/dec/phc-3-45.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref><br> 2010<ref name=2010CensusTX>{{Cite web|title=2010 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/2010/cph-2/cph-2-45.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 
}}

Ozona first appeared as an unincorporated community in the [[1950 U.S. Census]];<ref name=1950CensusTX/> and then as a [[census designated place]] in the [[1980 U.S. Census]].<ref name=1980CensusTX/>

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Ozona CDP, Texas – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Ozona CDP, Texas |url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=160XX00US4854552&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Ozona CDP, Texas |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US4854552&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Ozona CDP, Texas |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US4854552&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|1,313
|979
|style='background: #ffffe6; |788
|38.21%
|30.36%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |29.59%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|18
|10
|style='background: #ffffe6; |15
|0.52%
|0.31%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.56%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|16
|8
|style='background: #ffffe6; |9
|0.47%
|0.25%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.34%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|10
|8
|style='background: #ffffe6; |6
|0.29%
|0.25%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.23%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
|0
|3
|style='background: #ffffe6; |7
|0.00%
|0.09%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.26%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|13
|16
|style='background: #ffffe6; |36
|0.38%
|0.50%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.35%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|2,066
|2,201
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,802
|60.13%
|68.25%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |67.67%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''3,436'''
|'''3,225'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''2,663'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

As of the [[2020 United States census]], 2,663 people, 1,214 households, and 842 families were residing in the CDP.

===2010 census===
As of the census of 2010,<ref name="censusviewer.com"/> 3,225 people and 1,273 households were in Crockett County (of which Ozona is the only town and county seat), with 1,859 housing units. The [[Race (United States Census)|racial makeup]] of Crockett County was 94.7% White, 1.7% African American, 0.8% Asian, 1.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.1% Pacific Islander, and 0.9% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 64.2% of the population and 33.9% were White, not Hispanic or Latino, in the county.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/48/48105.html |title=U.S. Census: Crockett County, Texas |access-date=2014-10-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151201175720/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/48/48105.html |archive-date=2015-12-01 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

===2000 census===
Of the 1,255 households in 2000, 38.4% had children under 18 living with them, 58.7% were married couples living together, 10.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.7% were not families. About 24.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.7% had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size in 2010 in Crockett County was 2.81.  Females were 50.6% of the population.

In 2000 within the CDP,  the population was distributed as 30.3% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 26.8% from 25 to 44, 23.1% from 45 to 64, and 12.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years.

The median income for a household in the county as of 2010 was $49,850. In 2000, males had a median income of $30,988 versus $14,024 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $13,152. About 16.8% of families and 21.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 27.0% of those under age 18 and 20.5% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
Ozona is served by the [[Crockett County Consolidated Common School District]]; the district is designated as Class 2A D1<ref>{{Cite web|title = Football Alignments — University Interscholastic League (UIL)|url = http://www.uiltexas.org/football/alignments|website = www.uiltexas.org|access-date = 2016-01-25|language = en|first = University Interscholastic|last = League}}</ref> by the University Interscholastic League. District students are active in [[University Interscholastic League]] academic and athletic activities. Due to the small student numbers, they often  participate in more than one concurrently offered sport in addition to other UIL academic events and school-sponsored events and clubs.{{citation needed|date=March 2019}}

Ozona High School students have won or placed in the top three at state competitions in debate, speaking events, and journalism. The Ozona High School Band has been awarded numerous honors at both the regional and state levels. The Ozona Lady Lions have been Class 2A state champions in 1995 and 1996 in basketball and in 1997 in golf.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ozona.com/articles/view/9/schools|title = Welcome to Ozona! :: Ozona, Texas}}</ref>  The Ozona Lions have been state champions as a team in cross-country running in Class 2A in 2004 and then Class 1A in 2013.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://uil100.org/archives/athletics/cross-country-boys.php |title=UIL Boys Cross Country State Champions |access-date=2012-12-02 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121202184826/http://uil100.org/archives/athletics/cross-country-boys.php |archive-date=2012-12-02 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mychiptime.com/searchevent.php?id=8065|title = MCT: 1A Boys Teams 2013}}</ref>

==Geography==

Ozona is located in east-central Crockett County at {{coord|30|42|32|N|101|12|15|W|type:city}} (30.708972, -101.204069).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|12.1|km2|order=flip}}, all land.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web |title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Ozona CDP, Texas |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4854552 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213084635/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4854552 |archive-date=February 13, 2020 |access-date=August 6, 2015 |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder}}</ref> Most of the town is in the valley called Johnson Draw, while a portion extends east up Gurley Draw. Johnson Draw runs south to the [[Devils River (Texas)|Devils River]], a tributary of the [[Rio Grande]] in Val Verde County.

[[Interstate 10]] passes just south of the center of town, with access from exits 363, 365, and 368. I-10 leads east {{convert|35|mi}} to [[Sonora, Texas|Sonora]] and west {{convert|108|mi}} to [[Fort Stockton, Texas|Fort Stockton]]. [[Texas State Highway 163]] runs through the center of Ozona, leading north {{convert|30|mi}} to [[Barnhart, Texas|Barnhart]] and south {{convert|82|mi}} to [[Comstock, Texas|Comstock]].

==Climate==

According to the [[Köppen Climate Classification]] system, Ozona has a [[hot semi-arid climate]], abbreviated "BSh" on climate maps. The hottest temperature recorded in Ozona was {{convert|109|F|C|1}} on August 8, 1951, August 21, 1951, and August 18, 1969, while the coldest temperature recorded was {{convert|-8|F|C|1}} on February 2, 1951.<ref name = XMACIS2 />

{{Weather box
|location = Ozona, Texas, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1948–2013
|single line = Yes

|Jan record high F = 87
|Feb record high F = 93
|Mar record high F = 97
|Apr record high F = 102
|May record high F = 107
|Jun record high F = 108
|Jul record high F = 108
|Aug record high F = 109
|Sep record high F = 107
|Oct record high F = 98
|Nov record high F = 90
|Dec record high F = 90

|Jan avg record high F = 76.3
|Feb avg record high F = 80.9
|Mar avg record high F = 86.5
|Apr avg record high F = 93.4
|May avg record high F = 98.5
|Jun avg record high F = 100.0
|Jul avg record high F = 99.9
|Aug avg record high F = 100.1
|Sep avg record high F = 95.9
|Oct avg record high F = 90.0
|Nov avg record high F = 82.7
|Dec avg record high F = 75.8
|year avg record high F = 102.9

|Jan high F = 59.9
|Feb high F = 64.3
|Mar high F = 71.4
|Apr high F = 79.8
|May high F = 86.8
|Jun high F = 92.9
|Jul high F = 94.4
|Aug high F = 94.0
|Sep high F = 88.7
|Oct high F = 78.9
|Nov high F = 67.4
|Dec high F = 60.1
|year high F =

|Jan mean F = 44.9
|Feb mean F = 49.2
|Mar mean F = 56.8
|Apr mean F = 65.2
|May mean F = 74.0
|Jun mean F = 80.8
|Jul mean F = 82.4
|Aug mean F = 81.8
|Sep mean F = 75.8
|Oct mean F = 65.2
|Nov mean F = 53.3
|Dec mean F = 45.8
|year mean F =

|Jan low F = 30.0
|Feb low F = 34.1
|Mar low F = 42.2
|Apr low F = 50.6
|May low F = 61.1
|Jun low F = 68.7
|Jul low F = 70.3
|Aug low F = 69.5
|Sep low F = 62.8
|Oct low F = 51.6
|Nov low F = 39.2
|Dec low F = 31.6
|year low F =

|Jan avg record low F = 15.7
|Feb avg record low F = 18.4
|Mar avg record low F = 23.6
|Apr avg record low F = 32.2
|May avg record low F = 44.7
|Jun avg record low F = 57.1
|Jul avg record low F = 61.1
|Aug avg record low F = 61.1
|Sep avg record low F = 45.2
|Oct avg record low F = 34.0
|Nov avg record low F = 21.5
|Dec avg record low F = 14.8
|year avg record low F = 11.7

|Jan record low F = -4
|Feb record low F = -8
|Mar record low F = 8
|Apr record low F = 19
|May record low F = 31
|Jun record low F = 45
|Jul record low F = 50
|Aug record low F = 51
|Sep record low F = 34
|Oct record low F = 20
|Nov record low F = 8
|Dec record low F = -2

|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation inch = 0.96
|Feb precipitation inch = 0.88
|Mar precipitation inch = 1.96
|Apr precipitation inch = 1.78
|May precipitation inch = 2.81
|Jun precipitation inch = 1.95
|Jul precipitation inch = 1.25
|Aug precipitation inch = 1.81
|Sep precipitation inch = 2.14
|Oct precipitation inch = 2.24
|Nov precipitation inch = 1.26
|Dec precipitation inch = 0.80
|year precipitation inch =

|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
|Jan precipitation days = 2.9
|Feb precipitation days = 3.0
|Mar precipitation days = 3.6
|Apr precipitation days = 3.1
|May precipitation days = 3.5
|Jun precipitation days = 3.7
|Jul precipitation days = 3.3
|Aug precipitation days = 4.4
|Sep precipitation days = 3.4
|Oct precipitation days = 3.1
|Nov precipitation days = 2.5
|Dec precipitation days = 2.9

|Jan snow inch = 0.1
|Feb snow inch = 0.0
|Mar snow inch = 0.0
|Apr snow inch = 0.0
|May snow inch = 0.0
|Jun snow inch = 0.0
|Jul snow inch = 0.0
|Aug snow inch = 0.0
|Sep snow inch = 0.0
|Oct snow inch = 0.1
|Nov snow inch = 0.2
|Dec snow inch = 0.0
|year snow inch =

|unit snow days = 0.1 in
|Jan snow days = 0.0
|Feb snow days = 0.0
|Mar snow days = 0.0
|Apr snow days = 0.0
|May snow days = 0.0
|Jun snow days = 0.0
|Jul snow days = 0.0
|Aug snow days = 0.0
|Sep snow days = 0.0
|Oct snow days = 0.0
|Nov snow days = 0.1
|Dec snow days = 0.0

|source 1 = NOAA (snow/snow days 1981&ndash;2010)<ref name = NOAA>
{{cite web
|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&stations=USC00416734&format=pdf&dataTypes=MLY-TMAX-NORMAL,MLY-TMIN-NORMAL,MLY-TAVG-NORMAL,MLY-PRCP-NORMAL,MLY-SNOW-NORMAL
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|title = U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access – Station: Ozona, TX (1991&ndash;2020)
|access-date = July 5, 2023
}}
</ref><ref>
{{cite web
|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly&stations=USC00416734&format=pdf&dataTypes=MLY-TMAX-NORMAL,MLY-TMIN-NORMAL,MLY-TAVG-NORMAL,MLY-PRCP-NORMAL,MLY-SNOW-NORMAL
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|title = U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access – Station: Ozona, TX (1981&ndash;2010)
|access-date = July 5, 2023
}}
</ref>
|source 2 = XMACIS2 (mean maxima/minima 1981&ndash;2010)<ref name = XMACIS2>
{{cite web
|url = https://xmacis.rcc-acis.org/
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|title = xmACIS2
|access-date = July 5, 2023
}}
</ref>
}}

==In popular culture==
In the ''[[Criminal Minds]]'' season-two episode, "Boogeyman", the [[Behavioral Analysis Unit|BAU]] travels to Ozona as part of a murder investigation involving a boy who was killed in the "woods" on the outskirts of town.

British rock band [[Goldrush (band)|Goldrush]] recorded an album called ''Ozona'', based on their experiences when their tour bus broke down in the town.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/Ozona-Goldrush/dp/B000A1ILP0|title=Ozona|website=Amazon}}</ref>

In [[Cormac McCarthy]]'s ''[[All the Pretty Horses (novel)|All the Pretty Horses]]'', John Grady Cole is held in Ozona after Redbo, Junior, and Blevins' horses are impounded after three men swear they have paperwork confirming ownership of the animals. He is eventually given the horses after John Grady tells the story of the plot to the local judge. In the film adaptation of the novel, the hearing takes place in another town.

New Orleans jazzrock trio, Royal Fingerbowl, featured a song called "Ozona, TX" on their 1997 album ''Happy Birthday, Sabo'', about a hallucinating, dying cowboy.

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.ozona.com Ozona visitors' website]

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