Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Texas
- Counties
- Hamilton
- Total
- 1.83 sq mi (4.73 km )
- Land
- 1.82 sq mi (4.72 km )
- Water
- 0 sq mi (0.00 km )
- Elevation
- 1,060 ft (320 m)
- Density
- 733/sq mi (283/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( CST )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 (CDT)
- Fips code
- 48-33548
- Website
- hico-tx.com
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Encyclopedic overview
Hico (/ˈhaɪkoʊ/, HY-koh) is a small city located in Hamilton County in central Texas, United States. The population was 1,335 at the time of the 2020 census, down from 1,341 in the 2010 census. Over the years, it became a cattle and cotton market. Today, ranching and tourism dominate the local economy.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Hico” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.