Como, Texas | |
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Coordinates: 33°3′41″N95°28′25″W / 33.06139°N 95.47361°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Texas |
County | Hopkins |
Area | |
• Total | 1.11 sq mi (2.87 km2) |
• Land | 1.10 sq mi (2.86 km2) |
• Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2) |
Elevation | 535 ft (163 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 702 |
• Estimate (2019) [3] | 727 |
• Density | 658.51/sq mi (254.23/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP code | 75431 |
Area code | 903 |
FIPS code | 48-16252 [4] |
GNIS feature ID | 1333188 [2] |
Website | cityofcomotx |
Como is a town [5] in Hopkins County, Texas, United States. The population was 702 at the 2010 census. [6]
Texas politician Marshall Formby was born in Como in 1911. Former State Representative Erwin Cain practices law in Sulphur Springs but resides in Como with his wife and three children.[ citation needed ]
Como is in southeastern Hopkins County, along State Highway 11, which leads northwest 10 miles (16 km) to Sulphur Springs, the county seat, and southeast 13 miles (21 km) to Winnsboro. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.1 square miles (2.9 km2), of which 2.1 acres (8,536 m2), or 0.30%, are water. [6]
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1920 | 827 | — | |
1930 | 392 | −52.6% | |
1940 | 412 | 5.1% | |
1950 | 356 | −13.6% | |
1960 | 300 | −15.7% | |
1970 | 474 | 58.0% | |
1980 | 554 | 16.9% | |
1990 | 563 | 1.6% | |
2000 | 621 | 10.3% | |
2010 | 702 | 13.0% | |
2019 (est.) | 727 | [3] | 3.6% |
U.S. Decennial Census [7] |
Race | Number | Percentage |
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White (NH) | 431 | 59.2% |
Black or African American (NH) | 7 | 0.96% |
Asian (NH) | 2 | 0.27% |
Mixed/Multi-Racial (NH) | 43 | 5.91% |
Hispanic or Latino | 245 | 33.65% |
Total | 728 |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 728 people, 215 households, and 186 families residing in the town.
Como is served by the Como-Pickton Consolidated Independent School District.
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