Chico, Texas

Chico, Texas
Town
Location of Chico, Texas
Coordinates: 33°17′46″N97°47′55″W / 33.29611°N 97.79861°W / 33.29611; -97.79861
Country	United States
State	Texas
County	Wise
Area
• Total	1.5 sq mi (3.9 km2)
• Land	1.5 sq mi (3.9 km2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation [1]	922 ft (281 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	946
• Density	630/sq mi (240/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	76431
Area code	940
FIPS code	48-14620 [2]
GNIS feature ID	2409448 [1]

Chico is a town in Wise County, Texas, United States. The population was 946 in 2020. ^[3]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.5 square miles (3.9 km²), all land. ^[4]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1880	292		—
1890	323		10.6%
1960	654		—
1970	723		10.6%
1980	890		23.1%
1990	800		−10.1%
2000	947		18.4%
2010	1,002		5.8%
2020	946		−5.6%
U.S. Decennial Census [5]

Chico racial composition as of 2020 ^[3]
(NH = Non-Hispanic) ^[a]

Race	Number	Percentage
White (NH)	735	77.7%
Black or African American (NH)	5	0.53%
Native American or Alaska Native (NH)	6	0.63%
Asian (NH)	2	0.21%
Mixed/Multi-Racial (NH)	30	3.17%
Hispanic or Latino	168	17.76%
Total	946

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 946 people, 338 households, and 258 families residing in the city.

Education

The city of Chico is served by the Chico Independent School District.

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Chico, Texas
2. "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on September 11, 2013. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
3. "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
4. "US Gazetteer Files 2016-Places-Texas". US Census. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
5. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Archived from the original on April 26, 2015. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
6. "About the Hispanic Population and its Origin". www.census.gov. Retrieved May 18, 2022.

1. 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 can be of any race. ^[6]