Chico, Texas

Town in Texas, United States

33°17′46″N 97°47′55″W / 33.29611°N 97.79861°W / 33.29611; -97.79861CountryUnited StatesStateTexasCountyWiseArea

• Total1.5 sq mi (4 km²) • Land1.5 sq mi (4 km²) • Water0.0 sq mi (0 km²)Elevation

925 ft (282 m)Population

(2020)

• Total946 • Density630/sq mi (240/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP code

76431

Area code940FIPS code48-14620^[1]GNIS feature ID1381628^[2]

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

Geography

Chico is located at 33°17′46″N 97°47′55″W / 33.29611°N 97.79861°W / 33.29611; -97.79861 (33.296056, –97.798605). 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.	%±
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

^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on September 11, 2013. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ ^a ^b "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
^ "US Gazetteer Files 2016-Places-Texas". US Census. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Archived from the original on April 26, 2015. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
^ "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved May 30, 2019.
^ "About the Hispanic Population and its Origin". www.census.gov. Retrieved May 18, 2022.

^ 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.^[7]