Hilltop is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...

and

census-designated place A census-designated place (CDP) is a concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only. CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counterparts of incorporated places, such ...

(CDP) in

Frio County, Texas Frio County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 18,385. The county seat is Pearsall. The county was created in 1858 and later organized in 1871. Frio is named for the Frio River, whose na ...

, United States. Its population was 287 at the 2010 census.

Geography

Hilltop is located in southern Frio County at (28.692830, -99.173601). It is bordered to the south by the city of Dilley.

Interstate 35 Interstate 35 (I-35) is a major Interstate Highway in the central United States. As with most primary Interstates that end in a five, it is a major cross-country, north–south route. It stretches from Laredo, Texas, near the Mexican border ...

forms the southeastern edge of the CDP, with access from Exits 85 and 86. I-35 leads north to Pearsall, the Frio County seat, and south past Dilley to

Cotulla Cotulla ( ) is a city in and the county seat of La Salle County, Texas, United States. Its population was 3,718 as of the 2020 census. History Immigrant Joseph Cotulla, who was reared in Silesia, then a part of Prussia, migrated to the Unite ...

. According to the

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, the Hilltop CDP has a total area of , all of it land.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, 300 people, 83 households, and 75 families were residing in the CDP. The

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was 251.5 people per mi² (97.3/km²). There were 101 housing units at an average density of . The

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of the CDP was 77.00% White, 21.67% from other races, and 1.33% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 90.00% of the population. Of the 83 households, 57.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.7% were married couples living together, 15.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 9.6% were not families. About 8.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.61, and the average family size was 3.81. In the CDP, the age distribution was 36.7% under 18, 11.3% from 18 to 24, 29.7% from 25 to 44, 15.0% from 45 to 64, and 7.3% who were 65 or older. The median age was 27 years. For every 100 females, there were 106.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 118.4 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $23,229, and for a family was $23,229. Males had a median income of $16,250 versus $7,045 for females. The

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for the CDP was $7,269. About 37.1% of families and 50.0% of the population were below the

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, including 73.0% of those under the age of 18 and 60.0% of those 65 or over.

Education

Hilltop is served by the Dilley Independent School District.

References

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