Hutto is a city in
Williamson County, Texas
Williamson County (sometimes abbreviated as "Wilco") is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 609,017. Its county seat is Georgetown. The county is named for Robert McAlpin Williamson (1804?–1859), ...
, United States. It is part of the
Austin–Round Rock metropolitan area. The population was 27,577 at the 2020 census.
Geography
Hutto is located at (30.544517, −97.545198),
about seven miles (11 km) east of
Round Rock
Round Rock is a city in the U.S. state of Texas, in Williamson County, Texas, Williamson County (with a small part in Travis County, Texas, Travis County), which is a part of the Greater Austin metropolitan area. Its population is 119,468 as of ...
and northeast of
Austin
Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of Texas, as well as the seat and largest city of Travis County, with portions extending into Hays and Williamson counties. Incorporated on December 27, 1839, it is the 11th-most-populous city ...
.
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, the city has a total area of 7.75 square miles (20.1 km
2), all of it land.
Demographics
As of the
2020 United States census
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, 27,577 people, 8,106 households, and 6,219 families were residing in the city. The
population density
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was 1,896.5 people per square mile (3,052.1/km
2). The 4,917 housing units averaged 634.5 per square mile (1,021.1/km
2).
In 2000, of the 398 households, 52.3% had children under 18 living with them, 61.8% were married couples living together, 11.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.1% were not families. About 15.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.14 and the average family size was 3.48.
In the city, the population was distributed as 35.0% under 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 37.0% from 25 to 44, 13.6% from 45 to 64, and 7.0% who were 65 or older. The median age was 29 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.1 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $53,295, and for a family was $55,769. Males had a median income of $33,125 versus $28,125 for females. The
per capita income
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Per capita i ...
for the city was $20,113. About 3.8% of families and 4.6% of the population were below the
poverty line
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, including 3.9% of those under age 18 and 2.0% of those age 65 or over.
History
Hutto was established in 1876 when the
International-Great Northern Railroad passed through land owned by James Emory Hutto (1824–1914), for whom the community is named. Railroad officials designated the stop Hutto Station. James Hutto was born in Alabama on June 8, 1824; he came to Texas in 1847 and moved his family to Williamson County in 1855. A slave, Adam Orgain, was actually the first person to live in the immediate Hutto vicinity, having been placed out on the blackland prairie by his owner to watch after the cattle and livestock holdings. In 1876, James Hutto sold to the Texas Land Company of New York for a town site and railroad right of way. Hutto became a wealthy cattleman in Williamson County, but in 1885, he left Hutto for Waco, and entered the hardware business. Other early settlers in the area were the Carpenter, Davis, Evans, Farley, Goodwin, Highsmith, Johnson, Magle, Payne, Saul, Weight, Womack, and Wright families. Other people living in Hutto during the 1890s included the Armstrongs, the Ahlbergs, M. B. Kennedy, the Hugh Kimbro family, William McCutcheon, Green Randolph, J. B. Ross and the Tisdales. Soon, a great many more people, primarily Swedish and German immigrants, came to the area to farm and ranch and begin their new lives in America.
Education
![Hutto, TX, High School IMG 3050](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f3/Hutto%2C_TX%2C_High_School_IMG_3050.JPG)
Hutto is served by the
Hutto Independent School District
Hutto Independent School District is a public school district based in Hutto, Texas, United States. It is one of the fastest growing districts in Texas.
In addition to Williamson County, it covers parts of Travis County.
In 2009, the school d ...
.
Public schools
*
Hutto High School
* Hutto Ninth Grade Center
* Hutto Middle School
* Farley Middle School
* Cottonwood Creek Elementary
* Hutto Elementary
* Nadine Johnson Elementary
* Ray Elementary
* Legacy Early College High School
* Veterans Hill Elementary
* Howard Norman Elementary
* Kerley Elementary
Higher education
Hutto is home to the Eastern Williamson County Higher Education Center, which is a partnership between Temple Junior College, Texas A&M University-Central Texas, and Texas State Technical College.
References
External links
Official websiteChamber of commerce*
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Cities in Texas
Cities in Williamson County, Texas
Greater Austin