Mount Calm is a town in
Hill County,
Texas
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, United States. The population was 320 at the 2010 census.
Geography
Mount Calm is located in southern Hill County at (31.757680, –96.881931),
in
Central Texas
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.
Texas State Highway 31
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crosses the western corner of the town, leading northeast to
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and southwest to
Waco
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.
Hillsboro, the Hill
county seat
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, is to the northwest via local roads.
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, Mount Calm has a total area of , of which , or 1.66%, are water.
Demographics
As of the
census
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of 2000, there were 310 people, 118 households, and 82 families residing in the town. The
population density
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was 371.8 people per square mile (144.2/km). There were 138 housing units at an average density of 165.5/sq mi (64.2/km). The racial makeup of the town was 74.52%
White
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, 13.55%
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, 1.61%
Native American, 1.61%
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, 8.39% from
other races
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, and 0.32% from two or more races.
Hispanic
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or
Latino
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of any race were 11.29% of the population.
There were 118 households, out of which 28.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.4% were
married couples
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living together, 14.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.5% were non-families. 25.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.23.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 30.3% under the age of 18, 5.8% from 18 to 24, 23.5% from 25 to 44, 25.8% from 45 to 64, and 14.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 86.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.2 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $31,591, and the median income for a family was $34,583. Males had a median income of $32,031 versus $18,571 for females. The
per capita income
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for the town was $13,310. About 9.9% of families and 10.2% of the population were below the
poverty line
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, including 14.1% of those under age 18 and 3.2% of those age 65 or over.
Education
The town is served by the
Mount Calm Independent School District.
References
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Cities in Texas
Cities in Hill County, Texas