Chico, Texas

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{{Infobox settlement

|official_name = Chico, Texas

|settlement_type = Town

|image_skyline = Downtown Chico Texas Wiki (1 of 1).jpg

|image_map = TXMap-doton-Chico.PNG

|mapsize = 250px

|map_caption = Location of Chico, Texas

|image_map1 = Wise County Chico.svg

|mapsize1 = 250px

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|subdivision_type = Country

|subdivision_name = United States

|subdivision_type1 = State

|subdivision_name1 = Texas

|subdivision_type2 = County

|subdivision_name2 = Wise

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|leader_name =

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|unit_pref = Imperial

|area_footnotes =

|area_total_sq_mi = 1.5

|area_land_sq_mi = 1.5

|area_water_sq_mi = 0.0

|population_as_of = 2020

|population_footnotes =

|population_total = 946

|pop_est_as_of =

|population_est =

|population_density_sq_mi = auto

|timezone = Central (CST)

|utc_offset = -6

|timezone_DST = CDT

|utc_offset_DST = -5

|elevation_footnotes =

|elevation_ft = 922

|coordinates = {{coord|33|17|46|N|97|47|55|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}

|postal_code_type = ZIP code

|postal_code = 76431

|area_code = 940

|blank_name = FIPS code

|blank_info = 48-14620{{cite web |url=http://factfinder2.census.gov |publisher=United States Census Bureau |accessdate=2008-01-31 |title=American FactFinder |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130911234518/http://factfinder2.census.gov/ |archivedate=2013-09-11 }}

|blank1_name = GNIS feature ID

|blank1_info = 2409448{{GNIS|2409448}}

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

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of {{convert|1.5|sqmi|km2}}, all land.{{cite web|title=US Gazetteer Files 2016-Places-Texas|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/gazetteer.html|website=US Census|accessdate=7 January 2017}}

Demographics

{{US Census population

|align=left

|1880= 292

|1890= 323

|1960= 654

|1970= 723

|1980= 890

|1990= 800

|2000= 947

|2010= 1002

|2020= 946

|estyear=

|estimate=

|estref={{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.2018.html|title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates|accessdate=May 30, 2019}}

|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2015|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150426102944/http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|archivedate=April 26, 2015}}

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class="wikitable"

|+Chico racial composition as of 2020{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4814620&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2 |access-date=2022-05-21 |website=data.census.gov}}
(NH = Non-Hispanic){{efn|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.{{cite web |title=About the Hispanic Population and its Origin |url=https://www.census.gov/topics/population/hispanic-origin/about.html |website=www.census.gov |access-date=18 May 2022}}}}

!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

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{{Wise County, Texas}}

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Category:Cities in Texas

Category:Cities in Wise County, Texas

Category:Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex