Profile for Hico, Texas, TX

According to Hico Legend, Billy the Kid wasn't gunned down, but died of a heart attack on his way to the Post Office in Hico at age 90.

Local festivals include:

• Old Settlers Reunion - July 24-28, 2007

Historic sites and museums: Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame, Billy the Kid Museum

Pronunciations: High-koe

Quotes:
You could do a lot worse than Hico. It does not, perhaps, look anything very special -- just the classic American huddle of houses around an intersection, where State Highways 6 and 220 join US 281: built of brick mainly, I think, with overlays of clapboard...
-- Journeys
Jan Morris

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Cemeteries (10)

Museums (1)

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10% of Hico residents report German ancestry, and 13% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Hico ancestry & family history guide.

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At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Hico was $14,122, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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12% of Hico residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

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Hico festival dates:

• Old Settlers Reunion - July 24-28, 2007

Dates often change. Check with local tourism officials to be sure.

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Median rent in Hico, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $241.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $602.

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Hamilton County supported George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Hico political report.

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The average commute time for Hico workers is 24 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

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