Abbott, Texas

Abbott, Texas
City
The Abbott grocery store
Location within Hill County and Texas
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Coordinates: 31°53′07″N 97°4′27″W / 31.88528°N 97.07417°W / 31.88528; -97.07417
Country	United States
State	Texas
County	Hill
Named for	Joseph "Jo" Abbott
Area
• Total	0.59 sq mi (1.54 km2)
• Land	0.59 sq mi (1.53 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation	712 ft (217 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	352
• Density	600/sq mi (230/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	76621
Area code	254
FIPS code	48-00100
GNIS feature ID	2409653

Abbott is a city in the state of Texas, in the United States. It is in Hill County. In 2020, 352 people lived there. It is 0.6 square miles (1.5 km²). The country musician Willie Nelson was born in Abbott.

History

The city started as a stop on the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad. The city was founded (started) in 1871. It was named after Joseph "Jo" Abbott, a politician. He was the representative for the area in the Texas legislature. The biggest the city ever got was in 1914, when 713 people lived there. Abbott city was incorporated in 1916.

Location

Abbott is on Interstate 35. Its coordinates are 31°53′2″N 97°4′32″W / 31.88389°N 97.07556°W / 31.88389; -97.07556 (31.883865, -97.075680). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.6 square miles (1.5 km²). All of this is land; the city does not include any rivers, lakes, or other kinds of standing water.

Demographics

In 2020, there were 352 people living in Abbott. 81.5% were white, 2.6% were black or African-American, 0.3% were Asian, 5.1% were some other race, and 10.5% were two or more races. 13.4% of the people were Hispanic or Latino.

In 2010, there were 356 people living in Abbott. 91.0% were white, 2.0% were black or African-American, 1.1% were Native American, 0.3% were Asian, 0.3% were two or more races, and 6.5% were Hispanic or Latino.

In 2000, there were 300 people living in Abbott. They made up 124 households and 89 families. The population density was 518.0 people per square mile (199.7 people/km²). Of the people in Abbott, 96.00% were white, 1.00% were African-American or black, 3.00% were other races. 5.67% of the population said they were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

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