Mount Calm, Texas

Template:Use American English Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox settlement Mount Calm is a city in Hill County, Texas, United States. Its population was 282 at the 2020 census.

Geography

Mount Calm is located in southern Hill County in Central Texas. Texas State Highway 31 crosses the western corner of the town, leading northeast Template:Convert to Hubbard and southwest Template:Convert to Waco. Hillsboro, the Hill county seat, is Template:Convert to the northwest via local roads.

According to the United States Census Bureau, Mount Calm has a total area of Template:Convert, of which Template:Convert, or 1.66%, is covered by water.<ref name="Census 2010">Template:Cite web</ref>

Demographics

Template:US Census population As of the 2000 census,<ref name="GR2" /> 310 people, 118 households, and 82 families resided in the town. The population density was Template:Convert. The 138 housing units had an average density of Template:Convert. The racial makeup of the town was 74.52% White, 13.55% African American, 1.61% Native American, 1.61% Asian, 8.39% from other races, and 0.32% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 11.29% of the population.

Of the 118 households, 28.8% had children under 18 living with them, 53.4% were married couples living together, 14.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.5% were not families. About 25.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.0% had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.23.

In the town, the age distribution was 30.3% under 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 or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 86.7 males. For every 100 females 18 and over, there were 91.2 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $31,591, and for a family was $34,583. Males had a median income of $32,031 versus $18,571 for females. The per capita income for the town was $13,310. About 9.9% of families and 10.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.1% of those under 18 and 3.2% of those 65 or over. Template:Clear

Education

The town is served by the Mount Calm Independent School District.