Chilton, Texas

Chilton is a census-designated place (CDP) and unincorporated community in Falls County, Texas, United States. It had a population of 776 at the 2020 census.^[1]

Chilton, Texas
Census-designated place (CDP) & unincorporated community
Featherston Field in Chilton
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Coordinates: 31°16′49″N 97°3′54″W / 31.28028°N 97.06500°W / 31.28028; -97.06500
Country	United States of America
State	Texas
County	Falls
Area
• Total	3.97 sq mi (10.29 km^2)
• Land	3.95 sq mi (10.23 km^2)
• Water	0.02 sq mi (0.06 km^2)
Elevation	428 ft (130 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	776
• Density	231/sq mi (89.0/km^2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	76632
Area code	254
FIPS code	48-14692^[1]
GNIS feature ID	1354403^[2]

It is located in western Falls County. U.S. Route 77 forms the western edge of the community, leading north 20 miles (32 km) to Waco and south 16 miles (26 km) to Rosebud. Texas State Highway 7 passes through the center of Chilton, leading east 10 miles (16 km) to Marlin, the county seat, and west 12 miles (19 km) to Bruceville-Eddy.

The Chilton Independent School District offers extra-curricular activities, most notably football, which is played in the stadium at Featherston Field. In 2006, Chilton won its second 1A state football championship.

Demographics

Chilton racial composition as of 2020^[3]
(NH = Non-Hispanic)^[a]

Race	Number	Percentage
White (NH)	194	25.0%
Black or African American (NH)	81	10.44%
Asian (NH)	2	0.26%
Pacific Islander (NH)	2	0.26%
Some Other Race (NH)	5	0.64%
Mixed/Multi-Racial (NH)	22	2.84%
Hispanic or Latino	470	60.57%
Total	776

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 776 people, 247 households, and 190 families residing in the CDP.

External links

• U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Chilton, Texas

References

1. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Chilton CDP, Texas". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved August 22, 2016.^{[dead link]}
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Chilton, Texas
3. "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved May 24, 2022.
4. http://www.census.gov^{[not specific enough to verify]}
5. "About the Hispanic Population and its Origin". www.census.gov. Retrieved May 18, 2022.

1. 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.^[4][5]