Cisco is a city in Eastland County, Texas, United States. The population was 3,851 at the 2000 census.
Conrad Hilton started the Hilton Hotel chain with a single hotel bought in Cisco. Hilton came to Cisco to buy a bank, but the bank cost too much, so he purchased the Mobley Hotel in 1919. The hotel is now a local museum and community center.
During the 1920s, Cisco, like nearby Ranger, Eastland, and Desdemona, was a petroleum boomtown.
Cisco Junior College is located in Cisco, one of two community colleges located in Eastland County. Ranger likewise has a community college, Ranger College.
In 1925, the first annual meeting of the West Texas Historical Association was held in Cisco. The association, formed in 1924, was then based at Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene but moved in 1998 to Texas Tech University in Lubbock.[3]
The Santa Claus Bank Robbery occurred in Cisco in 1927, when Marshall Ratliff and his gang attempted to rob the First National Bank. As of August 2009, the bank site is occupied by an auto parts store, with a Texas Historical Commission sign up front, commemorating the event.
Geography
Cisco is located at 32°23′5″N 98°58′53″W / 32.38472°N 98.98139°W / 32.38472; -98.98139 (32.384762, -98.981265)[4].
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 4.9 square miles (12.6 km²), of which, 4.8 square miles (12.6 km²) of it is land and 0.21% is water.
Demographics
As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 3,851 people, 1,491 households, and 970 families residing in the city. The population density was 794.1 people per square mile (306.6/km²). There were 1,849 housing units at an average density of 381.3/sq mi (147.2/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 90.00% White, 3.87% African American, 0.68% Native American, 0.16% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 4.02% from other races, and 1.22% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 10.00% of the population.
There were 1,491 households out of which 27.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.3% were married couples living together, 12.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.9% were non-families. 31.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 3.03.
In the city the population was spread out with 24.0% under the age of 18, 13.4% from 18 to 24, 21.7% from 25 to 44, 21.4% from 45 to 64, and 19.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 87.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.4 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $24,069, and the median income for a family was $31,833. Males had a median income of $27,222 versus $16,250 for females. The per capita income for the city was $13,504. About 13.0% of families and 21.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 30.3% of those under age 18 and 20.0% of those age 65 or over.
Education
The City of Cisco is served by the Cisco Independent School District.
The Mascot for Cisco High School is the Loboes, proudly misspelled for decades.
References
- ^ a b "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "Ernest Wallace, "West Texas Historical Association"". tshaonline.org. http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/WW/vtw3.html. Retrieved October 10, 2009.
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2005-05-03. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
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