Hewitt, Texas

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Hewitt, Texas
settlement_type = City
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map_caption = Location of Hewitt, Texas

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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Texas
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = McLennan

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area_total_km2 = 17.9
area_land_km2 = 17.9
area_water_km2 = 0.0
area_total_sq_mi = 6.9
area_land_sq_mi = 6.9
area_water_sq_mi = 0.0

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 11085
population_density_km2 = 620.8
population_density_sq_mi = 1608.0

timezone = Central (CST)
utc_offset = -6
timezone_DST = CDT
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elevation_m = 197
elevation_ft = 646
latd = 31 |latm = 27 |lats = 14 |latNS = N
longd = 97 |longm = 11 |longs = 42 |longEW = W

postal_code_type = ZIP code
postal_code = 76643
area_code = 254
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blank_info = 48-33428GR|2
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Hewitt is a city in McLennan County, Texas, United States. The population was 11,085 at the 2000 census, and was 12,987 after a 2005 estimate. It is part of the Waco Metropolitan Statistical Area. The city was featured in the film "Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay".

Geography

Hewitt is located at coor dms|31|27|14|N|97|11|42|W|city (31.453789, -97.195023)GR|1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 6.9 square miles (17.8 km²), all of it land.

History

The City of Hewitt was established following the donation of land by John A. Warren, the town's first businessman, in the 1880s. Warren purchased the approximately 40 acres and the townsite was named Hewitt in 1883 for George A. Hewitt, an employee of the Missouri, Kansas and Texas (KATY) Railroad.

During the following decades, the community flourished on farming and agriculture during the days when "cotton was king."

Hewitt grew slowly but steadily until the late 1970's, when the population exploded. The steady upward growth that continued for more than a century gave way to a 700 percent population boom. In 1890, 60 residents called Hewitt home, with approximately 10,000 finding the town the place to be today. Many of Warren's descendants still live in Hewitt, which today is a suburb of Waco, Texas.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 11,085 people, 3,931 households, and 3,223 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,608.0 people per square mile (621.2/km²). There were 4,018 housing units at an average density of 582.9/sq mi (225.2/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 84.08% White, 7.70% African American, 0.42% Native American, 2.35% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 4.02% from other races, and 1.37% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 9.28% of the population.

There were 3,931 households out of which 45.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.3% were married couples living together, 10.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.0% were non-families. 14.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 3.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.82 and the average family size was 3.12.

In the city the population was spread out with 29.9% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 33.0% from 25 to 44, 22.8% from 45 to 64, and 6.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 94.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.2 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $55,469, and the median income for a family was $59,409. Males had a median income of $38,560 versus $24,659 for females. The per capita income for the city was $22,263. About 2.2% of families and 2.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.1% of those under age 18 and 4.0% of those age 65 or over.

Recently, Hewitt Texas was ranked #44 by Money Magazine's 2007 Top 100 places to live. http://money.cnn.com/galleries/2007/moneymag/0707/gallery.BPTL_top_100.moneymag/44.html

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