Hebbronville, Texas facts for kids
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Hebbronville, Texas
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 Hebbronville, Texas
Location in Texas
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| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Jim Hogg |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6.3 sq mi (16.2 km2) |
| • Land | 6.3 sq mi (16.2 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 548 ft (167 m) |
| Population
(2020)
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| • Total | 4,101 |
| • Density | 655.7/sq mi (253.1/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code |
78361
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| Area code(s) | 361 |
| FIPS code | 48-33008 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1337545 |
Hebbronville (/ˈhɛbrənvɪl/ HEB-rən-vil) is a census-designated place (CDP) in and the county seat of Jim Hogg County, Texas, United States. The population was 4,101 at the 2020 census.
The Colegio Altamirano, founded by settlers of Spanish ancestry who wanted their children to learn Spanish culture, was an institution in Hebbronville from 1897 until its closing in 1958.
Geography
Hebbronville is located in northern Jim Hogg County at 27°18′41″N 98°40′52″W / 27.31139°N 98.68111°W (27.311259, -98.680998). It is bordered to the east by Las Lomitas and to the north by Duval County.
Texas State Highway 16 (Smith Avenue) passes through the center of town, leading northward 40 miles (64 km) to Freer and southwestward 51 miles (82 km) to Zapata. Texas State Highway 359 (Viggie Street) leads northwest 56 miles (90 km) to Laredo and northeast 53 miles (85 km) to Alice, while Texas State Highway 285 leads east 34 miles (55 km) to Falfurrias.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the Hebbronville CDP has a total area of 6.3 square miles (16.2 km2), all land.
Climate
Hebbronville has a borderline humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa)/hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Summers are very hot and humid: 152 afternoons each year top 90 °F or 32.2 °C, with 27.6 afternoons reaching 100 °F or 37.8 °C and during the summer of 2009 eleven afternoons topped 110 °F or 43.3 °C. During July and August combined, all but three mornings stay above 68 °F or 20 °C and seven mornings per year stay above 77 °F or 25 °C, with as many as forty mornings staying over this temperature during 1998. The hottest temperature on record has been 118 °F (47.8 °C) on July 9, 2009, and the hottest minimum 88 °F (31.1 °C) on September 30, 2009, followed by 87 °F (30.6 °C) the following day.
During the summer, rain is not common, but when a Gulf of Mexico hurricane moves inland it can be very heavy. From September 11 to 13, 1971, a total of 14.10 inches (358.1 mm) fell over three days from such a system, 14.73 inches (374.1 mm) in four days from September 20 to 23 of 1967, and 6.00 inches (152.4 mm) fell on August 27 and 28, 1909. In contrast, no measurable precipitation fell in Hebbronville from June 10 to September 7 of 1921.
Temperatures decline slowly during the "fall" season, remaining hot through until the end of October, by which time most danger of flooding from a remnant hurricane has passed. The winter months are warm and usually dry, although occasionally an easterly flow will produce substantial rainfall. Three substantial storms in February and March 1923 produced a total of 11.06 inches (280.9 mm), and the ten-day period from December 13 to 22 of 1991 saw 7.13 inches or 181.1 millimetres of rainfall; however, only 1.71 inches or 43.4 millimetres fell between October 1970 and the end of March 1971. Frosts do occasionally occur during the winter – 9.9 mornings fall to or below freezing during an average winter – but measurable snow has fallen in Hebbronville only three times in 112 years – on March 10, 1932, on January 20, 1940 during South Texas' coolest month on record, and on Christmas Day of 2004 when 5 inches or 0.13 metres fell in a famous "White Christmas".
Since 1905 the wettest calendar year has been 1995 with 42.75 inches (1,085.8 mm) and the driest 1996 with 11.52 inches (292.6 mm), whilst September 1967 has proved the wettest month with 19.35 inches (491.5 mm). The wettest single day has been September 12, 1971 with 9.40 inches (238.8 mm).
| Climate data for Hebbronville, Texas (1981–2010 normals, extremes 1905, 1916–1917, 1928–1936, 1958–2013) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 95 (35) |
99 (37) |
102 (39) |
109 (43) |
112 (44) |
114 (46) |
118 (48) |
117 (47) |
110 (43) |
107 (42) |
95 (35) |
93 (34) |
118 (48) |
| Average high °F (°C) | 67.6 (19.8) |
72.0 (22.2) |
78.3 (25.7) |
85.3 (29.6) |
90.8 (32.7) |
95.5 (35.3) |
96.7 (35.9) |
97.7 (36.5) |
92.2 (33.4) |
85.9 (29.9) |
77.1 (25.1) |
68.3 (20.2) |
84.0 (28.9) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 56.2 (13.4) |
60.1 (15.6) |
66.4 (19.1) |
73.4 (23.0) |
79.9 (26.6) |
84.3 (29.1) |
85.3 (29.6) |
85.6 (29.8) |
81.1 (27.3) |
74.1 (23.4) |
65.3 (18.5) |
56.9 (13.8) |
72.4 (22.4) |
| Average low °F (°C) | 44.8 (7.1) |
48.2 (9.0) |
54.5 (12.5) |
61.5 (16.4) |
69.0 (20.6) |
73.2 (22.9) |
73.9 (23.3) |
73.6 (23.1) |
69.9 (21.1) |
62.3 (16.8) |
53.6 (12.0) |
45.5 (7.5) |
60.8 (16.0) |
| Record low °F (°C) | 12 (−11) |
15 (−9) |
20 (−7) |
33 (1) |
47 (8) |
53 (12) |
61 (16) |
60 (16) |
48 (9) |
34 (1) |
22 (−6) |
12 (−11) |
12 (−11) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 1.25 (32) |
1.45 (37) |
1.19 (30) |
1.46 (37) |
3.10 (79) |
2.57 (65) |
2.67 (68) |
1.69 (43) |
3.30 (84) |
2.36 (60) |
1.35 (34) |
1.40 (36) |
23.79 (604) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.2 (0.51) |
0.2 (0.51) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 6.0 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 3.8 | 6.6 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 5.2 | 58.0 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Source: NOAA | |||||||||||||
Origin
Hebbronville is located on land which once formed part of Las Noriecitas, one of the earliest ranches founded in the area.
The town's namesake, James Richard Hebbron, acquired land, circa 1880, from the descendants of the original grantee, Ignacio Benavides. With two others, he bought 18,000 acres (7,300 ha), in what was then Duval County, just above Peña. One of his sons, Arthur Hebbron, came down from California and took charge of running his ranch.
Hebbronville itself was created in 1883, when the Texas-Mexican Railway Company built a railroad through the area. Francisco P. Peña, operator of Peña Station on this route, refused to sell any land to the Texas-Mexican for a townsite. The company then approached J. R. Hebbron, who arranged for the sale of land for the new townsite, near Peñitas. The old train station at Peñitas was then loaded onto a flatcar, moved 1½ miles west and named Hebbronville.
For a time, Hebbronville ranked as the largest cattle-shipping center in the country, and it continues to be a hub of ranching activity.
A photograph of James R. Hebbron hangs in the Jim Hogg County Courthouse at 102 East Tilley Street in Hebbronville. He was born in 1828, in London, England, but spent most of his adult life in California, mainly around Salinas, dying there in 1926.
Demographics
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 2000 | 4,498 | — | |
| 2010 | 4,558 | 1.3% | |
| 2020 | 4,101 | −10.0% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census 1850–1900 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 |
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2020 census
| Race | Number | Percentage |
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| White (NH) | 336 | 8.19% |
| Black or African American (NH) | 5 | 0.12% |
| Native American or Alaska Native (NH) | 10 | 0.24% |
| Asian (NH) | 23 | 0.56% |
| Pacific Islander (NH) | 5 | 0.12% |
| Some Other Race (NH) | 8 | 0.2% |
| Mixed/Multi-Racial (NH) | 77 | 1.88% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3,637 | 88.69% |
| Total | 4,101 |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 4,101 people, 1,378 households, and 992 families residing in the CDP.
Education
Hebbronville, as with all of Jim Hogg County, is served by the Jim Hogg County Independent School District. El Cenizo Headstart is a Federally funded educational program for 3-5-year-old students. It operates on the same schedule as the district. The district has three schools, all within the town: Hebbronville Elementary School, Hebbronville Junior High School, and Hebbronville High School.
See also
In Spanish: Hebbronville para niños
