More historic than 26% of U.S. towns · #280 of 642 in Texas. What drives it
Most of Hebbronville was built recently: 7% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1976. Below: maps from 1967 on and the census since 1950.
On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Hebbronville is more historic than 26% of U.S. towns, #280 of 642 in Texas. Its share of homes from before 1940 holds the grade up; its National Register listings pull it down.
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HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Hebbronville’s overall grade.
Few Texas towns list much on the Register (a typical Texas town has 0.0 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Hebbronville’s 0.0 sits below most of its state (34% of Texas towns have fewer) while its 0 listings outnumber those of 23% of U.S. towns.
How sure. Graded on any two of the three inputs instead, the letter would still be C. The pre-1940 share is a Census survey estimate (±4.2 points). Two sources give 1883.
Founding year: Wikidata (other dates in Quick answers). Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register: National Park Service, May 2026 list; each listing counted once (boundary changes and added documentation belong to their listing), and a historic district counts its contributing buildings. How TownRatings grades history →
What stands out about Hebbronville’s past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Hebbronville yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Hebbronville ( 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.
Hebbronville was established in 1883. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 4,558 to 4,101 (-10%).
Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.
Timeline
Hebbronville, 1883 to 1967
Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.
In 1883, according to Wikidata. Hebbronville’s post office opened in 1895, and the census of 1950 counted 3,947 people here.
How does Hebbronville rank for history?
Hebbronville is more historic than 26% of U.S. towns, #280 of 642 in Texas. The History grade combines the town’s founding era, the share of homes built before 1940 and its National Register listings. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
How old are the homes in Hebbronville?
7% of Hebbronville’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±4.2 points), against a typical 1.6% for a Texas town; the median home was built in 1976.
Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
From Wikimedia Commons (6), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.
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