Hondo, Texas Hondo, Texas Hondo Public Library Location of Hondo, Texas Location of Hondo, Texas Hondo[pronunciation?] is a town/city in and the governmental center of county of Medina County, Texas, United States. According to the 2010 Census, the populace was 8,803.
Hondo, Texas sign Hondo Municipal Building Post Office in Hondo Hondo National Bank (established 1901) Hermann Sons Steakhouse in Hondo Hondo is positioned at 29 20 49 N 99 8 44 W (29.346838, -99.145543), approximately 40 miles (64 km) west of Downtown San Antonio.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 9.6 square miles (25 km2), of which, 9.6 square miles (25 km2) of it is territory and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2) of it (0.21%) is veiled with water.
Hondo was mentioned in Season 2 Episode 13 of The Night Shift and described as " a two stoplight town down I-90".
Original inhabitants of the area, now Medina County, were the Coahuiltecan citizens .
The town/city of Hondo was first settled in 1881 and incorporated in 1942.
In 1930, the small-town Hondo Lions Club erected the now somewhat famous sign reading "This is God's Country, Don't Drive Through It Like Hell" at the town/city limits with the intention of slowing down those speeding while traveling through town.
The sign has been in news and print in many magazines, including on the cover of National Geographic, and in the music video of Little Texas' song "God Blessed Texas." Army assembled an air field in the town in 1942 to train new pilots; at one time the biggest air navigation school in the world, Hondo Army Air Field trained over 14,000 navigators for service amid World War II before method in 1946.
Picture of Original Sign and La - Varian Schrandt taken by Robert Schrandt in 1941 while stationed in Hondo, TX at Army Air Field.
As of the census of 2000, there were 7,897 citizens , 2,207 homeholds, and 1,664 families residing in the city.
In the city, the populace was distributed as 26.0% under the age of 18, 12.0% from 18 to 24, 33.1% from 25 to 44, 16.6% from 45 to 64, and 12.3% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the town/city was $27,917, and the median income for a family was $34,856.
About 18.9% of families and 22.6% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 31.8% of those under age 18 and 17.1% of those age 65 or over.
The City of Hondo is served by the Hondo Independent School District and home to the Hondo High School Owls.
According to the Koppen Climate Classification system, Hondo has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps. Hondo is the home of the 38th Judicial District of Texas.
Climate Summary for Hondo, Texas Hondo Area Chamber of Commerce Official website History of Hondo's famous welcome sign Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hondo, Texas.
Municipalities and communities of Medina County, Texas, United States
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Cities in Medina County, Texas - Cities in Texas - Populated places established in 1881 - County seats in Texas - San Antonio urbane region - 1881 establishments in Texas
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