McCook, TX


By: Alicia A. Garza

Type: General Entry

Published: 1952

Updated: September 1, 2023


McCook is on Farm Road 681 thirty miles northwest of McAllen in west central Hidalgo County. The town was established around 1925. In 1936 McCook comprised a school district, a factory, a church, a post office, and a number of dwellings. The town had a population of forty and two businesses by 1941. In 1963 McCook still reported a population of forty and also included the Immaculate Conception Cemetery, a school, and dispersed dwellings. Its population reached a peak of 100 in 1964. In 1990 McCook was a dispersed rural community with a population of ninety-one and no reported businesses. The population remained the same in 2000.

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1952
September 1, 2023

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Place
McCook
Currently Exists
Yes
Place Type
Town
USGS ID
1341163
Town Fields
  • Has post office: No
  • Is Incorporated: No
Belongs to
  • Hidalgo County
Coordinates
  • Latitude: 26.48367520°
  • Longitude: -98.39085040°
Population Counts
People Year
50 2014

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