Hondo, Texas
| Hondo, Texas | |
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Hondo Public Library
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 Location of Hondo, Texas |
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| Coordinates: 29°20′49″N 99°8′44″W / 29.34694°N 99.14556°WCoordinates: 29°20′49″N 99°8′44″W / 29.34694°N 99.14556°W | |
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 United States
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| State |
 Texas
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| County | Medina |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council-Manager |
| • City Council |
Mayor James W. Danner, Sr. John McAnelly Sammy Nooner Eric A. Torres Ann Michelle Long Johnny Villa |
| • City Manager | Kim Davis |
| Area | |
| • Total | 9.6 sq mi (24.9 km2) |
| • Land | 9.6 sq mi (24.8 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 892 ft (272 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 7,897 |
| • Density | 823.8/sq mi (318.1/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 78861 |
| Area code(s) | 830 |
| FIPS code | 48-34676 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1359487 |
| Website | cityofhondo.com |
Hondo is a city in and the county seat of Medina County, Texas, United States. According to the 2010 Census, the population was 8,803. It is part of the San Antonio Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Hondo is located at 29°20′49″N 99°8′44″W / 29.34694°N 99.14556°W (29.346838, -99.145543), approximately 40 miles (64 km) west of Downtown San Antonio.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 9.6 square miles (25 km2), of which, 9.6 square miles (25 km2) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2) of it (0.21%) is covered 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 people. Non-indigenous settlers to the area came from Alsace-Lorraine, Germany, Belgium and Mexico. Many family-owned businesses, farms, and ranches are still owned by descendants of the non-indigenous families.
The first Spaniard to explore the area was Cabeza de Vaca in the early 1530s, some 40 years after Columbus arrived in the New World.
The city of Hondo was first settled in 1881 and incorporated in 1942.
Hondo was the scene of two bank robberies in the early 1920s. The crooks were the famed Newton Gang, the most successful outlaws in U.S. history. Both bank heists occurred the same night.
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