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Milano, Texas

Milano, Texas
Town
Location of Milano, Texas
Location of Milano, Texas
Milam County Milano.svg
Coordinates: 30°42′33″N 96°51′48″W / 30.70917°N 96.86333°W / 30.70917; -96.86333Coordinates: 30°42′33″N 96°51′48″W / 30.70917°N 96.86333°W / 30.70917; -96.86333
Country  United States
State  Texas
County  Milam
Area
 • Total 2.0 sq mi (5.1 km2)
 • Land 1.9 sq mi (5.0 km2)
 • Water 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation 522 ft (159 m)
Population (2000)
 • Total 400
 • Density 205.3/sq mi (79.3/km2)
Time zone CST (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code 76556
Area code(s) 512
FIPS code 48-48336
GNIS feature ID 1362829

Milano is a city in Milam County, Texas, United States, located at the intersection of U.S. Route 79 and State Highway 36, twelve miles southeast of Cameron, the county seat. Its population was 400 at the time of the 2000 census, and, in July 2005, it was estimated at 421.

On November 5, 1960, Country music singer Johnny Horton was killed by a drunk driver on Highway 79 near Milano on his way home from a performance at the Skyline Club in Austin, Texas.

Milano is located at 30°42′33″N 96°51′48″W / 30.70917°N 96.86333°W / 30.70917; -96.86333 (30.709190, -96.863420).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.0 square miles (5.2 km2), of which 2.0 square miles (5.2 km2) is land and 0.51% is water.

The International-Great Northern Railroad Company laid out the original site of Milano in 1874, about a mile and a half west of the city's present site. A United States post office opened there the same year. Soon, a Baptist church was also established in the area. The community around Milano became a voting precinct in 1880.


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