Mount Calm is a city in Hill County, Texas, United States. The population was 282 at the 2020 census.

Geography

Mount Calm is located in southern Hill County in Central Texas. Texas State Highway 31 crosses the western corner of the town, leading northeast 8 mi to Hubbard and southwest 21 mi to Waco. Hillsboro, the Hill county seat, is 26 mi to the northwest via local roads. According to the United States Census Bureau, Mount Calm has a total area of 2.2 km2, of which 0.04 sqkm, or 1.66%, are water.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 310 people, 118 households, and 82 families residing in the town. The population density was 371.8 PD/sqmi. There were 138 housing units at an average density of 165.5 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the town was 74.52% White, 13.55% African American, 1.61% Native American, 1.61% Asian, 8.39% from other races, and 0.32% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 11.29% of the population. There were 118 households, out of which 28.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.4% were married couples living together, 14.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.5% were non-families. 25.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.23. In the town, the population was spread out, with 30.3% under the age of 18, 5.8% from 18 to 24, 23.5% from 25 to 44, 25.8% from 45 to 64, and 14.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 86.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.2 males. The median income for a household in the town was $31,591, and the median income for a family was $34,583. Males had a median income of $32,031 versus $18,571 for females. The per capita income for the town was $13,310. About 9.9% of families and 10.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.1% of those under age 18 and 3.2% of those age 65 or over.

Education

The town is served by the Mount Calm Independent School District.