Como, Texas
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Pickton-Pine Forest census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75431. The Survey maps it on the Como quadrangle. 728 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 554 feet above sea level.
Population over time
3 figuresComo grew from 621 to 728 between 2000 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 621 | |
| 2010 | 702 | +81 (+13%) |
| 2020 | 728 | +26 (+4%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 8 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1953 USGS Texarkana quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Texarkana quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Como quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Sulphur Springs quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Sulphur Springs quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
23 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 23 fires within 5 miles of Como between 2000 and 2020, burning about 298 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 12 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 31 August 2005 | Debris and open burning | 85 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | LINDEN - 326 |
| 11 August 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HOPKINS 15:28 |
| 9 March 2008 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 19 March 2009 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 2425 GRASS ASSIST |
| 3 February 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 28 February 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 24 February 2006 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Como: 3 producers, 3 unknowns, 1 past producer. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Fire Clay (Refractory), Clay. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sulphur Springs Plant | Clay | Producer | ||
| A D Green Refractories Pit B | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Unknown | ||
| A P Green Refractories Pit A | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Unknown | ||
| A P Green Refractories Pit C | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Unknown | ||
| Sulphur Springs Brick Co | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Unnamed Pits | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Producer | Sedimentary |
Storms near this place
17 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Como in 17 storm reports between 1993 and 2023: 10 thunderstorm wind, 7 hail. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Como | $29,000,000 | A NWS survey team determined a combination of straight line winds and microbursts caused damage in and around the Como area of Hopkins County. Notable damage was first observed west of Como on FM 1567 where two homes sustained minor roof damage and notable tree damage was observed. Scattered tree damage continued southeast into and east of Como. An embedded microburst is believed to have caused more significant damage to metal buildings at a county-owned facility on Highway 11 and to the Como-Pickton ISD facilities. Maximum estimated winds in the area were determined to be around 95 mph at the ISD facilities. A local weather station also reported a 87 mph wind speed to the east of Como. Local officials reported that the monetary damage to the ISD facilities was near $28 million. |
| March 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Como | $150,000 | The Bain Poultry Farm had 6-500 foot long poultry barns destroyed, 80,000 baby chicks were killed,and there was heavy damage to a dairy barn. Several area homes had roof and structural damage, and several barns were destroyed, and trees and powerlines were blown down. |
| March 2019 | Hail | Como | $10,000 | An amateur radio report indicated golf ball size hail in the city of Como, TX. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Como | $7,000 | Winds were estimated to be near 60 mph in Como. |
| October 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Como | $5,000 | Wind damage to trees was reported in the south part of the county. |
| May 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Como | $300 | Power lines were blown down by thunderstorm winds. |
| March 2019 | Hail | Como | - | An amateur radio report indicated quarter-size hail in the city of Como, TX. |
| April 2016 | Hail | Como | - | A trained spotter reported quarter-sized hail in Como, TX. |
| June 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Como | - | Several trees were blown down by estimated winds of 60 MPH south of Como along Highway 69. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Como | - | Thunderstorm wind speeds were estimated to be around 60 MPH in Como. At least one large tree was snapped in the area. |
| April 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Como | - | One tree down in Como. |
| November 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Como | - | A tree was blown down onto FM 1870 by thunderstorm winds. |
| November 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Como | - | Trees were blown down by high winds. |
| October 1993 | Hail | Como | - | Wind damage to trees was reported in the south part of the county. |
| April 2011 | Hail | Como | - | no account filed |
| May 1999 | Hail | Como | - | no account filed |
| June 1997 | Hail | Como | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greenpond | 2.4 miles | 9 | |
| Bethel | 3.6 miles | 8 | |
| Thermo | 3.7 miles | 9 | |
| Brinker | 4.7 miles | 9 | |
| Pickton | 4.8 miles | 8 | |
| East Caney | 5.0 miles | 9 | |
| Martin Springs | 5.2 miles | 9 | |
| Reilly Springs | 5.4 miles | 9 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Como | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q978182 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1333188. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.




