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Around Como
Distances
Nearest major airport
Dallas Love Field (DAL)80 miles away
Closer regional airport
Tyler Pounds Regional Airport (TYR)46 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Plano, TX74 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Dallas, TX76 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Como; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Who represents Como
U.S. Representative · Texas’s 4th DistrictPat Fallon (R)
U.S. Representative · Texas’s 5th DistrictLance Gooden (R)
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Population over time
Como had 728 residents in the 2020 census, up 17% since 2000.
It’s the 1200th largest of 1,778 towns in Texas by population.
Hopkins County grew from 27,950 residents in 1900 to 36,787 in 2020.
Hopkins County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Weather by month
Average highs peak around 95°F in summer, and winter lows average 34°F. About 46.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Sulphur Springs, TX weather station (13 miles away).
Jobs in Hopkins County
12,022 jobs at 844 businesses in Hopkins County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Christus Mother Frances Hospital Sulphur SpringsGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Sulphur Springs12.4 miles
Ut Health East Texas Quitman HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Quitman14.8 miles
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
Schools in Como
Public schools here are run by Como-Pickton CISD. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(1)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Como-Pickton SchoolComo
Pre-K–12
770
Public
3.1 mi
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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