Milano, Texas

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Milano is a city in Milam County, Texas, United States. The population was 400 at the 2000 census.

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.

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[edit] Geography

Milano is located at 30°42′33″N, 96°51′48″W (30.709190, -96.863420)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 5.1 km² (2.0 mi²). 5.1 km² (2.0 mi²) of it is land and 0.51% is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 400 people, 151 households, and 112 families residing in the city. The population density was 79.2/km² (205.3/mi²). There were 192 housing units at an average density of 38.0/km² (98.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 82.00% White, 11.75% African American, 2.00% Native American, 0.75% Asian, 3.50% from other races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 11.50% of the population.

There were 151 households out of which 36.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.6% were married couples living together, 14.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.2% were non-families. 23.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.65 and the average family size was 3.13.

In the city the population was spread out with 27.8% under the age of 18, 11.8% from 18 to 24, 24.8% from 25 to 44, 20.8% from 45 to 64, and 15.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 88.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.0 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $28,750, and the median income for a family was $37,292. Males had a median income of $30,417 versus $19,107 for females. The per capita income for the city was $13,771. About 14.6% of families and 17.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 23.0% of those under age 18 and 9.4% of those age 65 or over.