Malone, Texas
town in Hill County, Texas, United States
Malone is a town in Hill County, Texas, United States. The population was 237 at the 2020 census.
Geography
Malone is located in eastern Hill County in Central Texas. Texas State Highway 171 passes through the center of town, leading northwest 16 miles (26 km) to Hillsboro, the county seat, and southeast 7 miles (11 km) to Hubbard.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Malone has a total area of 0.46 square miles (1.2 km2), of which 1.3 acres (5,149 m2), or 0.43%, are water.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 278 people, 107 households, and 69 families residing in the town. The population density was 606.6 inhabitants per square mile (234.2/km2). There were 125 housing units at an average density of 272.7 per square mile (105.3/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 67.99% White, 19.42% African American, 0.72% Native American, 9.71% from other races, and 2.16% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 14.75% of the population.
Begin with the source’s own compact description: “Malone, Texas” is town in Hill County, Texas, United States. The dossier treats that line as a proposition to test through Malone, Texas and town, not as a finished interpretation.
Why this record matters
The phrase “town in Hill County, Texas, United States” supplies a clear boundary for inquiry. It also exposes the unanswered questions: who defined that boundary, when it became stable and which sources sit outside it.
Maps, plans, fabric surveys and administrative records can establish how the site’s name, extent and function changed over time. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 12, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q979590. Authority coordinates are 31.917, -96.895. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2020 and 2000.
Modern boundaries and familiar names can conceal earlier jurisdictions or structures that do not align with the present site. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.
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