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Welcome to Hallsburg ...

The city of Hallsburg is located

Hallsburg is located in McLennan County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hallsburg, you might consider that their post office opened in 1902.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Hallsburg has a population of 449 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Hallsburg is 500 feet [152 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Hallsburg lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Hallsburg: 254

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Hallsburg had an population of 449 people. This is a decrease of 11.44% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 13.32% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Hallsburg had a population of 507 people. This makes Hallsburg the county's 17th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 507 people, the population of Hallsburg decreased 2.12% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 518 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Hallsburg.

Communities near Hallsburg ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Hallsburg.

  • Waco
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Waco is located in McLennan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 141,377 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waco <4>
  • Hewitt
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Hewitt is located in McLennan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewitt
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,113 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hewitt <4>
  • Robinson
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Bellmead
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Woodway
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Lacy - Lakeview
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Marlin
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • West
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • West is located in McLennan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,969 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West <4>
  • Mart
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Mart is located in McLennan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mart
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,983 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mart <4>
  • Beverly Hills
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Beverly Hills is located in McLennan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly Hills
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,980 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Hallsburg. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hallsburg.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Hallsburg. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hallsburg.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Hallsburg. See our Newspapers Page for Hallsburg.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hallsburg ...

Looking for more information about Hallsburg? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Hallsburg, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Hallsburg.

Adding Hallsburg to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hallsburg in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Hallsburg was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hallsburg.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including McLennan, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Hallsburg.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hallsburg - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.