El Campo

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El Campo

Total population

12,202

Median home value

$201,400

17.6%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$67,017

El Campo$67k

National$74k

Elevation32 m

Land area21.49 km²

Weather71°F · Mostly Clear

Coordinates29.20°, -96.27°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

El Campo is a city in Wharton County, Texas, United States. Its population was 12,350 at the 2020 Census, making it the largest city in Wharton County.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for El Campo, TX from NOAA NWS API.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Nearby places in Texas

• Hungerford
  18 mi away
• Ganado
  18.1 mi away · pop. 1,534
• Iago
  19.3 mi away
• Kendleton
  23.2 mi away
• Glidden
  39.2 mi away
• Fulshear
  41.1 mi away
• Hallettsville
  43.8 mi away
• Holiday Lakes
  45.7 mi away
• Alamo Beach
  46.9 mi away
• Jones Creek
  51 mi away
• Ellinger
  51.1 mi away
• Fifth Street
  51.4 mi away

Browse all places in Texas →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about El Campo

Poems

Fernando Pessoa · 1945

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

Lewis Carroll · 1865

Oilfield Spanish =

John T. S. Melzer · 1997

Espacios, poblamiento y conflicto en el noreste Mexicano y Texas

Coloquio Internacional del Noreste Mexicano y Texas (3rd 2007 Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico) · 2009

Decreto ...

Francisco Molinos del Campo · 1823

El mariachi

Luis Ku · 2014

Model programs--compensatory education

American Institutes for Research. · 1972

El arquitecto del Emperador I

Hugo A. Arciniega Avila · 2021

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire Star Lake, Jefferson, Texas
  Wildfires · 2026-09-11 · 131 mi
• Wildfire Kurk, San Saba, Texas
  Wildfires · 2026-09-08 · 192 mi
• Wildfire Rio Escondido, Hamilton, Texas
  Wildfires · 2026-08-24 · 193 mi
• Wildfire Dos Pistolas, Brooks, Texas
  Wildfires · 2026-08-11 · 193 mi
• Wildfire Hydra, Bosque, Texas
  Wildfires · 2026-09-14 · 201 mi
• Prescribed Fire RX CALV BU 104-108, Vernon, Louisiana
  Wildfires · 2026-09-16 · 222 mi
• Wildfire Breezy, Starr, Texas
  Wildfires · 2026-09-16 · 241 mi
• Wildfire West Fork, Sutton, Texas
  Wildfires · 2026-08-28 · 246 mi

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).

Recently spotted species

Rough Greensnake

Opheodrys aestivus

Seen 2026-09-22

Plain-bellied Watersnake

Nerodia erythrogaster

Seen 2026-09-20

Red-tailed Hawk

Buteo jamaicensis

Seen 2026-09-20

Mediterranean House Gecko

Hemidactylus turcicus

Seen 2026-09-16

Western Mosquitofish

Gambusia affinis

Seen 2026-09-16

Warmouth

Lepomis gulosus

Seen 2026-09-16

Spotted Gar

Lepisosteus oculatus

Seen 2026-09-16

Velvet Armyworm Moth

Spodoptera latifascia

Seen 2026-09-16

Gulf Coast Toad

Incilius nebulifer

Seen 2026-09-16

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).