| Official Name: | Hughes Springs, Texas |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Image Map1: | Cass County HughesSprings.svg |
| Mapsize1: | 250px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Texas |
| Subdivision Type2: | Counties |
| Subdivision Name2: | Cass, Morris |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 6.39 |
| Area Land Km2: | 6.39 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 2.47 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 2.47 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 1575 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Elevation M: | 115 |
| Elevation Ft: | 377 |
| Coordinates: | 32.9981°N -94.6306°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 75656 |
| Area Code: | 430, 903 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 48-35300[2] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1338249[3] |
Hughes Springs is a city in Cass and Morris counties in the U.S. state of Texas. At the 2020 census, its population was 1,575.[4] The town was heavily damaged by an EF2 tornado on November 4, 2022.[5] [6]
Hughes Springs is located in western Cass County at 32.9981°N -94.6306°W (32.998115, –94.630542).[7] A small portion extends west into Morris County.
The city is located along state highways 11 and 49, which run concurrently through the city limits. TX 11 leads east to Linden, and TX 49 leads southeast 9miles to Avinger. The two highways together lead west 6miles to Daingerfield. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 6.4sqkm, all land.[8]
| White (NH) | 1,119 | 71.05% | |
| Black or African American (NH) | 245 | 15.56% | |
| Native American or Alaska Native (NH) | 5 | 0.32% | |
| Asian (NH) | 5 | 0.32% | |
| Some Other Race (NH) | 1 | 0.06% | |
| Mixed/Multi-Racial (NH) | 66 | 4.19% | |
| Hispanic or Latino | 134 | 8.51% | |
| Total | 1,575 |
There were 777 households, of which 34.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.0% were married couples living together, 20.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.1% were non-families. 31.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.34 and the average family size was 2.91.
28.5% of the population were under the age of 18, 8.9% from 18 to 24, 24.7% from 25 to 44, 18.4% from 45 to 64, and 19.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 80.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 74.1 males.
The median household income was $21,603 and the median family income was $28,333. Males had a median income of $27,813 and females $15,966. The per capita income was $14,009. About 20.2% of families and 22.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 28.9% of those under age 18 and 15.6% of those age 65 or over.
Hughes Springs is served by the Hughes Springs Independent School District and is home to the Hughes Springs High School Mustangs. The Mustang baseball team has been ranked in the national top 100, and several Mustang baseball players have gone on to play college baseball as well as college football and basketball.
The city was host to the area's Passion Play.