| Official Name: | Talco, Texas |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Image Map1: | Titus County Talco.svg |
| Mapsize1: | 250px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Texas |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Titus |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 1.99 |
| Area Land Km2: | 1.98 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.77 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.77 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 494 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Elevation Ft: | 361 |
| Coordinates: | 33.3628°N -95.1033°W |
| Postal Code Type: | Zip Code |
| Postal Code: | 75487 |
| Area Code: | 903, 430 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 48-71732[2] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2412030 |
Talco is a town in Titus County, Texas, United States. The population was 494 at the 2020 census. The name is derived from a local candy bar (It was either a shelf carton or because the local people said it was "Texas-Arkansas-Louisiana Country hence Talco). Also reports said it may have been a local company name Texas-Arkansas-Louisiana Company.
Two post offices were established near the current site of Talco: Gouldsboro in 1856 and Goolesboro in 1878. Due to name conflict the community changed its name to "Talco" based on the Texas, Arkansas, and Louisiana Candy Company initials on a candy wrapper. In 1912, Talco relocated to be closer to a railroad line.
Oil was discovered in 1936, leading to a big boom in the economy. Talco called itself the "Asphalt capital of the world."
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.8 square mile (2.0 km), all land.
US Route 271 is the major north–south highway passing through Talco. The community is one mile east of the Franklin County line.
| White (NH) | 220 | 44.53% | |
| Black or African American (NH) | 81 | 16.4% | |
| Native American or Alaska Native (NH) | 6 | 1.21% | |
| Some Other Race (NH) | 1 | 0.2% | |
| Mixed/Multi-Racial (NH) | 30 | 6.07% | |
| Hispanic or Latino | 156 | 31.58% | |
| Total | 494 |
The City of Talco is served by the Rivercrest Independent School District (Talco-Bogata Consolidated Independent School District prior to July 1999).[4]
It previously maintained Talco Elementary.[5] The previous Talco school opened in 1939.[6] The district began construction of the consolidated elementary on May 1, 2000 and the scheduled completion was in June 2001.[4]