About Hackberry
Hackberry is a small town in northern Texas, home to 2,959 residents as of the latest Census estimates.
Hackberry holds the status of an incorporated town — local government on a neighborly scale. The community covers 0.68 square miles, giving it a compact, walkable footprint at roughly 4,351 residents per square mile.
📰 Hackberry News Today
- Species Spotlight: Celtis laevigata, Sugarberry City of Austin (.gov) · Feb 11
- UPDATE: Criminal investigation underway after Hackberry fire torches 193 acres in Bell County, Texas KWTX · Oct 13
- How to bring all the birds to your yard expressnews.com · Jun 19
- San Antonio resident claims $1M prize in Texas Lottery scratch-off game kens5.com · May 20
- 1970's store sells $1 million Texas Lottery prize. Here's where. MySA · May 21
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Hackberry Unique
- Positioned in northern Texas, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
- Part of the fabric of Texas — one of 1,863 recognized communities statewide.
Why People Love It Here
- Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
- Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
- Easy reach of Little Elm (3 mi) — commute to the city, live where it's calm.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Hackberry
- Fowl N Out — chicken
- Starbucks — coffee shop (café)
- Towers Taphouse — american
- Casa del Bro
- Curry Pizza House
- Fuzzy's Taco
- Grandys — american
- Little Ceasers — pizza
- Little India Pizza — indian
- Rosa’s Cafe & Tortilla Factory — mexican
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🎡 Fun Things to Do
- Little Elm Splash Pad · Water park
- The Cove · Water park
Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Hackberry
- Beard Park reviews ★
- Calvin's Courtyard reviews ★
- Cottonwood Park reviews ★
- Hidden Cove Park reviews ★
- J.R. Newman Park reviews ★
- Little Elm Park reviews ★
- McCord Park reviews ★
- Plateau Park reviews ★
- Plum Creek Park reviews ★
- Vista Park reviews ★
- Wood Family Dog Park reviews ★
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateTexas
TypeTown
Population (2024)2,959
Rank in state#500 of 1,224
Land area0.68 sq mi
Density4,351/sq mi
Coordinates33.1497, -96.9183