Bigfoot is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Frio County, Texas, United States. As of the 2020 census, Bigfoot had a population of 480.
History
The area was first settled around 1865 and was originally called Connally's Store, named after Bob Connally. By 1880, D.T. Winters had set up a cotton gin and gristmill in the area. When James Connally established a post office in 1883, he named the community Bigfoot, in honor of Texas Ranger William A.A. “Bigfoot” Wallace, a well-known local resident.
A Baptist church was formed during the 1880s, and by 1890, the town had a general store and around 25 residents. A public school was founded in the 1890s, and had three teachers and 105 students by 1907. Much of the business district was destroyed by a fire in 1903. In the 1940s, Bigfoot featured a church, a school, several businesses, and scattered homes. The local school was merged with the one in Devine, Texas in 1949. The community expanded again in the 1950s with the development of the nearby Bigfoot oilfield.
Currently, Bigfoot still has a post office, a couple of businesses, and three churches. The town is also home to the Bigfoot Wallace Museum—an exact replica of William A.A. “Bigfoot” Wallace's home.
Demographics
Bigfoot first appeared as a census designated place in the 2000 U.S. census.
!Pop 2010
!
!% 2000
!% 2010
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|-
|White alone (NH)
|167
|246
|style='background: #ffffe6; |292
|54.93%
|54.67%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |60.83%
|-
|Black or African American alone (NH)
|0
|2
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4
|0.00%
|0.44%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.83%
|-
|Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)
|0
|1
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.00%
|0.22%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|Asian alone (NH)
|0
|1
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.00%
|0.22%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|Other race alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)
|1
|8
|style='background: #ffffe6; |10
|0.33%
|1.78%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2.08%
|-
|Hispanic or Latino (any race)
|136
|192
|style='background: #ffffe6; |174
|44.74%
|42.67%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |36.25%
|-
|Total
|304
|450
|style='background: #ffffe6; |480
|100.00%
|100.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |100.00%
|}
2000 census
As of the census