HILCO Electric Cooperative is a non-profit rural electric utility cooperative

Utility cooperative

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 headquartered in Itasca, Texas

Itasca, Texas

Itasca is a city in Hill County in Northern Central Texas. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 1,503.-Geography:Itasca is located at ....

, United States

United States

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, with a district office in Whitney, Texas

Whitney, Texas

Whitney is a town in Hill County in Central Texas. The population was 1,833 at the 2000 census.Whitney is a rural lakeside community, and site of the very first bass fishing tournament...

 and a district office in Midlothian, Texas

Midlothian, Texas

Midlothian is a city in northwest Ellis County, Texas, United States. It is the hub for the cement industry in North Texas as it is the home to three separate cement production facilities, as well as a steel mill. Midlothian is also a fast growing community with a growth rate of 142% since 2000...

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The cooperative was organized in 1936 as Hill County Electric Cooperative and serves portions of Dallas

Dallas County, Texas

As of the census of 2000, there were 2,218,899 people, 807,621 households, and 533,837 families residing in the county. The population density was 2,523 people per square mile . There were 854,119 housing units at an average density of 971/sq mi...

, Ellis

Ellis County, Texas

As of the census of 2000, there were 111,360 people, 37,020 households, and 29,653 families residing in the county. The population density was 118 people per square mile . There were 39,071 housing units at an average density of 42 per square mile...

, Hill, Johnson

Johnson County, Texas

As of the census of 2000, there were 126,811 people, 43,636 households, and 34,428 families residing in the county. The population density was 174 people per square mile . There were 46,269 housing units at an average density of 63 per square mile...

, and McLennan

McLennan County, Texas

McLennan County is a county located on the Edwards Plateau in Central Texas. In 2000, its population was 213,517; in 2008 the U.S. Census Bureau estimated its population to be 230,213. Its seat is Waco. The county is named for Neil McLennan, an early settler....

 Counties in a territory ranging generally from south of the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex to north of Waco, Texas

Waco, Texas

Waco is a city in and the county seat of McLennan County, Texas. Situated along the Brazos River and on the I-35 corridor, halfway between Dallas and Austin, it is the economic, cultural, and academic center of the 'Heart of Texas' region....

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Currently (as of 2010 year-end) the cooperative has 2,866 miles of distribution lines and 23,137 meters. HILCO is a member of the Brazos Electric Power Cooperative

Brazos Electric Power Cooperative

Brazos Electric Power Cooperative is an electrical generation and transmission cooperative based in Waco, Texas. Founded in 1941, it was the first cooperative in Texas established for the purpose of generating and supplying electricity, and is currently the largest in Texas.Brazos operates four...

, a generation and transmission electric cooperative.

The cooperative also provides water services and propane

Propane

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sales in portions of the same territory as its electric service.