Is King Of The Hill's Arlen, Texas Based On A Real-Life Town?
Arlen, Texas, is the town that the Hill family calls home. According to The King of the Hill Wiki, it boasts a population of 145,300 and is located...
Arlen, Texas, is the town that the Hill family calls home. According to The King of the Hill Wiki, it boasts a population of 145,300 and is located around 100 miles outside of Dallas. That means Arlen's location is prime for any hardcore fan of the Dallas Cowboys, Hank, of course, included. And fans may already be familiar with its most noticeable landmark, the water tower, which has been shown off in plenty of episodes. Arlen itself is fictional, but according to an interview with Mike Judge in The New York Times, the real-life Dallas suburb Richardson, Texas served as inspiration for the setting of "King of the Hill.