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List Of Census-designated Places In Texas ...
This article lists census-designated places (CDPs) in the U.S. state of Texas. As of 2020 Census, there were a total of 637 census-designated places in Texas. Census-Designated Places See also * List of counties in Texas *List of municipalities in Texas *List of unincorporated communities in Texas *List of ghost towns in Texas * Administrative divisions of Texas References {{Lists of CDPs by state Census-designated places Texas Texas (, ; Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is a state in the South Central region of the United States. At 268,596 square miles (695,662 km2), and with more than 29.1 million residents in 2020, it is the second-largest U.S. state by b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Texas In United States
Texas (, ; Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is a state in the South Central region of the United States. At 268,596 square miles (695,662 km2), and with more than 29.1 million residents in 2020, it is the second-largest U.S. state by both area (after Alaska) and population (after California). Texas shares borders with the states of Louisiana to the east, Arkansas to the northeast, Oklahoma to the north, New Mexico to the west, and the Mexican states of Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo León, and Tamaulipas to the south and southwest; and has a coastline with the Gulf of Mexico to the southeast. Houston is the List of cities in Texas by population, most populous city in Texas and the List of United States cities by population, fourth-largest in the U.S., while San Antonio is the second most populous in the state and seventh-largest in the U.S. Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, Dallas–Fort Worth and Greater Houston are, respectively, the fourth- and fifth-largest List of Me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brooks County, Texas
Brooks County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 7,076. Its county seat is Falfurrias. The county is named for James Abijah Brooks, a Texas Ranger and legislator. It is one of the poorest counties in Texas. Much of it is large ranches: part of the King Ranch occupies the eastern portion of the county; the Mariposa Ranch is the largest on the county's east side. About 88% of the county's population is Latino. "Death Valley" for migrants In the documentary ''Missing in Brooks County'', Brooks County is called the "epicenter" of America's immigration problem. Already in 2014 it was called a "Death Valley" for migrants. Brooks County is "the nation's busiest corridor for illegal immigration;" a tracking camera records up to 150 a night going through one piece of property. More illegal migrants die in Brooks County than in any other county in America. Though it lies about miles north of the border, it is on a main route for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amada Acres, Texas
Amada Acres is a census-designated place (CDP) in Starr County, Texas, United States. It is a new CDP formed from part of the former La Casita-Garciasville CDP prior to the 2010 census with a population of 92. Geography Amada Acres is located at (26.343264, -98.739252).). Education It is in the Rio Grande City Grulla Independent School District Rio Grande City Grulla Independent School District (RGCGISD), formerly Rio Grande City Consolidated Independent School District, is a public school district based in Rio Grande City, Texas ( USA). In 2009, the school district was " recognized ... (formerly Rio Grande City Consolidated Independent School District) 2010 map/ref> References {{authority control Census-designated places in Starr County, Texas Census-designated places in Texas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alto Bonito Heights, Texas
Alto Bonito Heights is a census-designated place (CDP) in Starr County, Texas, United States. It is a new CDP formed from part of the old La Victoria CDP prior to the 2010 census with a population of 342. Geography Alto Bonito Heights is located at (26.315777, -98.641329).). Education It is in the Rio Grande City Grulla Independent School District Rio Grande City Grulla Independent School District (RGCGISD), formerly Rio Grande City Consolidated Independent School District, is a public school district based in Rio Grande City, Texas ( USA). In 2009, the school district was " recognized ... (formerly Rio Grande City Consolidated Independent School District) 2010 map/ref> References Census-designated places in Starr County, Texas {{StarrCountyTX-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wheeler County, Texas
Wheeler County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 4,990. Its county seat is Wheeler. The county was formed in 1876 and organized in 1879. It is named for Royall Tyler Wheeler, a chief justice of the Texas Supreme Court. Wheeler County was formerly one of 30 entirely dry counties in the state of Texas. However, around 2010, the community of Shamrock, located in Wheeler County at the intersection of Interstate 40 and U.S. Highway 83, voted to allow liquor sales. Within the city limits of Shamrock is the only place to purchase liquor in Wheeler County. The Pioneer West Museum, the Wheeler County historical museum, is located in Shamrock off U.S. Highway 83. Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which are land and (0.1%) is covered by water. Major highways * Interstate 40 * U.S. Highway 83 * State Highway 152 U.S. Highway 66 is no longer officially commissioned or sig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allison, Texas
Allison is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in northeastern Wheeler County, Texas, United States, at the junction of Texas Farm Roads 1046 and 277. Founded in 1929 as a stop for the Panhandle and Santa Fe Railway, the town was named for the general manager of the railroad, R. H. Allison. The Lone Star Townsite Company laid out the town. The town reached its height in population in 1941, just before the country entered World War II, at 200. It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 125. During the 1970s, Allison and the surrounding area benefited from the natural gas and oil development in the Panhandle-Hugoton field, the largest-volume gas field in the United States, and the world's largest known source of helium. Between 1973 and 1993, the field produced over 8 trillion ft3 (230,000,000 m3) of gas. For years, the Allison Independent School District served the community's students. In 2003, however, the district merged wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alice Acres, Texas
Alice Acres is a census-designated place (CDP) in Jim Wells County, Texas, United States. The population was 490 at the 2010 census. Geography Alice Acres is in central Jim Wells County, southwest of Alice, the county seat. It is bordered to the north by Rancho Alegre and to the west by Coyote Acres. U.S. Route 281, bypassing the center of Alice, passes through the northeast part of Alice Acres. According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , all of it land. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 491 people, 133 households, and 119 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 83.2 people per square mile (32.1/km2). There were 141 housing units at an average density of 23.9/sq mi (9.2/km2). The racial makeup of the CDP was 76.58% White, 0.41% Native American, 21.59% from other races, and 1.43% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 94.91% of the population. There were 133 households, out of which 62 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Wells County, Texas
Jim Wells County is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 38,891. The county was founded in 1911 and is named for James B. Wells, Jr. (1850-1923), for three decades a judge and Democratic Party political boss in South Texas. Jim Wells County comprises the Alice, Texas micropolitan statistical area, which is included in the Corpus Christi- Kingsville-Alice combined statistical area. Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which (0.4%) are covered by water. Major highways * U.S. Highway 281 ** Interstate 69C is currently under construction and will follow the current route of U.S. 281 in most places. * State Highway 44 * State Highway 141 * State Highway 359 * Farm to Market Road 624 * Farm to Market Road 665 * Farm to Market Road 716 * Farm to Market Road 2295 Adjacent counties * Live Oak County (north) * San Patricio County (northeast) * Nueces County (east) * Kl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfred, Texas
Alfred is an unincorporated community and census-designated place northeast of Alice in Jim Wells County, Texas, United States. Its population was 291 as of the 2010 census. It is known for the outdoor flea markets held on the first whole weekend of the month. History Alfred is on State Highway 359 twelve miles (19 km) northeast of Alice in northeastern Jim Wells County. The community was founded in 1888, when the site was in Nueces County, and was originally named Driscoll. A post office was established there in 1890. In 1904, when the St. Louis, Brownsville and Mexico Railway built through the Robert Driscoll ranch to the east, Driscoll wanted the station to be named after himself. Since there could not be two post offices with the same name, N. T. Wright, the postmaster of old Driscoll, agreed to change the name of his post office to Alfred, in honor of his father, Alfred Wright, the first postmaster of the community. The Texas and New Orleans Railroad The Texas an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harris County, Texas
Harris County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas; as of the 2020 census, the population was 4,731,145, making it the most populous county in Texas and the third most populous county in the United States. Its county seat is Houston, the largest city in Texas and fourth largest city in the United States. The county was founded in 1836 and organized in 1837. It is named for John Richardson Harris, who founded the town of Harrisburg on Buffalo Bayou in 1826. According to the July 2021 census estimate, Harris County's population has shifted to 4,728,030 comprising over 16% of Texas's population. Harris County is included in the nine-county Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land metropolitan statistical area, which is the fifth-most populous metropolitan area in the United States. History Human remains date habitation to about 4000 BC. Other evidence of humans in the area dates from about 1400 BC, 1 AD, and later in the first millennium. The region became uninhabi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aldine, Texas
Aldine ( ) is a census-designated place (CDP) in unincorporated central Harris County, Texas, United States, located within the extraterritorial jurisdiction of Houston. The population was 15,999 at the 2020 census. The community is located on the Hardy Toll Road, Union Pacific Railroad, and Farm to Market Road 525. The Aldine area is near Houston's George Bush Intercontinental Airport, the second largest aviation facility in Texas. History Aldine, built on the International–Great Northern Railroad, was named after a local farm family . A post office operated in Aldine from 1896 to 1935; after 1935, mail was delivered from Houston. In 1914 Aldine included two general stores, a fig preserver, and several poultry breeders and several dairymen. The population briefly reached 100 in 1925. In the 1930s and 1940s the population decreased to between thirty and forty residents. The Aldine Independent School District was integrated by federal order in 1965. Aldine, with renewed pop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gray County, Texas
Gray County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 21,227. The county seat is Pampa. The county was created in 1876 and later organized in 1902. is named for Peter W. Gray, a Confederate lawyer and soldier in the American Civil War. Gray County comprises the Pampa, TX micropolitan statistical area. Gray County was the center of the White Deer Lands Management Company, which ceased operations in 1957. The history of the company is the theme of the White Deer Land Museum in Pampa, but company archives are at the Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum in Canyon. Timothy Dwight Hobart, the White Deer land agent from 1903 to 1924, was elected mayor of Pampa in 1927. Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which are land and (0.4%) are covered by water. Major highways * Interstate 40 * U.S. Highway 60 * State Highway 70 * State Highway 152 * State Highway 273 Adjacent countie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
