Chula Vista is a
census-designated place
A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only.
CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the count ...
(CDP) in
Cameron County, in the
U.S. state
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of
Texas
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.
Prior to the 2010 census the community was part of the
Chula Vista-Orason CDP. It is part of the
Brownsville–
Harlingen Metropolitan Statistical Area
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.
Geography
Chula Vista is near the geographic center of Cameron County, east of
Los Fresnos and north of the center of
Brownsville. It is bordered on the west by
Orason.
References
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Census-designated places in Cameron County, Texas
Census-designated places in Texas