Encino ( ) 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 Brooks County,

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, United States. It is south of the

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Falfurrias Falfurrias ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Brooks County, Texas. Its population was 4,981 at the 2010 census, in a county that in the same census was just over 7,000. The town is named for founder Edward Cunningham Lasater's ranch, La Mot ...

. The population was 143 at the 2010 census. It is the site of a United States Border Patrol interior checkpoint.

Geography

Encino is located at . The community is situated along U.S. Highway 281 (Future

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), south of

in southern Brooks County. According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of , all of it land.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 177 people, 61 households, and 48 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 92 housing units at an average density of 13.6/sq mi (5.3/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 82.49%

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, 0.56% Native American, 15.25% from

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, and 1.69% from two or more races.

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of any race were 94.92% of the population. There were 61 households, out of which 44.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.0% were married couples living together, 13.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.7% were non-families. 14.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.90 and the average family size was 3.22. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 31.1% under the age of 18, 10.2% from 18 to 24, 24.9% from 25 to 44, 19.2% from 45 to 64, and 14.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 136.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 117.9 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $25,667, and the median income for a family was $25,667. Males had a median income of $38,750 versus $26,250 for females. The

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for the CDP was $10,546. About 31.5% of families and 22.4% of the population were below the

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, including 17.1% of those under the age of eighteen and 17.9% of those 65 or over.

Education

Encino is served by the

Brooks County Independent School District Brooks County Independent School District is a public school district based in Falfurrias, Texas, USA. The district's boundaries duplicate those of Brooks County. In school year 2021-2022, the school district was rated "B" by the Texas Educati ...

References

External links

Handbook of Texas Online
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Geography

Demographics

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