Guerra is an

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and

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(CDP) in Jim Hogg County, Texas, United States. The population was six as of the 2010 Census, giving it the distinction of smallest town by population in Texas.

Geography

Guerra is located in southwestern Jim Hogg County at (26.882615, -98.894466). Farm to Market Road 649 runs through the community, leading north to Randado and south to Garceno in the

Rio Grande Valley The Lower Rio Grande Valley ( es, Valle del Río Grande), commonly known as the Rio Grande Valley or locally as the Valley or RGV, is a region spanning the border of Texas and Mexico located in a floodplain of the Rio Grande near its mouth. The ...

. According to the

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

Demographics

As of the 2000

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, 8 people, 4 households, and 2 families were residing in the CDP. The

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was 1.4 people per square mile (0.5/km), with 12 housing units at an average density of 2.0/sq mi (0.8/km). The racial makeup of the CDP was 100.00%

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, and therefore no individuals were from other races nor any from two or more races, although 75.00% of the population were

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(included in the white race category). Out of a total of 4 households, 25.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.0% were

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living together, and 50.0% were non-families. 50.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 25.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.00 and the average family size was 3.00. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 12.5% under the age of 18, 12.5% from 18 to 24, 25.0% from 25 to 44, 37.5% from 45 to 64, and 12.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 47 years. For every 100 females, there were 33.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 40.0 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was

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51,250, and the median income for a family was

51,250. The

per capita income Per capita income (PCI) or total income measures the average income earned per person in a given area (city, region, country, etc.) in a specified year. It is calculated by dividing the area's total income by its total population. Per capita i ...

for the CDP was

15,631. None of the population or families were below the

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Education

Guerra, as with all of Jim Hogg County, is served by the

Jim Hogg County Independent School District Jim Hogg County Independent School District is a public school district based in Hebbronville, Texas (USA). The district boundaries parallel those of Jim Hogg County. In 2009, the school district was rated "academically acceptable" by the Te ...

. The district has three schools: Hebbronville Elementary School, Hebbronville Junior High School, and

Hebbronville High School Hebbronville ( ) is a census-designated place (CDP) in and the county seat of Jim Hogg County, Texas, United States. The population was 4,558 at the 2010 census. In 1918, Helen Sewel Harbison became the first woman in Texas to cast a ballo ...

. All of the schools are considered to be in the Hebbronville community.

References

External links

''Guerra, Tx'' in Handbook of Texas Online
{{authority control Census-designated places in Texas Census-designated places in Jim Hogg County, Texas