Mila Doce ("Mile Twelve" in Spanish, from the name of the road it adjoins) is a

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(CDP) in Hidalgo County,

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. The population was 6,222 at the

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. It is part of the

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– Edinburg– Mission

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Geography

Mila Doce is located at (26.221238, -97.961795). According to the

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

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 4,907 people, 1,020 households, and 974 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 1,147 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 94.74%

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, 0.20% Native American, 4.26% from other races, and 0.79% from two or more races.

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of any race were 99.53% of the population. Mila Doce has the highest percentage of Hispanics among United States census-designated places. There were 1,020 households, out of which 70.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 76.6% were

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living together, 14.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 4.5% were non-families. 3.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 1.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 4.81 and the average family size was 4.89. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 43.9% under the age of 18, 14.2% from 18 to 24, 25.9% from 25 to 44, 12.4% from 45 to 64, and 3.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 21 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.8 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $15,944, and the median income for a family was $16,716. Males had a median income of $15,828 versus $15,025 for females. The

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for the CDP was $4,221. About 59.1% of families and 66.2% of the population were below the

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, including 72.9% of those under age 18 and 62.0% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Most of Mila Doce is served by the Weslaco Independent School District.SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP (2010 CENSUS): Hidalgo County, TX
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. Retrieved on July 9, 2017.2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Mila Doce CDP, TX
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. Retrieved on July 11, 2017. Portions of the community are zoned to multiple WISD elementary schools: Justice Gonzales, Mario Ybarra, North Bridge, "Tony" Rico, and Airport Drive. Two middle schools, Mary Hoge and Central, serve WISD sections of Mila Doce. Weslaco East High School and Weslaco High School serve WISD sections of Mila Doce.High School Attendance Zones
" Weslaco Independent School District. Retrieved on July 11, 2017. Persons using Mozilla Firefox to directly view this file may encounter problems A small portion is zoned to the

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. The schools in grades 6-12 serving the section are: P.F.C. David Ybarra Middle School, Carlos F. Truan Junior High School, and Edcouch Elsa High School. In addition,

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operates magnet schools that serve the community.

References

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