Rio Vista is a city in
Johnson County,
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 ...
, United States. The population was 1,008 in 2020.
Geography
Rio Vista is located in southern
Johnson County at (32.237783, –97.377151).
Texas State Highway 174
State Highway 174 (SH 174) is a state highway in Texas that connects Meridian and Burleson.
Route description
SH 174 begins in Bosque County at an intersection with SH 22 in Meridian. The route travels northward out of the city and th ...
passes through the west side of the city, leading north to
Cleburne, the
county seat
A county seat is an administrative center, seat of government, or capital city of a county or civil parish. The term is in use in Canada, China, Hungary, Romania, Taiwan, and the United States. The equivalent term shire town is used in the US st ...
, and southwest to
Meridian
Meridian or a meridian line (from Latin ''meridies'' via Old French ''meridiane'', meaning “midday”) may refer to
Science
* Meridian (astronomy), imaginary circle in a plane perpendicular to the planes of the celestial equator and horizon
* ...
.
According to the
United States Census Bureau
The United States Census Bureau (USCB), officially the Bureau of the Census, is a principal agency of the U.S. Federal Statistical System, responsible for producing data about the American people and economy. The Census Bureau is part of t ...
, Rio Vista has a total area of , of which , or 0.29%, are water.
The city's area drains to the
Nolan River
Nolan River is a river in north central Texas, running through Johnson County and Hill County and is part of the Brazos River drainage basin. The Nolan's headwaters are in farm land in northwest Johnson County. The river runs generally parallel ...
, a tributary of the
Brazos River.
Demographics
As of the
2020 United States census
The United States census of 2020 was the twenty-fourth decennial United States census. Census Day, the reference day used for the census, was April 1, 2020. Other than a pilot study during the 2000 census, this was the first U.S. census to of ...
, there were 1,008 people, 418 households, and 331 families residing in the city.
Education
The city is served by the
Rio Vista Independent School District.
References
External links
City of Rio Vista official website
{{authority control
Cities in Johnson County, Texas
Cities in Texas
Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex