Willamar is a former

census-designated place A census-designated place (CDP) is a 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 counterparts of incorporated places, such ...

(CDP) in

Willacy County Willacy County is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 20,164. Its county seat is Raymondville. The county was created in 1911 and organized the next year. Willacy County comprises the Raymondville m ...

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, United States. It was founded in 1921 and named for its founders, Will Harding and Lamar Gill. The population was 15 at the 2000 census. This CDP was deleted prior to the 2010 census.

Geography

Willamar is located at (26.417287, -97.618626). According to the

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, the former CDP had a total area of 2.4 square miles (6.3 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 15 people, 6 households, and 4 families residing in the CDP. The

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was 6.2 people per square mile (2.4/km²). There were 7 housing units at an average density of 2.9/sq mi (1.1/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 33.33%

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, 66.67% from

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of any race were 100.00% of the population. There were 6 households, out of which 16.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 83.3% were

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living together, and 16.7% were non-families. 16.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and none had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 2.80. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 26.7% under the age of 18, 13.3% from 25 to 44, 46.7% from 45 to 64, and 13.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 50 years. For every 100 females, there were 114.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.3 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $21,250, and the median income for a family was $21,250. Males had a median income of $0 versus $0 for females. The

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for the CDP was $11,186. None of the population or families were below the

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Education

Willamar is served by the

Lyford Consolidated Independent School District Lyford Consolidated Independent School District (LCISD) is a school district headquartered in Lyford, Texas, United States. LCISD serves the city of Lyford and unincorporated areas in Willacy County, Cameron County, and Hidalgo County. Unincorp ...

. In addition,

South Texas Independent School District South Texas Independent School District (STISD) is a magnet school district headquartered in Mercedes, Texas (USA). STISD operates magnet schools that draw students from three counties: Cameron, Hidalgo and Willacy. STISD covers an area of , o ...

operates magnet schools that serve the community.

References

External links

* {{authority control Census-designated places in Texas Census-designated places in Willacy County, Texas