Encantada-Ranchito-El Calaboz, Texas
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Encantada-Ranchito-El Calaboz, also known as El Calaboz Rancheria in the San Pedro de Carricitos Land Grant, 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 counte ...
(CDP) in Cameron County,
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, United States. The population was 1,981 at the 2020 census. It is part of the BrownsvilleHarlingen Metropolitan Statistical Area.


Geography

The Encantada-Ranchito-El Calaboz is located in southwestern Cameron County at (26.028788, -97.634814). El Calaboz is located in the western part of the CDP, and Ranchito is in the east. La Encantada Elementary School is located in the Ranchito section of the CDP. The community is bordered by the city limits of Brownsville to the east and south and by the
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, which forms the
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, to the southwest.
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passes through the community.
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is to the west, and downtown Brownsville is to the southeast. According to the
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, the CDP has a total area of , of which is land and , or 0.71%, is water.


Demographics

Encantada-Ranchito-El Calaboz first appeared as 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 counte ...
in the 1990 U.S. Census.


2020 census

As of the
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of 2000, there were 2,100 people, 486 households, and 445 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 567 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 88.71%
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, 0.10%
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, 0.14% Native American, 0.05% Asian, 8.90% from other races, and 2.10% from two or more races.
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or Latino of any race were 98.29% of the population. There were 486 households, out of which 63.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 71.2% were
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living together, 15.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 8.4% were non-families. 7.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 4.31 and the average family size was 4.53. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 41.7% under the age of 18, 10.9% from 18 to 24, 28.2% from 25 to 44, 13.6% from 45 to 64, and 5.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 23 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.2 males. The
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for a household in the CDP was $21,346, and the median income for a family was $23,821. Males had a median income of $19,100 versus $13,417 for females. The
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for the CDP was $6,944. About 36.9% of families and 41.4% of the population were below the
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, including 41.7% of those under age 18 and 64.6% of those age 65 or over.


Education

Encantada-Ranchito El Calaboz is served by the
San Benito Consolidated Independent School District San Benito Consolidated Independent School District is a public school district based in San Benito, Texas, United States. It was formed on April 26, 1952, via the merger of the San Benito Independent School District and the Rangerville Indepen ...
. 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 o ...
operates magnet schools that serve the community.


References

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