Pena, Texas
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Pena is an
unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...
and
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 Starr County,
Texas Texas ( , ; or ) is the most populous U.S. state, state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. It borders Louisiana to the east, Arkansas to the northeast, Oklahoma to the north, New Mexico to the we ...
, United States. It was formed from part of the North Escobares CDP prior to the 2010 census, with a population of 118.


Geography

Pena is located at (26.415513, -98.969979).


Demographics

Pena CDP was formed along with Escobar I CDP, JF Villarreal CDP, Loma Vista CDP, Moraida CDP, and Rivera CDP from parts of North Escobares CDP that was not incorporated into the city of Escobares. The CDP was first listed 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 2010 U.S. Census.


2020 census


Education

The CDP is within the
Roma Independent School District Roma Independent School District is a public school district based in Roma, Texas (USA). The district currently serves over 6,000 students. In 2009, the school district was rated " academically acceptable" by the Texas Education Agency. Ca ...
. The zoned elementary school is Veterans Memorial Elementary School. Roma High School is the district's sole comprehensive high school.


References

{{authority control Census-designated places in Starr County, Texas Census-designated places in Texas