Rangerville is a

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Cameron County, Texas Cameron County is the southernmost county in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 421,017. Its county seat is Brownsville. The county was founded in 1848 and is named for Captain Ewen Cameron, a soldier durin ...

, United States. It was incorporated in 1958. The population was 255 at the 2020 census, up from 289 at the 2010 census. Rangerville is part of the Brownsville–Harlingen–Raymondville and the Matamoros–Brownsville metropolitan areas.

Geography

Rangerville is located in southwestern Cameron County at (26.103104, -97.738982). It is southwest of the center of Harlingen and north of the

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. According to the

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, the village had a total area of , of which are land and , or 1.50%, is covered by water. The village is governed by a mayor and two city commissioners; it has no taxes and provides no services.

Demographics

2020 census

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 255 people, 62 households, and 17 families residing in the village.

2000 census

As of the

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of 2000, 203 people, 57 households, and 47 families were residing in the village. The population density was . The 66 housing units averaged 18.7/sq mi (7.2/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 65.02% White, 3.45% African American, 29.56% from other races, and 1.97% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 77.34% of the population. Of the 57 households, 38.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.2% were married couples living together, 8.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 15.8% were not families. About 12.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.56, and the average family size was 4.00. In the village, the age distribution was 30.5% under 18, 10.3% from 18 to 24, 25.6% from 25 to 44, 25.6% from 45 to 64, and 7.9% who were 65 or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.8 males. The

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for a household in the village was $30,357, and for a family was $30,357. Males had a median income of $25,781 versus $22,500 for females. The

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for the village was $18,185. About 28.6% of families and 32.6% of the population were below the

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, including 44.3% of those under the age of 18 and 54.5% of those 65 or over.

Education

Rangerville is located in 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

{{authority control Unincorporated communities in Cameron County, Texas Unincorporated communities in Texas Populated places disestablished in 2000 Former cities in Texas