Solis 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, 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. The population was 722 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Brownsville– Harlingen Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography

Solis is located in western Cameron County at , west of the city of

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. The CDP has two separate sections, northern and southern, separated by an extension of the La Feria city limits, which follow the

Interstate 2 Interstate 2 (I-2) is a partially completed Interstate Highway running through the Lower Rio Grande Valley of South Texas. It begins at the intersection of US Highway 83 (US 83) and Business US 83 (Bus. US 83) in ...

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freeway west of the city center. Solis is bordered to the north by the Ratamosa CDP. Harlingen is to the east, and

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is to the west via I-2. According to the

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, the Solis CDP has a total area of , of which , or 0.67%, is water.

Demographics

Solis 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 2000 U.S. Census.

2020 census

As of the

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of 2000, there were 545 people, 163 households, and 127 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 208 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 80.92%

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, 0.18%

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, 16.15% from other races, and 2.75% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 72.66% of the population. There were 163 households, out of which 41.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.5% were

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living together, 14.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.5% were non-families. 17.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.34 and the average family size was 3.90. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 34.3% under the age of 18, 12.3% from 18 to 24, 25.7% from 25 to 44, 15.4% from 45 to 64, and 12.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.4 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $34,861, and the median income for a family was $42,031. Males had a median income of $31,250 versus $25,417 for females. The

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for the CDP was $10,319. None of the families and 5.9% of the population were living below the

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, including no under eighteens and 41.1% of those over 64.

Education

Solis is served by the

La Feria Independent School District The La Feria Independent School District (LFISD) comprises four elementary schools: Sam Houston, C.E. Vail, David G. Sanchez and Noemi Dominguez, one middle school: William B. Green Jr. High, and one high school: La Feria High School. LFISD is ...

. 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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