Rancho Viejo, Texas

Coordinates: 26°2′18″N 97°33′16″W / 26.03833°N 97.55444°W / 26.03833; -97.55444
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For the census-designated place in Starr County, see Rancho Viejo, Starr County, Texas.

Rancho Viejo, Texas
FIPS code
48-60544[3]
GNIS feature ID1388590[4]
Websitewww.ranchoviejotexas.com

Rancho Viejo is a town in

2010 census
, and 2,838 in the 2020 census. The town is named from a ranch in that area named "Rancho Viejo" (Old Ranch). This ranch was owned by Blas María de la Garza Falcón, whose name was given to a nearby dam, Falcon Dam.

Rancho Viejo may be included as part of the

Matamoros–Brownsville
metropolitan areas.

Geography

Rancho Viejo is located at 26°2′18″N 97°33′16″W / 26.03833°N 97.55444°W / 26.03833; -97.55444 (26.038219, –97.554392).[5]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.3 square miles (6.0 km2), of which 2.1 square miles (5.4 km2) is land and 0.2 square miles (0.52 km2) (7.05%) is water.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1990885—
20001,75498.2%
20102,43738.9%
2019 (est.)2,460[2]0.9%
U.S. Decennial Census[6]

2020 census

Rancho Viejo racial composition[7]
(NH = Non-Hispanic)[a]
Race Number Percentage
White
(NH) 		670 23.61%
Black or African American
(NH) 		27 0.95%
Alaska Native
(NH) 		5 0.18%
Asian (NH) 83 2.92%
Some Other Race (NH) 4 0.14%
Mixed/Multi-Racial (NH) 36 1.27%
Hispanic or Latino 2,013 70.93%
Total 2,838

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 2,838 people, 1,023 households, and 779 families residing in the town.

2000 census

As of the

Latino
of any race were 48.00% of the population.

There were 705 households, out of which 29.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.5% were married couples living together, 6.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.4% were non-families. 23.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 2.94.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 23.3% under the age of 18, 4.4% from 18 to 24, 28.6% from 25 to 44, 26.9% from 45 to 64, and 16.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.4 males.

The

poverty line
, including 9.9% of those under age 18 and 7.1% of those age 65 or over.

Education

About half of Rancho Viejo is served by the Brownsville Independent School District. The other half is served by the Los Fresnos Consolidated Independent School District.

In addition, South Texas Independent School District operates magnet schools that serve the community.

Notable people

Country club

Rancho Viejo is also the name of the resort and country club that takes up much of the space in the town. It sprawls 1,400 acres (5.7 km2), mostly accounted for by the golf courses.

References

  1. ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". United States Census Bureau. May 24, 2020. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
  3. ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  5. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  6. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  7. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
  8. ^ https://www.census.gov/ [not specific enough to verify]
  9. ^ "About the Hispanic Population and its Origin". www.census.gov. Retrieved May 18, 2022.
  10. ^ "Rancho Viejo-based composer passes away in Mexico". KGBT-TV. August 8, 2010. Archived from the original on July 26, 2011. Retrieved April 16, 2012.
  11. The Houston Chronicle
    .
  1. ^ Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.[8][9]

External links

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