Carricitos, Texas Explained

Official Name:Carricitos, Texas
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:Texas#USA
Pushpin Label:Carricitos
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Texas
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Cameron
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:52
Coordinates:26.0453°N -97.7097°W
Area Code:956
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:1372949

Carricitos is an unincorporated community in Cameron County, Texas, United States. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 25 in 2000. It is located within the Rio Grande Valley and the Brownsville-Harlingen metropolitan area.

Geography

Carricitos is located near the intersection of U.S. Highway 281 and Farm to Market Road 2520, 7miles southwest of San Benito in southwestern Cameron County.

Education

Carricitos had its own school in 1936 and 1948. Today, the community is served by the San Benito Consolidated Independent School District. Children in the community attend Rangerville Elementary School, San Benito Riverside Middle School, and San Benito High School.