| Official Name: | El Chaparral, Texas |
| Settlement Type: | CDP |
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| Mapsize: | 300px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Texas |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Starr |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.1 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.1 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.0 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 467 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Coordinates: | 26.3489°N -98.7672°W |
| Postal Code Type: | Zip Code |
| Postal Code: | 78582 |
El Chaparral is a census-designated place (CDP) in Starr County, Texas, United States. It was a new CDP for the 2010 census, with a population of 464. It was formed, along with Santa Rosa CDP from the old Santa Cruz CDP. (Not to be confused with the new Santa Cruz CDP.)[1]
El Chaparral is located at 26.3489°N -98.7672°W (26.348795, -98.767339).[2]
El Chaparral was one of two CDPs (along with the Santa Rosa CDP) formed out of the deleted Santa Cruz CDP prior to the 2010 U.S. Census.
| White alone (NH) | 3 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 6 | 0.65% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 1.28% | |
| Black or African American alone (NH) | 0 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 0 | 0.00% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 0.00% | |
| Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 0 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 0 | 0.00% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 0.00% | |
| Asian alone (NH) | 0 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 0 | 0.00% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 0.00% | |
| Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 0 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 0 | 0.00% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 0.00% | |
| Some Other Race alone (NH) | 0 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 0 | 0.00% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 0.00% | |
| Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH) | 0 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 3 | 0.00% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 0.64% | |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 461 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 458 | 99.35% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 98.07% | |
| Total | 464 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 467 | 100.00% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 100.00% |
The CDP is within the Rio Grande City Grulla Independent School District (formerly Rio Grande City Consolidated Independent School District)[5]