Las Palmas II, Texas explained

Official Name:Las Palmas II
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:Texas
Pushpin Label:Las Palmas II
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within the state of Texas
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Texas
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Cameron
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Km2:0.79
Area Land Km2:0.78
Area Water Km2:0.01
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:891
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:45
Coordinates:26.2039°N -97.7419°W
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:48-41580

Las Palmas II is a census-designated place (CDP) in Cameron County, in the U.S. state of Texas. (The "II" distinguishes the CDP from Las Palmas, a CDP in Zapata County.) The population was 1,605 at the 2010 census.[1] Prior to the 2010 census, the community was part of the Las Palmas-Juarez CDP. It is part of the Brownsville - Harlingen Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography

Las Palmas is in western Cameron County, bordered to the north by Harlingen and to the east by Juarez.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the Las Palmas II CDP has a total area of 0.79km2, of which 0.78sqkm is land and 0.01sqkm, or 0.94%, is water.[1]

Demographics

Las Palmas II first appeared as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. Census after the Las Palmas-Juarez CDP was split into the Las Palmas II and Juarez CDPs.

2020 census

Las Palmas II CDP, Texas – Racial and ethnic composition
!Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)!Pop 2010[2] ![3] !% 2010!
White alone (NH)77style='background: #ffffe6; 204.80%style='background: #ffffe6; 2.24%
Black or African American alone (NH)0style='background: #ffffe6; 00.00%style='background: #ffffe6; 0.00%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)0style='background: #ffffe6; 20.00%style='background: #ffffe6; 0.22%
Asian alone (NH)4style='background: #ffffe6; 00.25%style='background: #ffffe6; 0.00%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)0style='background: #ffffe6; 00.00%style='background: #ffffe6; 0.00%
Some Other Race alone (NH)0style='background: #ffffe6; 40.00%style='background: #ffffe6; 0.45%
Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH)0style='background: #ffffe6; 30.00%style='background: #ffffe6; 0.34%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)1,524style='background: #ffffe6; 86294.95%style='background: #ffffe6; 96.75%
Total1,605style='background: #ffffe6; 891100.00%style='background: #ffffe6; 100.00%

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Las Palmas II CDP, Texas. U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. July 10, 2015. https://archive.today/20200213041649/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4841580. February 13, 2020. dead.
  2. Web site: P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Las Palmas II CDP, Texas. United States Census Bureau.
  3. Web site: P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Las Palmas II CDP, Texas. United States Census Bureau.