Los Cuates, Texas Explained

Official Name:Los Cuates, Texas
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:Texas#USA
Pushpin Label:Los Cuates
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:30
Coordinates:26.0808°N -97.4967°W
Area Code:956
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:1374723

Los Cuates is an unincorporated community in Cameron County, Texas, United States. It is located within the Rio Grande Valley and the Brownsville-Harlingen metropolitan area.

History

The area in what is known as Los Cuates today was first settled in the late 1940s, with only scattered houses and farms in the area. It was most likely named for the surrounding Resaca de Los Cuates. The community soon developed into a colonia with several scattered houses in the 1960s. These homes numbered 30 in 1983. Three years later, Los Cuates reported 81 people living in 18 homes on 5acres of land. There were no population estimates in 2000.

Geography

Los Cuates is located on Farm to Market Road 1572, 1miles northwest of Los Fresnos in central Cameron County.

Education

Today, the community is served by the Los Fresnos Consolidated Independent School District. Children in the community attend Los Fresnos Elementary School, Liberty Memorial Middle School, and Los Fresnos High School.