Orason, Texas Explained

Official Name:Orason, Texas
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:Texas
Pushpin Label:Orason
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 Km2:0.85
Area Land Km2:0.85
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:88
Population Density Km2:150.9
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:18
Coordinates:26.0744°N -97.4447°W
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:48-54186

Orason is a census-designated place (CDP) in Cameron County, in the U.S. state of Texas. The population was 129 at the 2010 census.[1] Prior to the 2010 census, the community was part of the Chula Vista-Orason CDP. It is part of the Brownsville - Harlingen Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography

Orason is near the center of Cameron County, 2miles east of Los Fresnos and north of the center of Brownsville. It is bordered on the east by Chula Vista.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the Orason CDP has a total area of 0.85km2, all land.[1]

Demographics

Orason first appeared as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. Census after the Chula Vista-Orason CDP was split into the Orason and Chula Vista CDPs.

2020 census

Orason CDP, Texas – Racial and ethnic composition
!Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)!Pop 2010[2] ![3] !% 2010!
White alone (NH)7style='background: #ffffe6; 155.43%style='background: #ffffe6; 17.05%
Black or African American alone (NH)1style='background: #ffffe6; 10.78%style='background: #ffffe6; 1.14%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)0style='background: #ffffe6; 00.00%style='background: #ffffe6; 0.00%
Asian alone (NH)0style='background: #ffffe6; 00.00%style='background: #ffffe6; 0.00%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)1style='background: #ffffe6; 00.78%style='background: #ffffe6; 0.00%
Some Other Race alone (NH)0style='background: #ffffe6; 00.00%style='background: #ffffe6; 0.00%
Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH)1style='background: #ffffe6; 20.78%style='background: #ffffe6; 2.27%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)119style='background: #ffffe6; 7092.25%style='background: #ffffe6; 79.55%
Total129style='background: #ffffe6; 88100.00%style='background: #ffffe6; 100.00%

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Orason CDP, Texas. U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. July 10, 2015. https://archive.today/20200213062619/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4854186. 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) – Orason 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) – Orason CDP, Texas. United States Census Bureau.