Ramireno, Texas Explained

Official Name:Ramireno, Texas
Settlement Type:CDP
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Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Texas
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Zapata
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Sq Mi:1.5
Area Land Sq Mi:1.5
Area Water Sq Mi:0.0
Population As Of:2010
Population Total:35
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Coordinates:27.0128°N -99.3775°W
Postal Code Type:Zip Code
Postal Code:78067
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:4860380

Ramireno is a census-designated place (CDP) in Zapata County, Texas, United States. This was a new CDP for the 2010 census, with a population of 35.[1]

History

The community was located on land granted to Don José Luis Ramírez by the King of Spain in 1784, part of the colonization effort of Col. José de Escandón. Ramírez, resident of Revilla (now Guerrero), Nuevo Santander (now Tamaulipas), along with his wife María Bacilia Martínez, and their children moved across the Rio Grande and established a home on their land in present Zapata County. They had ten children, and their families and descendants formed the nucleus of the community of Ramireño.

Geography

Ramireno is located at 27.0128°N -99.3775°W .The CDP has a total area of 1.5sqmi, all land.[2]

Demographics

References

  1. Web site: Population and Housing Unit Counts, 2010 Census of Population and Housing. Texas: 2010. 9 January 2017.
  2. Web site: US Gazetteer Files 2016-Places-Texas. US Census. 9 January 2017.