Sunset, Starr County, Texas Explained

Official Name:	Sunset, Texas
Settlement Type:	CDP
Pushpin Map:	Texas#USA
Mapsize:	300px
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	United States
Subdivision Type1:	State
Subdivision Name1:	Texas
Subdivision Type2:	County
Subdivision Name2:	Starr
Unit Pref:	Imperial
Population As Of:	2020
Population Total:	34
Population Density Km2:	auto
Timezone:	Central (CST)
Utc Offset:	-6
Timezone Dst:	CDT
Utc Offset Dst:	-5
Coordinates:	26.4247°N -99.0622°W
Postal Code Type:	Zip Code
Postal Code:	78584

Sunset is a census-designated place (CDP) in Starr County, Texas, United States. It is a new CDP formed from part of the Fronton CDP prior to the 2010 census, with a population of 47.^[1]

Geography

Sunset is located at 26.4247°N -99.0622°W (26.424603, -99.062120).^[2]

Demographics

Sunset first appeared as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. Census, one of three CDPs (Guadalupe-Guerra, Sandoval, Sunset) carved out of the Fronton CDP.

2020 census

**Sunset CDP (Starr County), Texas – Racial and ethnic composition**
!Race / Ethnicity (*NH = Non-Hispanic*)!Pop 2010^[3] !^[4] !% 2010!
White alone (NH)	0	style='background: #ffffe6;	2	0.00%	style='background: #ffffe6;	5.88%
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;	0	0.00%	style='background: #ffffe6;	0.00%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	47	style='background: #ffffe6;	32	100.00%	style='background: #ffffe6;	94.12%
Total	47	style='background: #ffffe6;	34	100.00%	style='background: #ffffe6;	100.00%

Education

The CDP is within the Roma Independent School District.^[5] The zoned elementary school for the 2010 Census community is Emma Vera Elementary School.^[6] Roma High School is the district's sole comprehensive high school.

References

Web site: Population and Housing Unit Counts, 2010 Census of Population and Housing. Texas: 2010.
Web site: Sunset, Texas :: Boundary Map of Sunset, Texas.
Web site: P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Sunset CDP (Starr County), Texas. United States Census Bureau.
Web site: P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Sunset CDP (Starr County), Texas. United States Census Bureau.
Web site: 2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Starr County, TX. U.S. Census Bureau. 2022-08-28. - 2010 map
Web site: Roma ISD School Boundaries. Roma Independent School District. 2022-08-29. August 29, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220829221321/https://www.romaisd.com/domain/1079. dead.