Bluetown, Texas
Bluetown, Texas | |
|---|---|
  Bluetown Location within the state of Texas | |
| Coordinates:26°4′27″N97°49′22″W/ 26.07417°N 97.82278°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Cameron |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.4 sq mi (6.3 km2) |
| • Land | 2.4 sq mi (6.1 km2) |
| • Water | 0.08 sq mi (0.2 km2) |
| Elevation | 67 ft (20 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 491 |
| • Density | 150/sq mi (58.1/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6(Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5(CDT) |
| FIPS code | 48-08908[1] |
Bluetownis acensus-designated place(CDP) inCameron County,in theU.S. stateofTexas.The population was 356 at the2010 census.[1]It is part of theBrownsville–HarlingenMetropolitan Statistical Area.
Geography
[edit]Bluetown is in southwestern Cameron County, bordered to the west byIglesia Antiguaand to the south by theRio Grande,which forms theMexico–United States border.U.S. Route 281passes through the community, leading southeastward 26 miles (42 km) toBrownsvilleand west 29 miles (47 km) toHidalgo.La Feriais 6 miles (10 km) to the north.
According to theUnited States Census Bureau,the Bluetown CDP has a total area of 2.4 square miles (6.3 km2), of which 2.4 square miles (6.1 km2) is land and 0.08 square miles (0.2 km2), or 2.72%, is water.[1]
Demographics
[edit]| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 356 | — | |
| 2020 | 491 | 37.9% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[2] 1850–1900[3]1910[4] 1920[5]1930[6]1940[7] 1950[8]1960[9]1970[10] 1980[11]1990[12]2000[13] 2010[14] | |||
Bluetown first appeared as acensus designated placein the2010 U.S. Census[14]after theBluetown-Iglesia AntiguaCDP was split into the Bluetown andIglesia AntiguaCDPs.[14]
2020 census
[edit]| Race / Ethnicity(NH = Non-Hispanic) | Pop 2010[15] | Pop 2020[16] | % 2010 | % 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitealone (NH) | 11 | 38 | 3.09% | 7.74% |
| Black or African Americanalone (NH) | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Native AmericanorAlaska Nativealone (NH) | 1 | 1 | 0.28% | 0.20% |
| Asianalone (NH) | 1 | 0 | 0.28% | 0.00% |
| Pacific Islanderalone (NH) | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Some Other Racealone (NH) | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | 0.20% |
| Mixed Race or Multi-Racial(NH) | 0 | 3 | 0.00% | 0.61% |
| Hispanic or Latino(any race) | 343 | 448 | 96.35% | 91.24% |
| Total | 356 | 491 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
References
[edit]- ^abc"Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Bluetown CDP, Texas".U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived fromthe originalon February 13, 2020.RetrievedJuly 9,2015.
- ^"Decennial Census by Decade".United States Census Bureau.
- ^"1900 Census of Population - Population of Texas By Counties And Minor Civil Divisions"(PDF).United States Census Bureau.
- ^"1910 Census of Population - Supplement for Texas"(PDF).United States Census Bureau.
- ^"1920 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas"(PDF).United States Census Bureau.
- ^"1930 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas"(PDF).United States Census Bureau.
- ^"1940 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas"(PDF).United States Census Bureau.
- ^"1950 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas"(PDF).United States Census Bureau.
- ^"1960 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas"(PDF).United States Census Bureau.
- ^"1970 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas"(PDF).United States Census Bureau.
- ^"1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas"(PDF).United States Census Bureau.
- ^"1990 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Texas"(PDF).United States Census Bureau.
- ^"2000 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Texas"(PDF).United States Census Bureau.
- ^abc"2010 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Texas"(PDF).United States Census Bureau.
- ^"P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Bluetown CDP, Texas".United States Census Bureau.
- ^"P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Bluetown CDP, Texas".United States Census Bureau.
