Las Palmas II, Texas

Las Palmas II
Census-designated place
Las Palmas II Location within the state of Texas
Coordinates: 26°12′14″N97°44′31″W / 26.20389°N 97.74194°W / 26.20389; -97.74194
Country	United States
State	Texas
County	Cameron
Area
• Total	0.31 sq mi (0.79 km2)
• Land	0.30 sq mi (0.78 km2)
• Water	0.004 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation	45 ft (14 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	891
• Density	2,900/sq mi (1,100/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code	48-41580 [1]

Las Palmas II is a census-designated place (CDP) in Cameron County, in the U.S. state of Texas. (The "II" distinguishes the CDP from Las Palmas, a CDP in Zapata County.) The population was 1,605 at the 2010 census. ^[1] Prior to the 2010 census, the community was part of the Las Palmas-Juarez CDP. It is part of the Brownsville – Harlingen Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography

Las Palmas is in western Cameron County, bordered to the north by Harlingen and to the east by Juarez.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the Las Palmas II CDP has a total area of 0.31 square miles (0.79 km²), of which 0.30 square miles (0.78 km²) is land and 0.004 square miles (0.01 km²), or 0.94%, is water. ^[1]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2010	1,605		—
2020	891		−44.5%
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]

Las Palmas II first appeared as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. Census ^[14] after the Las Palmas-Juarez CDP was split into the Las Palmas II and Juarez CDPs. ^[14]

2020 census

Las Palmas II CDP, Texas – Racial and ethnic composition
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.

Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)	Pop 2010 [15]	Pop 2020 [16]	% 2010	% 2020
White alone (NH)	77	20	4.80%	2.24%
Black or African American alone (NH)	0	0	0.00%	0.00%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)	0	2	0.00%	0.22%
Asian alone (NH)	4	0	0.25%	0.00%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)	0	0	0.00%	0.00%
Some Other Race alone (NH)	0	4	0.00%	0.45%
Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH)	0	3	0.00%	0.34%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,524	862	94.95%	96.75%
Total	1,605	891	100.00%	100.00%

References

1. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Las Palmas II CDP, Texas". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved July 10, 2015.
2. "Decennial Census by Decade". United States Census Bureau .
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14. "2010 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau .
15. "P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Las Palmas II CDP, Texas". United States Census Bureau .
16. "P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Las Palmas II CDP, Texas". United States Census Bureau .