Palmer, Cameron County, Texas

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Palmer,
Cameron County, Texas
Census-designated place
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Palmer
Coordinates: 26°4′23″N97°38′3″W / 26.07306°N 97.63417°W / 26.07306; -97.63417
CountryUnited States
State Texas
County Cameron
Area
[1]
 • Total1.18 sq mi (3.05 km2)
 • Land1.12 sq mi (2.91 km2)
 • Water0.05 sq mi (0.14 km2)
Elevation
45 ft (14 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Code
78586 (San Benito)
Area code 956
FIPS code 48-54748
GNIS feature ID2805753 [2]

Palmer is a colonia and census-designated place (CDP) in Cameron County, Texas, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census. [2]

It is in the southern part of the county, bordered to the west by San Benito, to the northeast by Brownsville, to the east by Rice Tracts, to the south by Encantada-Ranchito-El Calaboz, and to the southwest by La Paloma. It is 5 miles (8 km) south of the center of San Benito and 18 miles (29 km) northwest of downtown Brownsville.

The Resaca del Rancho Viejo, a southeast-flowing tributary of the Rio Grande, flows through the northern part of the community.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020 1,082—
U.S. Decennial Census [3]
1850–1900 [4] 1910 [5]
1920 [6] 1930 [7] 1940 [8]
1950 [9] 1960 [10] 1970 [11]
1980 [12] 1990 [13] 2000 [14]
2010 [15]

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References

  1. ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files – Texas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 27, 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Palmer Census Designated Place". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  3. ↑ "Decennial Census by Decade". United States Census Bureau .
  4. ↑ "1900 Census of Population - Population of Texas By Counties And Minor Civil Divisions" (PDF). United States Census Bureau .
  5. ↑ "1910 Census of Population - Supplement for Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau .
  6. ↑ "1920 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau .
  7. ↑ "1930 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau .
  8. ↑ "1940 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau .
  9. ↑ "1950 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau .
  10. ↑ "1960 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau .
  11. ↑ "1970 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau .
  12. ↑ "1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau .
  13. ↑ "1990 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau .
  14. ↑ "2000 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau .
  15. ↑ "2010 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau .


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