Ricardo, Texas | |
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Coordinates: 27°25′17″N97°51′04″W / 27.42139°N 97.85111°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Texas |
County | Kleberg |
Area | |
• Total | 4.46 sq mi (11.56 km2) |
• Land | 4.46 sq mi (11.56 km2) |
• Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
Elevation | 53 ft (16 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 1,048 |
• Density | 235/sq mi (90.7/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP code | 78363 |
Area code | 361 |
FIPS code | 48-61724 |
GNIS feature ID | 1375725 [1] |
Ricardo is a small census-designated place in Kleberg County, Texas, United States. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 1,048. [2]
Located on U.S. Highway 77 between Kingsville and Riviera, it consists of a farmers' co-op, a convenience store, and an elementary/junior high school. [3]
The school district is Ricardo Independent School District. [4] The school mascot is a Yellow Jacket.
Since no high school is in Ricardo ISD, students either attend Kaufer High School in Riviera (Riviera Independent School District), [5] Academy High School in Kingsville (Santa Gertrudis Independent School District), or Henrietta M. King High School in Kingsville (Kingsville Independent School District).[ citation needed ]
Under Texas law, the Ricardo ISD area is in the boundary of Coastal Bend College (referred to in legislation under its former name, "Bee County College"). [6]
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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2010 | 1,048 | — | |
2020 | 1,075 | 2.6% | |
U.S. Decennial Census [7] 1850–1900 [8] 1910 [9] 1920 [10] 1930 [11] 1940 [12] 1950 [13] 1960 [14] 1970 [15] 1980 [16] 1990 [17] 2000 [18] 2010 [19] 2020 [20] |
Ricardo first appeared as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. Census. [19]
Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) | Pop 2010 [21] | Pop 2020 [20] | % 2010 | % 2020 |
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White alone (NH) | 259 | 226 | 24.71% | 21.02% |
Black or African American alone (NH) | 5 | 0 | 0.48% | 0.00% |
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 2 | 1 | 0.19% | 0.09% |
Asian alone (NH) | 3 | 1 | 0.29% | 0.09% |
Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 1 | 0 | 0.10% | 0.00% |
Other race alone (NH) | 7 | 1 | 0.67% | 0.09% |
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) | 6 | 14 | 0.57% | 1.30% |
Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 765 | 832 | 73.00% | 77.40% |
Total | 1,048 | 1,075 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
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