Rice Tracts, Texas

Rice Tracts, Texas
Census-designated place
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Coordinates: 26°3′30″N97°37′37″W / 26.05833°N 97.62694°W / 26.05833; -97.62694
Country	United States
State	Texas
County	Cameron
Area [1]
• Total	2.03 sq mi (5.25 km2)
• Land	1.87 sq mi (4.85 km2)
• Water	0.15 sq mi (0.40 km2)
Elevation	46 ft (14 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Code	78586 (San Benito)
Area code	956
FIPS code	48-61766
GNIS feature ID	2805754 [2]

Rice Tracts is an unincorporated community 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 north and northeast by Brownsville, to the southeast, south, and southwest by Encantada-Ranchito-El Calaboz, and to the northwest by Palmer. It is 6 miles (10 km) south of San Benito and 15 miles (24 km) northwest of downtown Brownsville.

The Resaca del Rancho Viejo, a southeastward-flowing tributary of the Rio Grande, winds through the northern half of the community.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	733		—
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] 2020 [16]

Rice Tracts first appeared as a census designated place in the 2020 U.S. Census. ^{[17] [15] [16]}

2020 census

Rice Tracts 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 2020 [16]	% 2020
White alone (NH)	94	12.82%
Black or African American alone (NH)	1	0.14%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)	0	0.00%
Asian alone (NH)	0	0.00%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)	0	0.00%
Other race alone (NH)	4	0.55%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)	6	0.82%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	628	85.68%
Total	733	100.00%

References

1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files – Texas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 27, 2021.
2. "Rice Tracts 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 .
16. "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Rice Tracts CDP, Texas". United States Census Bureau.
17. "2020 Geography Changes". United States Census Bureau.