Sunset, Starr County, Texas

For the census designated place in Montague County, see Sunset, Montague County, Texas.

Sunset, Texas
CDP
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Coordinates: 26°25′29″N99°3′44″W / 26.42472°N 99.06222°W / 26.42472; -99.06222
Country	United States
State	Texas
County	Starr
Population  (2020)
• Total	34
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Zip Code	78584

Sunset is a census-designated place (CDP) in Starr County, Texas, United States. It is a new CDP formed from part of the Fronton CDP prior to the 2010 census, with a population of 47. ^[1]

Geography

Sunset is located at 26°25′29″N99°3′44″W / 26.42472°N 99.06222°W / 26.42472; -99.06222 (26.424603, -99.062120). ^[2]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2010	47		—
2020	34		−27.7%
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]

Sunset first appeared as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. Census, ^[15] one of three CDPs (Guadalupe-Guerra, Sandoval, Sunset) carved out of the Fronton CDP. ^[15]

2020 census

Sunset CDP (Starr County), 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 [16]	Pop 2020 [17]	% 2010	% 2020
White alone (NH)	0	2	0.00%	5.88%
Black or African American alone (NH)	0	0	0.00%	0.00%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)	0	0	0.00%	0.00%
Asian alone (NH)	0	0	0.00%	0.00%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)	0	0	0.00%	0.00%
Some Other Race alone (NH)	0	0	0.00%	0.00%
Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH)	0	0	0.00%	0.00%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	47	32	100.00%	94.12%
Total	47	34	100.00%	100.00%

Education

The CDP is within the Roma Independent School District. ^[18] The zoned elementary school for the 2010 Census community is Emma Vera Elementary School. ^[19] Roma High School is the district's sole comprehensive high school.

References

1. "Population and Housing Unit Counts, 2010 Census of Population and Housing" (PDF). Texas: 2010.
2. "Sunset, Texas :: Boundary Map of Sunset, Texas".
3. "Decennial Census by Decade". US 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 – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Sunset CDP (Starr County), Texas". United States Census Bureau .
17. "P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Sunset CDP (Starr County), Texas". United States Census Bureau .
18. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Starr County, TX" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved August 28, 2022. - 2010 map
19. "Roma ISD School Boundaries". Roma Independent School District. Archived from the original on August 29, 2022. Retrieved August 29, 2022.