Mesquite, Texas | |
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Coordinates: 26°24′9″N 98°58′51″W / 26.40250°N 98.98083°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Texas |
County | Starr |
Area | |
• Total | 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2) |
• Land | 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2) |
• Water | 0.0 sq mi (0 km2) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 479 |
• Density | 4,800/sq mi (1,800/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Zip Code | 78584 |
Mesquite is a census-designated place (CDP) in Starr County, Texas, United States. It is a new CDP, formed from part of the former Escobares CDP prior to the 2010 census, with a population of 505.[1]
Mesquite is located at 26°24′9″N 98°58′51″W / 26.40250°N 98.98083°W (26.402434, −98.980938).[2]
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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2010 | 505 | — | |
2020 | 479 | −5.1% | |
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] |
Mesquite was formed prior to the 2010 U.S. Census along with Old Escobares CDP from the part of the Escobares CDP that was not incorporated into the city of Escobares.[15]
Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) | Pop 2010[16] | Pop 2020[17] | % 2010 | % 2020 |
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White alone (NH) | 22 | 10 | 4.36% | 2.09% |
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 | 1 | 0.00% | 0.21% |
Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH) | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 483 | 468 | 95.64% | 97.70% |
Total | 505 | 479 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
The CDP is within the Roma Independent School District.[18] The zoned elementary school for the 2010 Census community is R. T. Barrera Elementary School.[19] Roma High School is the district's sole comprehensive high school.