Ramireno, Texas
Ramireno, Texas | |
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| Coordinates: 27°0′46″N 99°22′39″W / 27.01278°N 99.37750°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Zapata |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.5 sq mi (4 km2) |
| • Land | 1.5 sq mi (4 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 35 |
| • Density | 23/sq mi (9.0/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Zip Code | 78067 |
| FIPS code | 4860380 |
Ramireno is a census-designated place (CDP) in Zapata County, Texas, United States. This was a new CDP for the 2010 census with a population of 35.[1]
History[]
It was located on land granted to Don José Luis Ramírez by the King of Spain in 1784, part of the colonization effort of Col. José de Escandón. Ramírez, resident of Revilla (now Guerrero), Nuevo Santander (now Tamaulipas), along with his wife María Bacilia Martínez, and their children moved across the Rio Grande and established a home on their land in present Zapata County. They had ten children, and their families and descendants formed the nucleus of the community of Ramireño.
Geography[]
Ramireno is located at 27°0′46″N 99°22′39″W / 27.01278°N 99.37750°W (). The CDP has a total area of 1.5 square miles (3.9 km2), all land.[2]
References[]
- ^ "Population and Housing Unit Counts, 2010 Census of Population and Housing" (PDF). Texas: 2010. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
- ^ "US Gazetteer Files 2016-Places-Texas". US Census. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
Municipalities and communities of Zapata County, Texas, United States | ||
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- Census-designated places in Zapata County, Texas
- Census-designated places in Texas