La Coma Heights, Texas

La Coma Heights, Texas
La Coma Heights
La Coma Heights
Coordinates: 26°26′27″N 98°4′8″W / 26.44083°N 98.06889°W / 26.44083; -98.06889
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyHidalgo
Area
 • Total
0.98 sq mi (2.54 km2)
 • Land0.98 sq mi (2.54 km2)
 • Water0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation
75 ft (23 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Code
78542 (Edinburg)
Area code956
FIPS code48-40104
GNIS feature ID2805792[2]

La Coma Heights is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Hidalgo County, Texas, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census.[2]

It is in the northeastern part of the county, on the south side of Farm to Market Road 490. It is 3 miles (5 km) west of Hargill and 16 miles (26 km) northeast of Edinburg, the county seat.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2020116
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]

La Coma Heights first appeared as a census designated place in the 2020 U.S. Census.[17][15][16]

2020 census

La Coma Heights 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) 7 6.03%
Black or African American alone (NH) 2 1.72%
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) 1 0.86%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) 2 1.72%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 104 89.66%
Total 116 100.00%

Education

It is in the Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District.[18]

La Coma Heights is zoned to: Hargill Elementary School,[19] Harwell Middle School,[20] and Edinburg North High School.[21]

References

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files – Texas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 29, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "La Coma Heights 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. ^ a b "2010 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  16. ^ a b c "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – La Coma Heights CDP, Texas". United States Census Bureau.
  17. ^ "2020 Geography Changes". United States Census Bureau.
  18. ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Hidalgo County, TX" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved September 12, 2024. - detail on La Coma Heights
  19. ^ "All Elementary Full View" (PDF). Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District. Retrieved September 12, 2024. - Detail map - Linked from here
  20. ^ "All Middle - Full" (PDF). Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District. Retrieved September 12, 2024. - Detail map - Linked from here
  21. ^ "All High Schools Full View" (PDF). Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District. Retrieved September 12, 2024. - Detail map - Linked from here