Editing Cuevitas, Texas

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| name               = Cuevitas, Texas
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| area_total_km2     = 0.8
| area_land_km2      = 0.7
| area_water_km2     = 0.1
| area_total_sq_mi   = 0.3
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| population_total   = 33
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| elevation_m        = 43
| elevation_ft       = 141
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| blank_info         = 48-18104<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |accessdate=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref>
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| blank1_info        = 1333792<ref name="GR3">{{cite web|url=http://geonames.usgs.gov|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=US Board on Geographic Names|publisher=[[United States Geological Survey]]|date=2007-10-25}}</ref>
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[[File:Cuevitas Cemetery.jpg|thumb|Photo taken March 21, 2021]]
'''Cuevitas''' is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Hidalgo County, Texas|Hidalgo County]], [[Texas]], United States. The population was 40 at the [[2010 United States Census]].<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> Rated the [[Texas locations by per capita income|poorest community in Texas]], it is part of the [[McAllen, Texas|McAllen]]&ndash;[[Edinburg, Texas|Edinburg]]&ndash;[[Mission, Texas|Mission]] [[McAllen-Edinburg-Mission metropolitan area|Metropolitan Statistical Area]].

==Geography==
Cuevitas is located at {{coord|26|15|46|N|98|34|44|W|type:city}} (26.262686, -98.578912).<ref name="GR1" />

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|0.3|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|0.3|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{convert|0.04|sqmi|km2}} (10.00%) is water.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 2000 = 37
| 2010 = 40
| 2020 = 33
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|title=Decennial Census by Decade|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=}}</ref><br> 1850–1900<ref name=1900CensusTX>{{Cite web|title= 1900 Census of Population - Population of Texas By Counties And Minor Civil Divisions |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1900/bulletins/demographic/49-population-tx.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1910<ref name=1910CensusTX>{{Cite web|title= 1910 Census of Population - Supplement for Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1910/abstract/supplement-tx-p1.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref><br> 1920<ref name=1920CensusTX>{{Cite web|title= 1920 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1920/bulletins/demographics/population-tx-number-of-inhabitants.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1930<ref name=1930CensusTX>{{Cite web|title= 1930 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1930/population-volume-1/03815512v1ch10.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1940<ref name=1940CensusTX>{{Cite web|title= 1940 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1940/population-volume-1/33973538v1ch09.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref><br>
1950<ref name=1950CensusTX>{{Cite web|title= 1950 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1950/population-volume-1/vol-01-46.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1960<ref name=1960CensusTX>{{Cite web|title= 1960 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1960/population-volume-1/33255142v1p45ch02.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1970<ref name=1970CensusTX>{{Cite web|title= 1970 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/00496492v1p45s1ch02.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref><br> 1980<ref name=1980CensusTX>{{Cite web|title= 1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1980/volume-1/texas/1980a_txab-01.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1990<ref name=1990CensusTX>{{Cite web|title=1990 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1990/cph-2/cph-2-45.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 2000<ref name=2000CensusTX>{{Cite web|title=2000 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/2003/dec/phc-3-45.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref><br> 2010<ref name=2010CensusTX>{{Cite web|title=2010 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/2010/cph-2/cph-2-45.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 2020<ref name="2020 Census">{{cite web |date=May 2023 |title=Census Bureau profile: Cuevitas, Texas |url=https://data.census.gov/all?q=Cuevitas%20CDP,%20Texas |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=May 17, 2024}}</ref>
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Cuevitas first appeared as a [[census designated place]] in the [[2000 U.S. Census]].<ref name=2000CensusTX/> 

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Cuevitas CDP, Texas – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''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.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Cuevitas CDP, Texas |url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=160XX00US4818104&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Cuevitas CDP, Texas |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US4818104&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Cuevitas CDP, Texas |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US4818104&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|Some Other Race alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |6.06%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|37
|40
|style='background: #ffffe6; |31
|100.00%
|100.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |93.94%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''37'''
|'''40'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''33'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 37 people, 12 households, and 9 families residing in the CDP. The population density was {{convert|136.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 16 housing units at an average density of {{convert|58.9|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the CDP was 100.00% Hispanic.

There were 12 households, out of which 25.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 16.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.7% were non-families. 16.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.08 and the average family size was 3.50.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 24.3% under the age of 18, 13.5% from 18 to 24, 24.3% from 25 to 44, 18.9% from 45 to 64, and 18.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 68.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.7 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $8,750, and the median income for a family was $8,750. Males had a [[median income]] of $0 versus $0 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $1,703, which is the lowest in the state of Texas. There were 100.0% of families and 100.0% of the population living below the [[poverty line]], including 100.0% of under 18s and none of those over 64.

==Education==
Cuevitas is within the boundary of [[La Joya Independent School District]].<ref>"[http://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/GUBlock/st48_tx/place/p4818104_cuevitas/DC10BLK_P4818104_001.pdf 2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Cuevitas CDP, TX]." [[U.S. Census Bureau]]. Retrieved on September 17, 2018.</ref><ref>"[https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/sch_dist/st48_tx/c48215_hidalgo/DC10SD_C48215_001.pdf SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP (2010 CENSUS): Hidalgo County, TX]." [[U.S. Census Bureau]]. Retrieved on August 2, 2018.</ref> The zoned schools for residents are Sam Fordyce Elementary School,<ref>"[http://lajoya.juiceboxinteract.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/elemzone.jpg Elementary School Zones 2017-2018] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20180916100352/http://lajoya.juiceboxinteract.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/elemzone.jpg |date=2018-09-16 }}." [[La Joya Independent School District]]. Retrieved on September 16, 2018.</ref> Lorenzo de Zavala Middle School,<ref>"[http://lajoya.juiceboxinteract.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/midzone.jpg Middle School Zones 2017-2018] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20180916100358/http://lajoya.juiceboxinteract.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/midzone.jpg |date=2018-09-16 }}." [[La Joya Independent School District]]. Retrieved on September 16, 2018.</ref> and [[La Joya High School]].<ref>"[http://lajoya.juiceboxinteract.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/highzone.jpg High School Zones 2017-2018] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20180916100415/http://lajoya.juiceboxinteract.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/highzone.jpg |date=2018-09-16 }}." [[La Joya Independent School District]]. Retrieved on September 16, 2018.</ref>

In addition, [[South Texas Independent School District]] operates magnet schools that serve the community.

==References==

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{{Hidalgo County, Texas}}

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[[Category:Census-designated places in Texas]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Hidalgo County, Texas]]