Editing Flowella, Texas

{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}
{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = Flowella, Texas
| settlement_type    = [[Census-designated place]]
| nickname           = 
| motto              = <!-- Images -->
| image_skyline      = 
| imagesize          = 
| image_caption      = 
| image_flag         = 
| image_seal         = <!-- Maps -->
| image_map          = TXMap-doton-Flowella.PNG
| mapsize            = 250px
| map_caption        = Location of Flowella, Texas
| image_map1         = Brooks County Flowella.svg
| mapsize1           = 250px
| map_caption1       = <!-- Location -->
| subdivision_type   = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name   = United States
| subdivision_type1  = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1  = [[Texas]]
| subdivision_type2  = [[List of counties in Texas|County]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Brooks County, Texas|Brooks]]

<!-- Government -->| government_footnotes = 
| government_type    = 
| leader_title       = 
| leader_name        = 
| leader_title1      = 
| leader_name1       = 
| established_title  = 
| established_date   = <!-- Area -->
| unit_pref          = Imperial
| area_footnotes     = 
| area_magnitude     = 
| area_total_km2     = 2.6
| area_land_km2      = 2.6
| area_water_km2     = 0.0
| area_total_sq_mi   = 
| area_land_sq_mi    = 
| area_water_sq_mi   = <!-- Population -->
| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
| population_footnotes = 
| population_total   = 117
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_density_sq_mi = <!-- General information -->
| timezone           = [[North American Central Time Zone|Central (CST)]]
| utc_offset         = -6
| timezone_DST       = CDT
| utc_offset_DST     = -5
| elevation_footnotes = 
| elevation_m        = 29
| elevation_ft       = 95
| coordinates        = {{coord|27|13|9|N|98|3|58|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code        = 78355
| area_code          = [[Area code 361|361]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 48-26220<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>
| blank1_name        = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info        = 1335980<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>
| website            = 
| footnotes          = 
}}
'''Flowella''' (also known as "La Parrita") is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Brooks County, Texas|Brooks County]], [[Texas]], United States. The population was 117 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].

==Geography==
Flowella is located at {{coord|27|13|9|N|98|3|58|W|type:city}} (27.219277, -98.066155)<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> near the intersection of [[Texas State Highway 285|State Highway 285]] and [[Farm to Market Road 2191|FM 2191]] in northeastern Brooks County. It is situated approximately {{convert|5|mi|0}} east of [[Falfurrias, Texas|Falfurrias]], the Brooks County seat.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|2.6|km2|disp=flip}}, all  land.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web |title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Flowella CDP, Texas |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US4826220 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212202015/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US4826220 |archive-date=February 12, 2020 |accessdate=April 22, 2014 |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder}}</ref>

==History==
Flowella was founded in 1909 by promoters Burton and Danforth.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hrf13 | title = Flowella, Texas | publisher = [[The Handbook of Texas]] online | date =  | accessdate = 2008-05-10}}</ref> The community was planned with a flowing well as its centerpiece.<ref name="Texas Escapes">{{cite web | url = http://www.texasescapes.com/SouthTexasTowns/Flowella-Texas.htm | title = Flowella, Texas | publisher = Texas Escapes Online Magazine | date =  | accessdate = 2009-05-10}}</ref> A post office was established in Flowella in 1910. It remained in operation for the next 13 years. Sixty people were living in the community in 1914. The town also had a hotel and general store.

The growth of nearby [[Falfurrias, Texas|Falfurrias]] kept the population of Flowella small.<ref name="Texas Escapes"/> It exists today as a rural, dispersed community.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 2000 = 134
| 2010 = 118
| 2020 = 117
|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|publisher=[[US 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: Flowella, Texas |url=https://data.census.gov/all?q=Flowella%20CDP,%20Texas |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=Jun 9, 2024}}</ref>
}}

As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 134 people, 46 households, and 35 families residing in the CDP. The population density was {{convert|130.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 56 housing units at an average density of {{convert|54.6|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the CDP was 55.97% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 43.28% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.75% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 97.01% of the population.

There were 46 households, out of which 34.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 15.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.9% were non-families. 23.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.91 and the average family size was 3.31.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 25.4% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 28.4% from 25 to 44, 20.9% from 45 to 64, and 17.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 119.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 117.4 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $11,250, and the median income for a family was $12,404. Males had a median income of $13,750 versus $9,844 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $5,560. There were 50.9% of families and 37.9% of the population living below the [[poverty line]], including 32.8% of under eighteens and 53.1% of those over 64.

==Education==
Public education in the community of Flowella is provided by the [[Brooks County Independent School District]].

==References==

{{reflist}}

{{Brooks County, Texas}}

{{authority control}}

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