Editing Lago, Texas

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| subdivision_name2  = [[Cameron County, Texas|Cameron]]

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'''Lago''' is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Cameron County, Texas|Cameron County]], [[Texas]], United States. The population was 204 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]].<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4840258| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Lagos CDP, Texas| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=July 21, 2015| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213083856/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4840258| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref> It is part of the [[Brownsville, Texas|Brownsville]]&ndash;[[Harlingen, Texas|Harlingen]] [[Brownsville-Harlingen metropolitan area|Metropolitan Statistical Area]].

==Geography==
Lago is located west of the center of Cameron County at {{coord|26|5|17|N|97|36|46|W|type:city}} (26.087960, -97.612821).<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> It is {{convert|4|mi|0}} south of [[San Benito, Texas|San Benito]] and {{convert|18|mi}} northwest of the center of [[Brownsville, Texas|Brownsville]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|0.12|km2|2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|9187|sqm|order=flip}}, or 6.99%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 2000 = 246
| 2010 = 204
| 2020 = 161
|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> 
}}

Lago first appeared as a [[census designated place]] in the [[2000 U.S. Census]].<ref name=2000CensusTX/>

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Lago 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 – Lago CDP, Texas |url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=160XX00US4840258&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) – Lago CDP, Texas |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US4840258&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) – Lago CDP, Texas |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US4840258&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|1
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |6
|0.41%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.73%
|-
|[[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; |6
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.73%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|245
|204
|style='background: #ffffe6; |149
|99.59%
|100.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |92.55%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''246'''
|'''204'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''161'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

As of the 2020 census, there were 161 people, 51 housing units, and 40 families. There were 52 [[White Americans|White]] people, 1 [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]], 48 people from some other race, and 60 people from [[Multiracial Americans|two or more races]]. 149 people were of [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] origin.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/profile?g=160XX00US4840258 |access-date=2023-06-05 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

The median age was 66.2 years old. 75.6% of the population were older than 65. 9.3% of the population spoke [[English language|English]] at home, and 90.7% spoke [[Spanish language|Spanish]] at home. 32.6% of the population were foreign born, with 78.6% of those being US citizens, and 21.4% being not a US citizen.<ref name=":0" />

=== 2000 census ===
At the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]] there were 246 people, 56 households, and 53 families in the CDP. The population density was {{convert|5,718.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 57 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,325.1|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2000 census|racial makeup]] of the CDP was 8.54% White, 91.46% from other races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 99.59%.<ref name="GR2" />

Of the 56 households 50.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 78.6% were married couples living together, 14.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 3.6% were non-families. 3.6% of households were one person and 3.6% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 4.39 and the average family size was 4.44.

The age distribution was 37.0% under the age of 18, 9.8% from 18 to 24, 26.0% from 25 to 44, 19.1% from 45 to 64, and 8.1% 65 or older. The median age was 26 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.4 males.

The [[median income]] for a household in the CDP was $18,235, and the median family income  was $18,235. Males had a median income of $30,568 versus $6,250 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $3,346. About 54.3% of families and 70.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 83.5% of those under the age of 18 and none of those 65 or over.

==Education==
Lago is served by the [[San Benito Consolidated Independent School District]].

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

==References==
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{{Cameron County, Texas}}

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