Editing Laguna Vista, Texas

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = Laguna Vista, Texas
| settlement_type    = [[Town]]
| nickname           = 
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| map_caption        = Location of Laguna Vista, Texas
| image_map1         = Cameron County LagunaVista.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  = [[Cameron County, Texas|Cameron]]

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| area_magnitude     = 
| area_total_km2     = 12.82
| area_land_km2      = 12.50
| area_water_km2     = 0.31
| area_total_sq_mi   = 4.95
| area_land_sq_mi    = 4.83
| area_water_sq_mi   = 0.12

<!-- Population -->| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
| population_footnotes = 
| population_total   = 3520
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_density_sq_mi = auto

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| utc_offset         = -6
| timezone_DST       = CDT
| utc_offset_DST     = -5
| elevation_footnotes = 
| elevation_m        = 3
| elevation_ft       = 10
| coordinates        = {{coord|26|6|12|N|97|17|46|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code        = 78578
| area_code          = [[Area code 956|956]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 48-40336<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>
| blank1_name        = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info        = 1374437<ref name="GR3">{{cite web|url=http://geonames.usgs.gov|accessdate=January 31, 2008|title=US Board on Geographic Names|publisher=[[United States Geological Survey]]|date=October 25, 2007}}</ref>
| website            = http://lvtexas.com/
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'''Laguna Vista''' is a town in [[Cameron County, Texas|Cameron County]], [[Texas]], United States. The population was 3,520 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]]. It is included as part of the [[Brownsville–Harlingen–Raymondville combined statistical area|Brownsville–Harlingen–Raymondville]] and the [[Matamoros–Brownsville Metropolitan Area|Matamoros–Brownsville]] metropolitan areas.

==Geography==

Laguna Vista is located at {{coord|26|6|12|N|97|17|46|W|type:city}} (26.103381, –97.296053).<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=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|2.2|sqmi|km2}}, all  land.

===Climate===
{{Weather box
 | width       = auto
 | collapsed   = yes
 | single line = yes
 | location    = Laguna Vista, Texas (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1928–1969, 1975–2014, 2020–present)
 | Jan record high F  = 89
 | Feb record high F  = 91
 | Mar record high F  = 100
 | Apr record high F  = 98
 | May record high F  = 98
 | Jun record high F  = 101
 | Jul record high F  = 99
 | Aug record high F  = 101
 | Sep record high F  = 103
 | Oct record high F  = 96
 | Nov record high F  = 95
 | Dec record high F  = 90
 | year record high F = 
 | Jan high F = 68.9
 | Feb high F = 72.2
 | Mar high F = 75.7
 | Apr high F = 80.8
 | May high F = 86.1
 | Jun high F = 90.1
 | Jul high F = 91.0
 | Aug high F = 92.1
 | Sep high F = 88.5
 | Oct high F = 85.1
 | Nov high F = 77.5
 | Dec high F = 70.5
 | year high F = 81.5
 | Jan mean F = 60.3
 | Feb mean F = 64.2
 | Mar mean F = 68.4
 | Apr mean F = 73.9
 | May mean F = 79.4
 | Jun mean F = 83.2
 | Jul mean F = 84.0
 | Aug mean F = 84.5
 | Sep mean F = 81.2
 | Oct mean F = 77.0
 | Nov mean F = 69.1
 | Dec mean F = 62.1
 | year mean F = 73.9
 | Jan low F = 51.7
 | Feb low F = 56.3
 | Mar low F = 61.2
 | Apr low F = 67.0
 | May low F = 72.7
 | Jun low F = 76.3
 | Jul low F = 77.0
 | Aug low F = 77.0
 | Sep low F = 73.9
 | Oct low F = 69.0
 | Nov low F = 60.7
 | Dec low F = 53.6
 | year low F = 66.4
 | Jan record low F  = 22
 | Feb record low F  = 23
 | Mar record low F  = 31
 | Apr record low F  = 37
 | May record low F  = 52
 | Jun record low F  = 62
 | Jul record low F  = 67
 | Aug record low F  = 67
 | Sep record low F  = 55
 | Oct record low F  = 37
 | Nov record low F  = 29
 | Dec record low F  = 17
 | year record low F = 
 | precipitation colour   = green
 | Jan precipitation inch = 1.45
 | Feb precipitation inch = 1.22
 | Mar precipitation inch = 1.68
 | Apr precipitation inch = 1.59
 | May precipitation inch = 2.36
 | Jun precipitation inch = 3.06
 | Jul precipitation inch = 2.27
 | Aug precipitation inch = 1.93
 | Sep precipitation inch = 6.15
 | Oct precipitation inch = 3.86
 | Nov precipitation inch = 1.77
 | Dec precipitation inch = 1.41
 | year precipitation inch = 28.75
 | unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
 | Jan precipitation days  = 7.9
 | Feb precipitation days  = 5.2
 | Mar precipitation days  = 4.8
 | Apr precipitation days  = 3.6
 | May precipitation days  = 4.0
 | Jun precipitation days  = 4.0
 | Jul precipitation days  = 3.6
 | Aug precipitation days  = 4.4
 | Sep precipitation days  = 8.3
 | Oct precipitation days  = 7.3
 | Nov precipitation days  = 5.8
 | Dec precipitation days  = 7.7
 | year precipitation days = 66.6
 | Jan snow inch = 0.0
 | Feb snow inch = 0.0
 | Mar snow inch = 0.0
 | Apr snow inch = 0.0
 | May snow inch = 0.0
 | Jun snow inch = 0.0
 | Jul snow inch = 0.0
 | Aug snow inch = 0.0
 | Sep snow inch = 0.0
 | Oct snow inch = 0.0
 | Nov snow inch = 0.0
 | Dec snow inch = 0.2
 | year snow inch = 0.2
 | unit snow days = 0.1 in
 | Jan snow days  = 0.0
 | Feb snow days  = 0.0
 | Mar snow days  = 0.0
 | Apr snow days  = 0.0
 | May snow days  = 0.0
 | Jun snow days  = 0.0
 | Jul snow days  = 0.0
 | Aug snow days  = 0.0
 | Sep snow days  = 0.0
 | Oct snow days  = 0.0
 | Nov snow days  = 0.0
 | Dec snow days  = 0.0
 | year snow days = 0.0
 | source = [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration|NOAA]]<ref name="NOWData">{{cite web
|url = https://w2.weather.gov/wrh/climate?wfo=bro
|title = NOWData - NOAA Online Weather Data
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|access-date = March 1, 2024}}</ref><ref name="NCEI">{{cite web
|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&stations=USC00417179&format=pdf&dataTypes=MLY-TMAX-NORMAL,MLY-TMIN-NORMAL,MLY-TAVG-NORMAL,MLY-PRCP-NORMAL,MLY-SNOW-NORMAL
|title = Summary of Monthly Normals 1991-2020
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|access-date = March 1, 2024}}</ref>
}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| align = left
| 1960 = 141
| 1970 = 287
| 1980 = 632
| 1990 = 1166
| 2000 = 1658
| 2010 = 3117
| 2020 = 3520
| footnote = U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}

===2020 census===

{| class="wikitable"
|+'''Laguna Vista racial composition'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4840336&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2 |access-date=May 21, 2022 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref><br /> (NH = Non-Hispanic){{efn|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 can be of any race.<ref>https://www.census.gov/ {{nonspecific|date=August 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=About the Hispanic Population and its Origin |url=https://www.census.gov/topics/population/hispanic-origin/about.html |website=www.census.gov |access-date=May 18, 2022}}</ref>}}
!Race
!Number
!Percentage
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] (NH)
|1,716
|48.75%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] (NH)
|14
|0.4%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] (NH)
|10
|0.28%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] (NH)
|27
|0.77%
|-
|Some Other Race (NH)
|12
|0.34%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed/Multi-Racial]] (NH)
|61
|1.73%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]]
|1,680
|47.73%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''3,520'''
|
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 3,520 people, 1,367 households, and 965 families residing in the town.

===2000 census===
At the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]] there were 1,658 people, 579 households, and 471 families in the town. The population density was {{convert|760.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 695 housing units at an average density of {{convert|318.6|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2000 census|racial makeup]] of the town was 84.08% White, 0.30% African American, 0.30% Native American, 0.60% Asian, 12.12% from other races, and 2.59% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 49.22%.<ref name="GR2" />

Of the 579 households 44.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.1% were married couples living together, 12.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.5% were non-families. 16.8% of households were one person and 5.9% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.86 and the average family size was 3.22.

The age distribution was 30.6% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 27.9% from 25 to 44, 24.4% from 45 to 64, and 9.0% 65 or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.5 males.

The [[median income]] for a household in the town was $43,641, and the median family income  was $48,304. Males had a median income of $35,625 versus $28,403 for females. The per capita income for the town was $19,924. About 9.3% of families and 10.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 15.6% of those under age 18 and 4.1% of those age 65 or over.

== Education ==

Children living in Laguna Vista are zoned to schools in [[Point Isabel Independent School District]]. Children go to Derry Elementary School, (PK–5), Port Isabel Junior High School (6–8), and [[Port Isabel High School]] (9–12). All of the schools are in [[Port Isabel, Texas|Port Isabel]].

In addition, [[South Texas Independent School District]] operates magnet schools that serve Laguna Vista and many surrounding communities.

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

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[[Category:Towns in Cameron County, Texas]]
[[Category:Towns in Texas]]
[[Category:Populated coastal places in Texas]]