Editing Las Lomitas, Texas

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| official_name      = Las Lomitas, Texas
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| subdivision_name2  = [[Jim Hogg County, Texas|Jim Hogg]]

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'''Las Lomitas''' is an [[Unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] and [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Jim Hogg County, Texas|Jim Hogg County]], [[Texas]], United States. The population was 235 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].

==Geography==
Las Lomitas is located in northern Jim Hogg County at {{coord|27|20|34|N|98|40|8|W|type:city}} (27.342890, -98.668876).<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 bordered to the west by [[Hebbronville, Texas|Hebbronville]], the [[county seat]], and to the north by [[Duval County, Texas|Duval County]].

[[Texas State Highway 16]] forms the western border of the community and leads north {{convert|38|mi}} to [[Freer, Texas|Freer]] and south {{convert|2|mi|0}} to the center of Hebbronville. [[Texas State Highway 359]] forms the southeastern border of Las Lomitas, leading southwestward into Hebbronville and northeastward {{convert|25|mi}} to [[Benavides, Texas|Benavides]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the Las Lomitas CDP has a total area of {{convert|10.2|km2|order=flip}}, all  land.<ref name="Census 2010">{{Cite web |title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Las Lomitas CDP, Texas |url=https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4841569 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213091912/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4841569 |archive-date=February 13, 2020 |accessdate=November 29, 2018 |work=American Factfinder |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 2000 = 267
| 2010 = 244
| 2020 = 235
|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: Las Lomitas, Texas |url=https://data.census.gov/all?q=Las%20Lomitas%20CDP,%20Texas |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=Jun 9, 2024}}</ref>
}}

Las Lomitas was first listed as a census designated place in the [[2000 U.S. Census]].<ref name=2000CensusTX/>

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Las Lomitas 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 – Las Lomitas CDP, Texas |url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=160XX00US4810876&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) – Las Lomitas CDP, Texas |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US4810876&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) – Las Lomitas CDP, Texas |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US4810876&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|18
|6
|style='background: #ffffe6; |12
|6.74%
|2.46%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |5.11%
|-
|[[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; |1
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.43%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|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
|6
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4
|0.00%
|2.46%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.70%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|249
|232
|style='background: #ffffe6; |218
|93.26%
|95.08%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |92.77%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''267'''
|'''244'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''235'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 267 people, 69 households, and 56 families residing in the CDP. The population density was {{convert|67.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 87 housing units at an average density of 22.0/sq&nbsp;mi (8.5/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the CDP was 69.66% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 23.97% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 6.37% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 93.26% of the population.

There were 69 households, out of which 68.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 13.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.4% were non-families. 13.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 2.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.87 and the average family size was 4.23.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 46.1% under the age of 18, 11.6% from 18 to 24, 29.2% from 25 to 44, 10.5% from 45 to 64, and 2.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 20 years. For every 100 females, there were 108.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 105.7 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $30,714, and the median income for a family was $30,714. Males had a median income of $36,875 versus $11,250 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $7,506. About 28.8% of families and 38.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 37.4% of those under the age of eighteen and 100.0% of those 65 or over.

==Education==
Las Lomitas, as with all of Jim Hogg County, is served by the [[Jim Hogg County Independent School District]].

The district has three schools: Hebbronville Elementary School, Hebbronville Junior High School, and [[Hebbronville High School]]. All of the schools are considered to be in the [[Hebbronville, Texas|Hebbronville]] community.

==References==

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{{Jim Hogg County, Texas}}

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[[Category:Census-designated places in Jim Hogg County, Texas]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Texas]]
[[Category:Unincorporated communities in Jim Hogg County, Texas]]
[[Category:Unincorporated communities in Texas]]