Editing Lopezville, Texas

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| area_total_km2     = 4.6
| area_land_km2      = 4.6
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| area_total_sq_mi   = 1.8
| area_land_sq_mi    = 1.8
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| population_total   = 2367
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| elevation_m        = 32
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| postal_code        = 78589
| area_code          = [[Area code 956|956]]
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| blank_info         = 48-43972<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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'''Lopezville''' is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Hidalgo County, Texas|Hidalgo County]], [[Texas]], United States. The population was 2,367 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 United States Census]]. It is part of the [[McAllen, Texas|McAllen]]&ndash;[[Edinburg, Texas|Edinburg]]&ndash;[[Mission, Texas|Mission]] [[McAllen-Edinburg-Mission metropolitan area|Metropolitan Statistical Area]]. The town developed during the early 1960s as a trailer park. It is named for [[Francisco Solano López]], a former president of Paraguay, a descendant of whom founded his namesake trailer park.

==History==
The CDP decreased in size between the [[2010 U.S. Census]] and the [[2020 U.S. Census]].<ref name=Lopezvillemap2010>[http://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/GUBlock/st48_tx/place/p4843972_lopezville/DC10BLK_P4843972_001.pdf Lopezville Census Bureau map]. [[U.S. Census Bureau]]. Retrieved on January 2, 2017.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/DC20BLK/st48_tx/place/p4843972_lopezville/DC20BLK_P4843972.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Lopezville CDP, TX|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2024-09-12}}</ref>

==Geography==
Lopezville is located at {{coord|26|14|45|N|98|9|23|W|type:city}} (26.245789, -98.156402).<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>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|1.8|sqmi|km2}}, all land.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 1990 = 4471
| 2000 = 4476
| 2010 = 4333
| 2020 = 2367
|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: Lopezville], Texas |url=https://data.census.gov/all?q=Lopezville%20CDP,%20Texas |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=May 17, 2024}}</ref>
}}

Lopezville first appeared as a [[census designated place]] in the [[1990 U.S. Census]].<ref name=1990CensusTX/>

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Lopezville 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 – Lopezville CDP, Texas |url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=160XX00US4843972&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) – Lopezville CDP, Texas |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US4843972&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) – Lopezville CDP, Texas |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US4843972&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|75
|32
|style='background: #ffffe6; |49
|1.68%
|0.74%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2.07%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|3
|1
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.07%
|0.02%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|0
|6
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1
|0.00%
|0.14%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.04%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|0
|8
|style='background: #ffffe6; |7
|0.00%
|0.18%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.30%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|0
|1
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.00%
|0.02%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|Some Other Race alone (NH)
|2
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |14
|0.04%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.59%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|1
|9
|style='background: #ffffe6; |6
|0.02%
|0.21%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.25%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|4,395
|4,276
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2,290
|98.19%
|98.68%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |96.75%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''4,476'''
|'''4,333'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''2,367'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 4,476 people, 1,035 households, and 963 families residing in the CDP. The population density was {{convert|2,520.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 1,117 housing units at an average density of {{convert|629.0|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the CDP was 91.35% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.20% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.04% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 7.19% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.21% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 98.19% of the population.

There were 1,035 households, out of which 61.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 16.7% had a [[Single parent|female householder with no husband present]], and 6.9% were non-families. 6.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 4.32 and the average family size was 4.49.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 40.0% under the age of 18, 14.7% from 18 to 24, 26.2% from 25 to 44, 14.3% from 45 to 64, and 4.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 23 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.1 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $17,935, and the median income for a family was $19,149. Males had a median income of $12,563 versus $15,518 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $5,254. About 46.1% of families and 54.0% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 58.5% of those under age 18 and 30.8% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
The [[Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District]] (ECISD) and the [[Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District]] (PSJAISD) serve sections of Lopezville.<ref name=HidalgoCountyschooldistmap2020>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st48_tx/schooldistrict_maps/c48215_hidalgo/DC20SD_C48215.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Hidalgo County, TX|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2024-09-12}}</ref>

Zoned ECISD elementary schools serving sections of Lopezville include De Escandon and Ramirez (grades PK-5).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://4.files.edl.io/2a19/08/20/24/165024-efc30b30-f12c-4168-b1d5-b2852bb90842.pdf|title=All Elementary Partial View|publisher=[[Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District]]|access-date=2024-09-12}} - [https://4.files.edl.io/5c5b/08/05/24/153949-366850b0-d600-4444-8cde-c8722162c924.pdf De Escandon ES detail map], [https://4.files.edl.io/ab59/08/05/24/153952-7862ce81-af51-44ec-ad74-a2cd2c94ca78.pdf Ramirez ES Detail map] - [https://www.ecisd.us/apps/pages/transportation/campuszones Linked from here]</ref> All residents of the ECISD section of Lopezville are zoned to South Middle School,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://4.files.edl.io/6bb2/08/15/24/211552-4bb6c7af-1bf8-4205-aeae-c37508bac200.pdf|title=All Middle - Partial|publisher=[[Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District]]|access-date=2024-09-12}} - [https://4.files.edl.io/2d1c/08/05/24/151426-da51521f-d157-4b6c-967d-2cb140c43e7a.pdf Detail Map] - [https://www.ecisd.us/apps/pages/transportation/campuszones Linked from here]</ref> and  [[Edinburg High School (Texas)|Edinburg High School]] (9-12).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://4.files.edl.io/2119/08/05/24/145432-d2992d1c-6a42-4780-aa05-758e4f2f9b87.pdf|title=All High Schools Partial View|publisher=[[Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District]]|access-date=2024-09-12}} - [https://4.files.edl.io/6d86/08/05/24/145425-90f8c3b5-fc3b-45c4-9fa6-19ee2656b50e.pdf EHS detail map] - [https://www.ecisd.us/apps/pages/transportation/campuszones Linked from here]</ref> [[Robert Vela High School]] included ECISD parts formerly in the CDP.<ref name=Lopezvillemap2010/><ref name=CensusSDMap2010>"[http://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 January 2, 2017.</ref><ref>"[http://www.ecisd.us/Portals/Edinburg/District/docs/Transportation/Zone%20Maps/High%20Schools/HS%20Partial%20View.pdf 2015-2016 High Schools Approved Boundaries] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170102032710/http://www.ecisd.us/Portals/Edinburg/District/docs/Transportation/Zone%20Maps/High%20Schools/HS%20Partial%20View.pdf |date=2017-01-02 }}" (Partial). [[Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District]]. [http://www.ecisd.us/Portals/Edinburg/District/docs/Transportation/Zone%20Maps/High%20Schools/EHS.pdf Detail of Edinburg High Zone] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170102035905/http://www.ecisd.us/Portals/Edinburg/District/docs/Transportation/Zone%20Maps/High%20Schools/EHS.pdf |date=2017-01-02 }}, [http://www.ecisd.us/Portals/Edinburg/District/docs/Transportation/Zone%20Maps/High%20Schools/RVHS.pdf Detail of the Vela High Zone] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170102112143/http://www.ecisd.us/Portals/Edinburg/District/docs/Transportation/Zone%20Maps/High%20Schools/RVHS.pdf |date=2017-01-02 }}. Retrieved on January 2, 2017.</ref>

Zoned PSJAISD schools include Arnoldo Cantu, Sr. Elementary School (North San Juan),<ref>"[http://www.psjaisd.us/site/handlers/filedownload.ashx?moduleinstanceid=4430&dataid=3052&FileName=Elementary%20Maps%202015.pdf PSJA Elementary School Zones]." [[Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District]]. 2015. Retrieved on January 3, 2017.</ref> R. Yzaguirre Middle School (SJMS),<ref>"[http://www.psjaisd.us/site/handlers/filedownload.ashx?moduleinstanceid=4430&dataid=3051&FileName=Middle%20School%20Maps%202015.pdf PSJA Middle School Zones]." [[Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District]]. 2015. Retrieved on January 3, 2017.</ref> and [[PSJA High School]].<ref>"[http://www.psjaisd.us/site/handlers/filedownload.ashx?moduleinstanceid=4430&dataid=3050&FileName=High%20School%20Maps%202015.pdf PSJA High School Zones]." [[Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District]]. 2015. Retrieved on January 3, 2017.</ref>

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

All of Hidalgo County is in the service area of [[South Texas College]].<ref>[https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ED/htm/ED.130.htm Texas Education Code, Sec. 130.199.  SOUTH TEXAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA.].</ref>

==References==
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==Further reading==
* [[2000 U.S. Census]]: {{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/blk2000/st48_Texas/Place/4843972_Lopezville/CBP4843972_001.pdf|title=CENSUS 2000 BLOCK MAP: LOPEZVILLE CDP|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]}}
* [[1990 U.S. Census]]: [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/blk1990/st48_Texas/48215_Hidalgo/90B48215_000.pdf Index map for Hidalgo County], pages [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/blk1990/st48_Texas/48215_Hidalgo/90B48215_069.pdf 69] and [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/blk1990/st48_Texas/48215_Hidalgo/90B48215_070.pdf 70] showing Lopezville CDP
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