Editing Monte Alto, Texas

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{{Infobox settlement
| name               = Monte Alto, Texas
| settlement_type    = [[Census-designated place]]
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| subdivision_type2  = [[List of counties in Texas|County]]
| subdivision_name2  = {{Flagicon image|Flag of Hidalgo County, Texas.svg|size=23px}} [[Hidalgo County, Texas|Hidalgo]]

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| area_magnitude     = 
| area_total_km2     = 5.8
| area_land_km2      = 5.8
| area_water_km2     = 0.0
| area_total_sq_mi   = 2.2
| area_land_sq_mi    = 2.2
| area_water_sq_mi   = 0.0

<!-- Population -->| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
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| population_total   = 1930
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_density_sq_mi = auto

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| utc_offset         = -6
| timezone_DST       = CDT
| utc_offset_DST     = -5
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| elevation_m        = 16
| elevation_ft       = 52
| coordinates        = {{coord|26|22|25|N|97|58|21|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code        = 78538
| area_code          = [[Area code 956|956]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 48-49080<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        = 1341816<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>
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'''Monte Alto''' is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Hidalgo County, Texas|Hidalgo County]], [[Texas]], United States. The population was 1,930 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 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]].

==Geography==
Monte Alto is located at {{coord|26|22|25|N|97|58|21|W|type:city}} (26.373686, -97.972377).<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|2.2|sqmi|km2}}, all land.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 1980 = 1319
| 1990 =
| 2000 = 1611
| 2010 = 1924
| 2020 = 1930
|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: Monte Alto, Texas |url=https://data.census.gov/all?q=Monte%20Alto%20CDP,%20Texas |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=May 17, 2024}}</ref>
}}

Monte Alto first appeared as a [[census designated place]] in the [[1980 U.S. Census]]<ref name=1980CensusTX/> but did not appear in the [[1990 U.S. Census]].<ref name=1990CensusTX/> It reappeared as a CDP in the [[2000 U.S. Census]].<ref name=2000CensusTX/>

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Monte Alto 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 – Monte Alto CDP, Texas |url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=160XX00US4849080&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) – Monte Alto CDP, Texas |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US4849080&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) – Monte Alto CDP, Texas |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US4849080&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|47
|92
|style='background: #ffffe6; |28
|2.92%
|4.78%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.45%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.16%
|-
|[[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)
|1
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4
|0.06%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.21%
|-
|[[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
|7
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4
|0.00%
|0.36%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.21%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|4
|3
|style='background: #ffffe6; |11
|0.25%
|0.16%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.57%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|1,559
|1,822
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,880
|96.77%
|94.70%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |97.41%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''1,611'''
|'''1,924'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''1,930'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 1,611 people, 419 households, and 367 families residing in the CDP. The population density was {{convert|718.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 470 housing units at an average density of {{convert|209.6|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the CDP was 66.29% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.50% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.06% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 31.47% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.68% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 96.77% of the population.

There were 419 households, out of which 50.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 14.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 12.2% were non-families. 8.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.84 and the average family size was 4.12.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 36.4% under the age of 18, 12.2% from 18 to 24, 27.0% from 25 to 44, 17.2% from 45 to 64, and 7.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 26 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.6 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $20,313, and the median income for a family was $21,389. Males had a median income of $14,625 versus $15,750 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $6,747. About 39.5% of families and 41.3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 48.7% of those under age 18 and 52.8% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
Monte Alto is served by the [[Monte Alto Independent School District]] for grades Kindergarten through 8th. [[Monte Alto High School Independent School District]] also serves the town for grades 9-12.<ref>[http://www.eeisd.org/District%20Handbook.doc Handbook] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719165928/http://www.eeisd.org/District%20Handbook.doc |date=2011-07-19 }}. ''[[Edcouch-Elsa Independent School District]]''</ref>

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

==Notable person==
*[[Jack Bloomfield (baseball)|Jack Bloomfield]], professional baseball player, scout, and coach

==References==

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{{Hidalgo County, Texas}}

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