Editing Radar Base, Texas

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| official_name      = Radar Base, Texas
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| subdivision_name2  = [[Maverick County, Texas|Maverick]]

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| area_total_km2     = 10.9
| area_land_km2      = 10.9
| area_water_km2     = 0.0
| area_total_sq_mi   = 4.2
| area_land_sq_mi    = 4.2
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| population_total   = 93
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| utc_offset         = -6
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| blank_info         = 48-60278<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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'''Radar Base''' is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Maverick County, Texas|Maverick County]], [[Texas]], United States. The population was 93 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].

==Geography==
Radar Base is located at {{coord|28|51|28|N|100|31|38|W|type:city}} (28.857903, -100.527332).<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|4.2|sqmi|km2}}, all  land.

It is the location of the [[Maverick County Memorial International Airport]], which was previously [[Eagle Pass Army Airfield]].

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 2000 = 162
| 2010 = 762
| 2020 = 93
|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: Radar Base, Texas |url=https://data.census.gov/all?q=Radar%20Base%20CDP,%20Texas |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=May 27, 2024}}</ref>
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Radar Base  first appeared as a census designated place in the [[2000 U.S. Census]].<ref name=2000CensusTX/> 

The population increased in the 2010 census due to the opening of the Maverick County Detention Center; and then decreased prior to the 2020 Census due to the facility's closure in 2015.<ref>{{Cite news|first=Chuy |last= Sanchez|authorlink=   |title= Over 76 Maverick Countians Set to be Laid Off at Maverick County Detention Center  |newspaper=[[Eagle Pass Business Journal]]|date= July 29, 2015|url=https://www.epbusinessjournal.com/2015/07/over-76-maverick-countians-set-to-be-laid-off-at-maverick-county-detention-center/ |via=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref> The facility was purchased by the [[GEO Group]] in 2017 and reopened after the 2020 Census.<ref>{{Cite news|first=Miguel |last=Munoz |authorlink=   |title= The GEO Group, Inc. Acquires Maverick County Detention Center, May Reopen as ICE Detention Center in Near Future  |newspaper=[[Eagle Pass Business Journal]]|date=April 19, 2017 |url= https://www.epbusinessjournal.com/2017/04/the-geo-group-inc-acquires-maverick-county-detention-center-may-reopen-as-ice-detention-center-in-near-future/|via=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref>

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Radar Base 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 – Radar Base CDP, Texas |url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=160XX00US4860278&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) – Radar Base CDP, Texas |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US4860278&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) – Radar Base CDP, Texas |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US4860278&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|15
|18
|style='background: #ffffe6; |5
|9.26%
|2.36%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |5.38%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|0
|1
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.00%
|0.13%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|3
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1
|1.85%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.08%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|0
|12
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.00%
|1.57%
|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%
|-
|[[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
|1
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1
|0.00%
|0.13%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.08%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|144
|730
|style='background: #ffffe6; |86
|88.89%
|95.80%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |92.47%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''162'''
|'''762'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''93'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 162 people, 51 households, and 37 families residing in the CDP. The population density was {{convert|38.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 64 housing units at an average density of 15.2/sq&nbsp;mi (5.9/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the CDP was 78.40% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.85% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 18.52% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.23% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 88.89% of the population.

There were 51 households, out of which 49.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 11.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.5% were non-families. 23.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.18 and the average family size was 3.84.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 32.1% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 21.0% from 25 to 44, 27.8% from 45 to 64, and 11.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.4 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $19,531, and the median income for a family was $19,531. Males had a median income of $26,250 versus $0 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $5,983. About 42.9% of families and 42.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 56.5% of those under the age of eighteen and none of those 65 or over.

==Education==
Radar Base is served by the [[Eagle Pass Independent School District]].

==References==
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{{Maverick County, Texas}}

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