Editing Rosita, Texas

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = Rosita, Texas
| settlement_type    = [[Census-designated place|CDP]]
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| subdivision_name2  = [[Maverick County, Texas|Maverick]]

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| area_total_km2     = 20.6
| area_land_km2      = 20.1
| area_water_km2     = 0.5
| area_total_sq_mi   = 8.0
| area_land_sq_mi    = 7.8
| area_water_sq_mi   = 0.2

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| population_total   = 3501
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| utc_offset         = -6
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| elevation_ft       = 725
| coordinates        = {{coord|28|37|28|N|100|26|1|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code        = 78852<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.zipdatamaps.com/78852|title=Rosita ZIP Code|publisher=zipdatamaps.com|year=2023|access-date=January 12, 2023}}</ref>
| area_code          = [[Area code 830|830]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 48-63364<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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'''Rosita''', formerly known as '''Rosita South''', is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Maverick County, Texas|Maverick County]], [[Texas]], United States. The population was 3,501 as of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]]. The [[Kickapoo Indian Reservation of Texas]] is located within the community.

==Geography==
Rosita is located at {{coord|28|37|28|N|100|26|1|W|type:city}} (28.624308, -100.433557).<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 8.0&nbsp;square miles (20.6&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>), of which 7.8&nbsp;square miles (20.1&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>)  is land and 0.2&nbsp;square mile (0.5&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>)  (2.64%) is water.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 2000 = 2574
| 2010 = 2704
| 2020 = 3501
|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: Rosita, Texas |url=https://data.census.gov/all?q=Rosita%20CDP,%20Texas |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=May 27, 2024}}</ref>
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Rosita was first listed as a census designated place under the name '''Rosita South''' in the [[2010 U.S. Census]].<ref name=2010CensusTX/> The CDP was renamed '''Rosita''' in the [[2010 U.S. Census]].<ref name=2010CensusTX/>

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Rosita 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 – Rosita South CDP, Texas |url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=160XX00US4863364&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) – Rosita CDP, Texas |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US4863350&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) – Rosita CDP, Texas |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US4863350&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|56
|29
|style='background: #ffffe6; |63
|2.18%
|1.07%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.80%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|5
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3
|0.19%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.09%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|372
|333
|style='background: #ffffe6; |710
|14.45%
|12.32%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |20.28%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|0
|1
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3
|0.00%
|0.04%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.09%
|-
|[[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; |1
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.03%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|1
|5
|style='background: #ffffe6; |5
|0.04%
|0.18%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.14%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|2,140
|2,336
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2,716
|83.14%
|86.39%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |77.58%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''2,574'''
|'''2,704'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''3,501'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 2,574 people, 624 households, and 577 families residing in the CDP. The population density was {{convert|331.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 762 housing units at an average density of {{convert|98.2|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the CDP was 58.39% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.19% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 15.97% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.12% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 22.69% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 2.64% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 83.14% of the population.

There were 624 households, out of which 67.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 73.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 14.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 7.5% were non-families. 7.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 2.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 4.11 and the average family size was 4.32.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 44.8% under the age of 18, 9.2% from 18 to 24, 28.6% from 25 to 44, 11.6% from 45 to 64, and 5.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 22 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.1 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $19,536, and the median income for a family was $21,333. Males had a median income of $17,500 versus $18,869 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $6,157. About 41.7% of families and 41.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 38.6% of those under age 18 and 78.9% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
Rosita 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]]