Editing San Carlos, Texas

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{{Distinguish|San Carlos I, Texas|San Carlos II, Texas}}
{{Infobox settlement
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| area_total_km2     = 4.6
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| elevation_m        = 23
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| postal_code        = 78542
| area_code          = [[Area code 956|956]]
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| blank_info         = 48-65048<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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'''San Carlos''' is a community and [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Hidalgo County, Texas|Hidalgo County]], [[Texas]]. The population was 3,087 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]].

San Carlos is located northeast of McAllen.

==Geography==
San Carlos is located at {{coord|26|17|49|N|98|4|10|W|type:city}} (26.297004, -98.069408).<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.

San Carlos is five miles east of Edinburg and [[U.S. Route 281 in Texas|US Route 281]] on State Highway 107. It is also approximately 12 miles north of the border of [[Mexico]].

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 2000 = 2650
| 2010 = 3130
| 2020 = 3087
|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|publisher=[[US 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: San Carlos, Texas |url=https://data.census.gov/all?q=San%20Carlos%20CDP,%20Texas |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=May 17, 2024}}</ref>
}}

San Carlos first appeared as a [[census designated place]] in the [[2000 U.S. Census]].<ref name=2000CensusTX/>

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''San Carlos 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 – San Carlos CDP, Texas |url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=160XX00US4865048&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) – San Carlos CDP, Texas |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US4865048&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) – San Carlos CDP, Texas |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US4865048&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|69
|46
|style='background: #ffffe6; |56
|2.60%
|1.47%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.81%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|1
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.04%
|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; |1
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.03%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.03%
|-
|[[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
|2
|style='background: #ffffe6; |5
|0.00%
|0.06%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.16%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|8
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |8
|0.30%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.26%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|2,572
|3,082
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3,016
|97.06%
|98.47%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |97.70%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''2,650'''
|'''3,130'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''3,087'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 2,650 people, 633 households, and 576 families residing in the CDP. The population density was {{convert|1,476.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 693 housing units at an average density of {{convert|386.1|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the CDP was 79.81% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.30% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 17.17% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 2.72% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 97.06% of the population.

There were 633 households, out of which 61.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 73.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 12.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 9.0% were non-families. 8.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 4.19 and the average family size was 4.39.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 40.6% under the age of 18, 12.9% from 18 to 24, 29.1% from 25 to 44, 12.1% from 45 to 64, and 5.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 23 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.0 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $14,524, and the median income for a family was $15,673. Males had a median income of $13,668 versus $13,843 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $4,296. About 60.0% of families and 64.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 72.4% of those under age 18 and 56.8% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
Educationally, the community is served by the [[Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District]].<ref>{{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}}<br>"[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://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/GUBlock/st48_tx/place/p4865048_san_carlos/DC10BLK_P4865048_001.pdf San Carlos CDP map]. [[U.S. Census Bureau]]. Retrieved on January 2, 2017.</ref>

Zoned elementary campuses serving sections include San Carlos Elementary School and John F. Kennedy Elementary School (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/65ee/08/05/24/153952-24cae014-0612-4181-97a0-aed82d75b2ce.pdf San Carlos ES detail map], [https://4.files.edl.io/0fff/08/05/24/153951-2ab96915-a532-4d33-9134-41ce53ec88d0.pdf JFK ES Detail map] - [https://www.ecisd.us/apps/pages/transportation/campuszones Linked from here]</ref> All areas are zoned to Memorial 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/c360/08/05/24/151428-a8ebf0cc-4d3b-43bd-a464-dad087c5ba42.pdf Memorial MS 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> Previously Harwell Middle School included a portion of San Carlos.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ecisd.us/Portals/Edinburg/District/docs/Transportation/Zone%20Maps/Middle%20Schools/MS%20Partial%20View.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170102031245/http://www.ecisd.us/Portals/Edinburg/District/docs/Transportation/Zone%20Maps/Middle%20Schools/MS%20Partial%20View.pdf|title=2015-2016 Middle Schools Approved Boundaries March 29, 2011|publisher=[[Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District]]|access-date=2024-09-12|archive-date=2017-01-02}}, [https://web.archive.org/web/20170102092512/http://www.ecisd.us/Portals/Edinburg/District/docs/Transportation/Zone%20Maps/Middle%20Schools/Harwell.pdf detail of Harwell zone].</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==
<references />

==External links==
* [http://sce.edinburg.schooldesk.net/ San Carlos Elementary School]
{{Hidalgo County, Texas}}

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