Editing Zapata, Texas

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| population_total   = 5383
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| postal_code        = 78076
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'''Zapata''' is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in and the [[county seat]] of [[Zapata County, Texas]], United States.<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |access-date=2011-06-07 |title=Find a County |publisher=National Association of Counties |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |archive-date=May 31, 2011 }}</ref> The population was 5,383 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name=2020CensusP2/> As an unincorporated community, Zapata has no [[municipal]] government, but like all 254 Texas counties has four elected county commissioners chosen by single-member districts and a countywide elected administrative judge.

==History==
Zapata was named for José Antonio de Zapata (died 1839), the revolutionary commander who served in the [[cavalry]] of the [[Republic of the Rio Grande]], of which the town was a part.<ref>Joan B. Anderson, James Gerber ''Fifty Years of Change on the U.S.-Mexico Border'' 2008 Page 30 "The town of Zapata was not named for the Mexican revolutionary war hero Emiliano Zapata but rather for Colonel José Antonio Zapata, who lost his life in 1839 while fighting to establish the Republic of the Rio Grande."</ref>  The town was relocated to higher ground in 1953 prior to the completion of [[Falcon Dam]], which left the original town center beneath the waters of [[Falcon International Reservoir|Falcon Lake]].

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|9.6|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|7.6|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{convert|2.0|sqmi|km2}} is water.<ref>{{cite web|title=US Gazetteer Files 2016-Places-Texas|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/gazetteer.html|website=US Census|access-date=9 January 2017}}</ref>

===Climate===
Zapata has a [[hot semi-arid climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]]: ''BSh'') with sweltering summers and warm winters. Official record temperatures range from {{convert|13|°F|1|disp=or}} on January 4, 1911, to {{convert|116|°F|1|disp=or}} on June 16, 1998.

Rainfall averages {{convert|19.8|in|mm|abbr=on}} annually, with higher amounts typically occurring from May to October. The wettest calendar year has been 2004 with {{convert|35.34|in|mm|1|disp=or}} and the driest 1974 with {{convert|11.63|in|mm|1|disp=or}}. The wettest month has been September 1967 with {{convert|13.26|in|mm|1|disp=or}}, whilst every month of the year has recorded a trace or less at least once and no rain whatsoever fell during the winter of 1950–51. Measurable snowfall has occurred only twice: {{convert|8.0|in|m|sigfig=2}} on January 9, 1967 and {{convert|1.0|in|m|sigfig=2}} on Christmas Day in 2004.

Zapata is sometimes the hottest location in the United States:<ref>{{cite web |title=National High and Low Temperature for 02/04/2021 |url=https://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/archives/web_pages/discussions/archive_nathilo.php?adate=02/04/2021&sdate=20210204 |website=Weather Prediction Center |access-date=18 February 2021}}</ref> on January 5, 1997 it set the all-time US record January high of {{convert|98|F|C|1|disp=or}}.<ref name="Monthly">{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170102073424/https://www1.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/data/special/location.pdf|archive-date=January 2, 2017|url=http://www1.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/data/special/location.pdf|publisher=[[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]]|title=Monthly State Maximum/Minimum Extremes — 5/31/00}}</ref>

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|location = Zapata, Texas
|single line = Y
|Jan record high F = 98
|Feb record high F = 101
|Mar record high F = 105
|Apr record high F = 111
|May record high F = 114
|Jun record high F = 116
|Jul record high F = 113
|Aug record high F = 114
|Sep record high F = 111
|Oct record high F = 104
|Nov record high F = 98
|Dec record high F = 95
|year record high F = 116
|Jan avg record high F = 87
|Feb avg record high F = 91
|Mar avg record high F = 96
|Apr avg record high F = 101
|May avg record high F = 103
|Jun avg record high F = 104
|Jul avg record high F = 104
|Aug avg record high F = 105
|Sep avg record high F = 102
|Oct avg record high F = 96
|Nov avg record high F = 91
|Dec avg record high F = 85
|year avg record high F = 107
|Jan high F = 70.1
|Feb high F = 74.1
|Mar high F = 82.8
|Apr high F = 89.3
|May high F = 94.0
|Jun high F = 98.0
|Jul high F = 99.3
|Aug high F = 99.6
|Sep high F = 94.0
|Oct high F = 87.3
|Nov high F = 78.2
|Dec high F = 70.4
|year high F = 86.4
|Jan mean F = 58.4
|Feb mean F = 61.8
|Mar mean F = 70.0
|Apr mean F = 76.7
|May mean F = 82.3
|Jun mean F = 86.1
|Jul mean F = 87.2
|Aug mean F = 87.4
|Sep mean F = 82.8
|Oct mean F = 75.7
|Nov mean F = 66.7
|Dec mean F = 58.8
|year mean F = 74.5
|Jan low F = 46.7
|Feb low F = 49.5
|Mar low F = 57.1
|Apr low F = 64.1
|May low F = 70.5
|Jun low F = 74.3
|Jul low F = 75.2
|Aug low F = 75.1
|Sep low F = 71.5
|Oct low F = 64.2
|Nov low F = 55.1
|Dec low F = 47.3
|year low F = 62.6
|Jan avg record low F = 30
|Feb avg record low F = 34
|Mar avg record low F = 40
|Apr avg record low F = 49
|May avg record low F = 60
|Jun avg record low F = 67
|Jul avg record low F = 71
|Aug avg record low F = 70
|Sep avg record low F = 62
|Oct avg record low F = 49
|Nov avg record low F = 39
|Dec avg record low F = 32
|year avg record low F = 28
|Jan record low F = 13
|Feb record low F = 22
|Mar record low F = 22
|Apr record low F = 38
|May record low F = 50
|Jun record low F = 50
|Jul record low F = 42
|Aug record low F = 64
|Sep record low F = 45
|Oct record low F = 30
|Nov record low F = 31
|Dec record low F = 15
|year record low F= 13
|Jan rain inch = 0.77
|Feb rain inch = 0.94
|Mar rain inch = 0.61
|Apr rain inch = 1.50
|May rain inch = 2.55
|Jun rain inch = 2.12
|Jul rain inch = 1.80
|Aug rain inch = 1.73
|Sep rain inch = 4.40
|Oct rain inch = 1.57
|Nov rain inch = 1.06
|Dec rain inch = 0.74
|year rain inch = 19.78
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|unit rain days = 0.01 inch
|Jan rain days =  4
|Feb rain days =  4
|Mar rain days =  3
|Apr rain days =  3
|May rain days =  4
|Jun rain days =  4
|Jul rain days =  4
|Aug rain days =  4
|Sep rain days =  6
|Oct rain days =  4
|Nov rain days =  3
|Dec rain days =  4
|year rain days = 48
|source 1 = WRCC <ref>{{cite web |title=ZAPATA 1 S, TEXAS - Climate Summary |url=https://wrcc.dri.edu/cgi-bin/cliMAIN.pl?tx9976 |website=Western Regional Climate Center |access-date=18 February 2021}}</ref>
|date=October 2012
}}

==Demographics==
{{Historical populations|type=USA
| 1950|1400
| 1960|2031
| 1970|2102
| 1980|3831
| 1990|7119
| 2000|4856
| 2010|5089
| 2020|5383
|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> 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><br> 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>
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><br> 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> 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=2020CensusP2/>
}}

Zapata first appeared as an [[unincorporated community]] in the [[1950 U.S. Census]];<ref name=1950CensusTX/> and then as a [[census designated place]] in the [[1980 U.S. Census]].<ref name=1980CensusTX/>

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Zapata 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 – Zapata CDP, Texas |url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=160XX00US4880716&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) – Zapata CDP, Texas |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US4880716&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) – Zapata CDP, Texas |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US4880716&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|501
|235
|style='background: #ffffe6; |267
|10.32%
|4.62%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4.96%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|3
|1
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4
|0.06%
|0.02%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.07%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|2
|2
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1
|0.04%
|0.04%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.02%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|3
|8
|style='background: #ffffe6; |5
|0.06%
|0.16%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.09%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|1
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.02%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other Race]] alone (NH)
|0
|5
|style='background: #ffffe6; |11
|0.00%
|0.10%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.20%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|19
|4
|style='background: #ffffe6; |28
|0.39%
|0.08%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.52%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|4,327
|4,834
|style='background: #ffffe6; |5,067
|89.11%
|94.99%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |94.13%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''4,856'''
|'''5,089'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''5,383'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 5,383 people, 2,010 households, and 1,037 families residing in the CDP.

===2010 census===
At the 2010 [[census]],<ref name="GR2" /> there were 5,089 people,<ref>{{Cite web |title=U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Zapata CDP, Texas |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/zapatacdptexas/POP010210#POP010210 |access-date=2022-09-07 |website=www.census.gov |language=en}}</ref> 4,328 households{{citation needed|date=February 2014}} and 1,265 families{{citation needed|date=February 2014}} residing in the CDP. The [[population density]] was 666.7 per square mile.<ref>{{Cite web |title=U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Zapata CDP, Texas |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/zapatacdptexas/POP060210#POP060210 |access-date=2022-09-07 |website=www.census.gov |language=en}}</ref> There were 2,239 housing units at an average density of {{convert|290.4|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the CDP was 92.38% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.02% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.06% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.18% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.00% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 6.82% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.55% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 94.99% of the population.

At the 2000 census, there were 1,574 households, of which 41.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 15.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.6% were non-families. 18.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.07 and the average family size was 3.50.

31% of the population were under the age of 18, 7.4% from 20 to 24, 30.1% from 25 to 49, 15.2% from 50 to 64, and 12.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.8 males.

The [[median household income]] was $24,136 and the median family income was $27,708. Males had a median income of $30,833 compared with  $12,604 for females. The [[per capita income]] was $11,863. About 29.1% of families and 33.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 45.1% of those under the age of 18 and 27.0% of those ages 65 and older.

== Economy ==
Leading employers in Zapata County are the educational, health and social services, natural gas and oil, and retail trade industries.

The county’s present economy is mainly centered on oil and gas production, ranching, trading and services, and tourism. Its primary employers are in the mining/energy, construction, retail trade, health care, social welfare, and the services sector. Government is also a major employer in the county.

==Arts and culture==
[[File:Library picture3.jpg|thumb|The Olga V. Figueroa Zapata County Public Library]]

The county operates the main branch of the "Olga V. Figueroa Zapata County Public Library".

==Parks and recreation==
The city is located on [[Falcon International Reservoir]]<ref name="test">{{Cite web|url=http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/fishboat/fish/recreational/lakes/falcon/|title = Fishing Falcon Reservoir}}</ref> which is at the center of multiple fishing events throughout the year.

The city also served by a number of parks, most notably, Romeo Flores Park.

[[Falcon International Reservoir]] located in Zapata is becoming well known for its bass fishing. The community hosts numerous "Winter Texans" between November and April, most residing in travel camper trailers. The lake has been decreasing in recent years.

More world records in [[hang gliding]] have been set from Zapata than any other location in the world. The World Record Encampment has been taking place at the [[Zapata County Airport]] since 2000, and the first [[hang glider]] flights to break the 308-mile barrier took place there the first year. A distance record of 438 miles was set by Mike Barber in 2002. Three new world records were set in 2005,<ref>[http://ozreport.com/search.php?domains=OzReport.com&sitesearch=OzReport.com&client=pub-2925268477293988&forid=1&ie=ISO-8859-1&oe=ISO-8859-1&hl=en&q=Zapata&sa.x=0&sa.y=0&sa=Search "Zapata" at The Oz Report], retrieved 2008-05-14</ref><ref>[http://records.fai.org/hang_gliding Hang Gliding and Paragliding World Records] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050212070707/http://records.fai.org/hang_gliding |date=February 12, 2005 }}, [[Fédération Aéronautique Internationale]] (FAI), retrieved 2008-05-14</ref> with the current world record, 472 miles, set by Dustin Martin in July, 2012.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/13/sports/two-men-one-sky-the-silent-realization-of-a-purer-form-of-flight.html?_r=0|title = Two Men, One Sky: A Flight to the Finish|newspaper = The New York Times|date = 12 January 2013|last1 = Sulzberger|first1 = A. G.}}</ref>

==Government==
===Local government===
The structure of the management and coordination of city services is:<ref>{{cite web |url=http://zapatatxcoc.weblinkconnect.com/cwt/external/wcpages/Community/Government.aspx/ |title=Zapata Chamber of Commerce &#124; Government |website=zapatatxcoc.weblinkconnect.com |access-date=3 February 2022 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130209054558/http://zapatatxcoc.weblinkconnect.com/cwt/external/wcpages/Community/Government.aspx/ |archive-date=9 February 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" border="1"
|-
! Department
! Director
|-
|County Judge
|Joe Rathmell  
|-
|County Attorney
|Said Alfonso Figueroa
|-
|County Clerk
|Mary Jayne Villarreal-Bonoan
|-
|County Sheriff 
|Raymundo Del Bosque
|-
|County Tax Assessor 
|Delia Mendoza
|-
|County Auditor
|Triunfo Gonzalez
|-
|County Treasurer
|Romeo Salinas
|-
|}

===State representation===
Zapata is represented in the [[Texas Senate]] by Democrat [[Judith Zaffirini]], District 28, and in the [[Texas House of Representatives]] by former Democrat, now Republican [[Ryan Guillen]], District 31.

At the Federal level, the two U.S. Senators from Texas are Republicans [[John Cornyn]] and [[Ted Cruz]]; Zapata is part of Texas' US Congressional 28th District, which is currently represented by Democrat [[Henry Cuellar]].

== Education ==
[[File:Zapata High School, Zapata, TX IMG 2032.JPG|thumb|Zapata High School]]

All of Zapata County is within the [[Zapata County Independent School District]]. Schools located in Zapata include:
*[[Zapata High School]]
* Zapata Middle School
* Arturo L. Benavides Elementary School
* Fidel and Andrea R. Villarreal Elementary School
* Zapata North Elementary School
* Zapata South Elementary School

==Infrastructure==
===Transportation===
Major highways in Zapata and their starting and ending points:
*[[Image:US 83.svg|25px]] [[U.S. Highway 83 (Texas)|U.S. Highway 83]] [[Brownsville, Texas|Brownsville]]-Zapata-[[Westhope, North Dakota|Westhope]].
*[[Image:Texas 16.svg|25px]] [[Texas State Highway 16]]  Zapata [[Wichita Falls, Texas|Wichita Falls]]
*[[Image:Texas FM 496.svg|25px]] [[Farm to Market Road 496]] Zapata – [[Falcon Mesa, Texas|Falcon Mesa]]
*[[Image:Texas FM 3074.svg|25px]] [[Farm to Market Road 3074]] [[Falcon Mesa, Texas|Falcon Mesa]] – [[Falcon Mesa, Texas|Falcon Mesa]]

Zapata County Airport provides [[general aviation]] services to Zapata.

==See also==
{{Portal-inline|Texas}}

==Notes==
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== References ==
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==External links==
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