Bluetown, Texas | |
|---|---|
  Bluetown Location within the state of Texas | |
| Coordinates:26°4′27″N97°49′22″W / 26.07417°N 97.82278°W /26.07417; -97.82278 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Cameron |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Eric Booth |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.4 sq mi (6.3 km2) |
| • Land | 2.4 sq mi (6.1 km2) |
| • Water | 0.077 sq mi (0.2 km2) |
| Elevation | 67 ft (20 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 491 |
| • Density | 150/sq mi (58.1/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| FIPS code | 48-08908[1] |
Bluetown is acensus-designated place (CDP) inCameron County, in theU.S. state ofTexas. The population was 356 at the2010 census.[1] It is part of theBrownsville–HarlingenMetropolitan Statistical Area.
Bluetown is in southwestern Cameron County, bordered to the west byIglesia Antigua and to the south by theRio Grande, which forms theMexico–United States border.U.S. Route 281 passes through the community, leading southeastward 26 miles (42 km) toBrownsville and west 29 miles (47 km) toHidalgo.La Feria is 6 miles (10 km) to the north.
According to theUnited States Census Bureau, the Bluetown CDP has a total area of 2.4 square miles (6.3 km2), of which 2.4 square miles (6.1 km2) is land and 0.08 square miles (0.2 km2), or 2.72%, is water.[1]
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 356 | — | |
| 2020 | 491 | 37.9% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[2] 1850–1900[3] 1910[4] 1920[5] 1930[6] 1940[7] 1950[8] 1960[9] 1970[10] 1980[11] 1990[12] 2000[13] 2010[14] | |||
Bluetown first appeared as acensus designated place in the2010 U.S. census[14] after theBluetown-Iglesia Antigua CDP was split into the Bluetown andIglesia Antigua CDPs.[14]
| Race / Ethnicity(NH = Non-Hispanic) | Pop 2010[15] | Pop 2020[16] | % 2010 | % 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White alone (NH) | 11 | 38 | 3.09% | 7.74% |
| Black or African American alone (NH) | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Native American orAlaska Native alone (NH) | 1 | 1 | 0.28% | 0.20% |
| Asian alone (NH) | 1 | 0 | 0.28% | 0.00% |
| Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Some Other Race alone (NH) | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | 0.20% |
| Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH) | 0 | 3 | 0.00% | 0.61% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 343 | 448 | 96.35% | 91.24% |
| Total | 356 | 491 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
