Bluetown, Texas

Census-designated place in Texas, United States

26°4′27″N 97°49′22″W / 26.07417°N 97.82278°W / 26.07417; -97.82278CountryUnited StatesStateTexasCountyCameronArea

• Total2.4 sq mi (6.3 km²) • Land2.4 sq mi (6.1 km²) • Water0.08 sq mi (0.2 km²)Elevation

67 ft (20 m)Population

(2020)

• Total491 • Density150/sq mi (58.1/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)FIPS code48-08908^[1]

Bluetown is a census-designated place (CDP) in Cameron County, in the U.S. state of Texas. The population was 356 at the 2010 census.^[1] It is part of the Brownsville–Harlingen Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography

Bluetown is in southwestern Cameron County, bordered to the west by Iglesia Antigua and to the south by the Rio Grande, which forms the Mexico–United States border. U.S. Route 281 passes through the community, leading southeastward 26 miles (42 km) to Brownsville and west 29 miles (47 km) to Hidalgo. La Feria is 6 miles (10 km) to the north.

According to the United 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]

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
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 a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. Census^[14] after the Bluetown-Iglesia Antigua CDP was split (along with neighboring Iglesia Antigua).^[14]

2020 census

**Bluetown CDP, Texas – Racial and ethnic composition**
*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.*
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 or Alaska 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%

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Bluetown CDP, Texas". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
^ "Decennial Census by Decade". United States Census Bureau.
^ "1900 Census of Population - Population of Texas By Counties And Minor Civil Divisions" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
^ "1910 Census of Population - Supplement for Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
^ "1920 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
^ "1930 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
^ "1940 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
^ "1950 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
^ "1960 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
^ "1970 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
^ "1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
^ "1990 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
^ "2000 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
^ ^a ^b ^c "2010 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
^ "P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Bluetown CDP, Texas". United States Census Bureau.
^ "P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Bluetown CDP, Texas". United States Census Bureau.