El Mesquite, Texas

El Mesquite is a census-designated place (CDP) in Starr County, Texas, United States. This was a new CDP for the 2010 census, with a population of 38.^[1]

El Mesquite, Texas
CDP
Coordinates: 26°23′5″N 98°46′18″W
Country	United States
State	Texas
County	Starr
Population  (2020)
• Total	50
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Zip Code	78582

Geography

El Mesquite is located at 26°23′5″N 98°46′18″W (26.384685, -98.771579).^[2]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2010	38		—
2020	50		31.6%
U.S. Decennial Census[3] 1850–1900[4] 1910[5] 1920[6] 1930[7] 1940[8] 1950[9] 1960[10] 1970[11] 1980[12] 1990[13] 2000[14] 2010[15]

El Mesquite first appeared as a census designated place prior to the 2010 U.S. Census.^[15]

2020 census

El Mesquite 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[16]	Pop 2020[17]	% 2010	% 2020
White alone (NH)	0	5	0.00%	10.00%
Black or African American alone (NH)	0	0	0.00%	0.00%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)	0	0	0.00%	0.00%
Asian alone (NH)	0	0	0.00%	0.00%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)	0	0	0.00%	0.00%
Some Other Race alone (NH)	0	0	0.00%	0.00%
Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH)	0	1	0.00%	2.00%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	38	44	100.00%	88.00%
Total	38	50	100.00%	100.00%

Education

The CDP is within the Rio Grande City Grulla Independent School District (formerly Rio Grande City Consolidated Independent School District).^[18]