Lantana, Cameron County, Texas

For the suburb near Dallas, see Lantana, Texas.

Lantana is an unincorporated community in Cameron County, Texas, United States.^[1] According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 137 in 2000. It is located within the Rio Grande Valley and the Brownsville-Harlingen metropolitan area.

Lantana, Cameron County, Texas
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 26°11′35″N 97°34′44″W
Country	United States
State	Texas
County	Cameron
Elevation	30 ft (9 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code	956
GNIS feature ID	1378561[1]

Geography

Lantana is located near the intersection of Texas State Highway 345 and Farm to Market Road 1561 on the Southern Pacific Railroad, 3 miles (4.8 km) southeast of Rio Hondo in north-central Cameron County.^[2]

Education

Lantana had its own school in 1935.^[2] Today, the community is served by the Rio Hondo Independent School District.