Los Minerales, Texas

Los Minerales is a census-designated place (CDP) in Webb County, Texas, United States. This was a new CDP formed from parts of the Ranchos Penitas West CDP and additional area prior to the 2010 census, with a population of 20.^[2]

Los Minerales, Texas
CDP
Coordinates: 27°39′20″N 99°37′4″W
Country	United States
State	Texas
County	Webb
Area
• Total	1.1 sq mi (3 km2)
• Land	1.1 sq mi (3 km2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation [1]	436 ft (133 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	30
• Density	27/sq mi (11/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Zip Code	78045
GNIS feature ID	2584688[1]

It is one of several colonias in the county.^[3]

Geography

Los Minerales is located at 27°39′20″N 99°37′4″W (27.655483, -99.617827). The CDP has a total area of 1.1 square miles (2.8 km²), all land.^[4]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2010	20		—
2020	30		50.0%
U.S. Decennial Census[5] 1850–1900[6] 1910[7] 1920[8] 1930[9] 1940[10] 1950[11] 1960[12] 1970[13] 1980[14] 1990[15] 2000[16] 2010[17] 2020[18]

Los Minerales first appeared as a census designated place prior to the 2010 U.S. Census after being carved out of the Ranchos Penitas West CDP.^[17]

2020 census

Los Minerales 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[19]	Pop 2020[18]	% 2010	% 2020
White alone (NH)	0	2	0.00%	6.67%
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	0	0.00%	0.00%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	20	28	100.00%	93.33%
Total	20	30	100.00%	100.00%

Education

Residents are in the United Independent School District.^[20] Zoned schools include: Julia Bird Jones Muller Elementary School,^[21] George Washington Middle School,^[22] United High School.^[23]

The designated community college for Webb County is Laredo Community College.^[24]