Tierra Verde, Texas

Tierra Verde is a census-designated place (CDP) in Nueces County, Texas, United States. Its population was 277 at the 2010 census. Prior to the census, it was part of the Spring Garden-Terra Verde CDP.^[1]

Tierra Verde, Texas
CDP
Coordinates: 27°45′42″N 97°43′3″W
Country	United States
State	Texas
County	Nueces
Area
• Total	2.0 sq mi (5.2 km2)
• Land	2.0 sq mi (5.2 km2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Population  (2010)
• Total	277
• Density	140/sq mi (53/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Zip Code	78380

Geography

Tierra Verde is located at 27°45′42″N 97°43′3″W (27.761571, -97.717384). The CDP has a total area of 2.0 square miles (5.2 km²), all land.^[2]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2010	277		—
2020	298		7.6%
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] 2020[16]

Tierra Verde first appeared as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. Census after the deleted Spring Garden-Terra Verde CDP was split into the Tierra Verde CDP and the Spring Gardens CDP.^[15]

Tierra Verde 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[17]	Pop 2020[16]	% 2010	% 2020
White alone (NH)	12	16	4.33%	5.37%
Black or African American alone (NH)	1	1	0.36%	0.34%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)	0	1	0.00%	0.34%
Asian alone (NH)	0	0	0.00%	0.00%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)	0	0	0.00%	0.00%
Other race alone (NH)	0	1	0.00%	0.34%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)	0	0	0.00%	0.00%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	264	279	95.31%	93.62%
Total	277	298	100.00%	100.00%

Education

It is in the Robstown Independent School District.^[18]

Del Mar College is the designated community college for all of Nueces County.^[19]