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Cuevitas is a census-designated place (CDP) in Hidalgo County, Texas, United States. As of the 2020 census, Cuevitas had a population of 33. Rated the poorest community in Texas, it is part of the McAllen–Edinburg–Mission Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography

Cuevitas is located at (26.262686, -98.578912).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , of which is land and (10.00%) is water.

Demographics

Cuevitas first appeared as a census designated place in the 2000 U.S. census.

!Pop 2010

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!% 2000

!% 2010

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|White alone (NH)

|0

|0

|style='background: #ffffe6; |0

|0.00%

|0.00%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |0%

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|Black or African American alone (NH)

|0

|0

|style='background: #ffffe6; |0

|0.00%

|0.00%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%

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|Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)

|0

|0

|style='background: #ffffe6; |0

|0.00%

|0.00%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%

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|Asian alone (NH)

|0

|0

|style='background: #ffffe6; |0

|0.00%

|0.00%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%

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|Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)

|0

|0

|style='background: #ffffe6; |0

|0.00%

|0.00%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%

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|Other race alone (NH)

|0

|0

|style='background: #ffffe6; |0

|0.00%

|0.00%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%

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|Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)

|0

|0

|style='background: #ffffe6; |2

|0.00%

|0.00%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |6.06%

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|Hispanic or Latino (any race)

|37

|40

|style='background: #ffffe6; |31

|100.00%

|100.00%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |93.94%

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|Total

|37

|40

|style='background: #ffffe6; |33

|100.00%

|100.00%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |100.00%

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As of the census The zoned schools for residents are Sam Fordyce Elementary School, Lorenzo de Zavala Middle School, and La Joya High School.

In addition, South Texas Independent School District operates magnet schools that serve the community.

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