El Refugio ("The Refuge") is a census-designated place (CDP) in Starr County, Texas, United States. The population was 407 at the 2020 census. El Refugio gained area in the 2010 census.
Geography
El Refugio is located at (26.342149, -98.759408).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 0.6 square miles (2.0 km), all land.
Demographics
El Refugio first appeared as a census designated place in the 2020 U.S. census.
!Pop 2010
!
!% 2000
!% 2010
!
|-
|White alone (NH)
|2
|15
|style='background: #ffffe6; |6
|0.90%
|4.53%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.47%
|-
|Black or African American alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)
|0
|4
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.00%
|1.21%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|Asian alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|Pacific Islander alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|Some Other Race alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|Hispanic or Latino (any race)
|219
|312
|style='background: #ffffe6; |401
|99.10%
|94.26%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |98.53%
|-
|Total
|221
|331
|style='background: #ffffe6; |407
|100.00%
|100.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |100.00%
|}
2000 census
At the 2000 census there were 221 people, 56 households, and 50 families living in the CDP. The population density was . There were 67 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 100.00% Caucasian. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 99.10%.