La Rosita is a census-designated place (CDP) in Starr County, Texas, United States. The population was 85 at the 2010 census, a decline from the figure of 1,729 tabulated in 2000 due to the Census Bureau redefining the CDP. By the 2020 census, the population further decreased to 82.
Geography
La Rosita is located at (26.401682, -98.932100).
Prior to the 2010 census, La Rosita CDP gained area, had parts taken to form new CDPs, and lost additional area. As a result, the total area was reduced to 0.1 square miles (0.3 km), all land.
Demographics
La Rosita was first listed as a census designated place in the 2000 U.S. census.
!Pop 2010
!
!% 2000
!% 2010
!
|-
|White alone (NH)
|13
|1
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.75%
|1.18%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|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
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|Asian alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|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)
|1,716
|84
|style='background: #ffffe6; |82
|99.25%
|98.82%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |100.00%
|-
|Total
|1,729
|85
|style='background: #ffffe6; |82
|100.00%
|100.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |100.00%
|}
At the 2000 census there were 1,729 people, 435 households, and 394 families in the CDP. The population density was . There were 537 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 94.68% White, 4.68% from other races, and 0.64% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 99.25%. and within the former 2000 La Rosita CDP.
Education
Public education in the community of La Rosita is provided by the Roma Independent School District. The zoned elementary school is Delia Gonzalez (DG) Garcia Elementary School, which is adjacent to the 2010-2020 CDP,