Llano Grande (Spanish "Great Plain") is a census-designated place (CDP) in Hidalgo County, Texas, United States. The population was 2,952 at the 2020 United States Census. It is part of the McAllen–Edinburg–Mission Metropolitan Statistical Area. Llano Grande means "Big Plain" in Spanish. Nearby Llano Grande State Park is popular with bird watchers and the supposed site of many ghost appearances, including the ghosts of historic figures in Texas history.
Geography
Llano Grande is located at (26.130397, -97.968505).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , all land.
Demographics
Llano Grande first appeared as a census designated place in the 2000 U.S. census.
!Pop 2010
!
!% 2000
!% 2010
!
|-
|White alone (NH)
|369
|510
|style='background: #ffffe6; |378
|11.07%
|16.95%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |12.80%
|-
|Black or African American alone (NH)
|0
|4
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.00%
|0.13%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)
|0
|2
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.00%
|0.07%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|Asian alone (NH)
|12
|4
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2
|0.36%
|0.13%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.07%
|-
|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
|1
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4
|0.00%
|0.03%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.14%
|-
|Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)
|5
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4
|0.15%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.14%
|-
|Hispanic or Latino (any race)
|2,947
|2,487
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2,564
|88.42%
|82.68%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |86.86%
|-
|Total
|3,333
|3,008
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2,952
|100.00%
|100.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |100.00%
|}
As of the census It is zoned to Dr. R. E. Margo Elementary School, Dr. Armando Cuellar Middle School, and Weslaco East High School.
In addition, South Texas Independent School District operates magnet schools that serve the community.
Gallery
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File:A-MUZ-U_Llano_Grande_Theatre_(25674039434).jpg|A-MUZ-U Theatre 1916.
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See also
- List of census-designated places in Texas