Lolita is a census-designated place (CDP) in Jackson County, Texas, United States. The population was 519 at the 2020 census.
History
The area around Lolita was first settled in the 1840s by Isaac N. Mitchell, who ran a plantation there. Lolita was established in 1909 and named for Lolita Reese, the granddaughter of a veteran of the Texas Revolution. The following year, a post office opened in Lolita, and the St. Louis, Brownsville and Mexico Railway built a switch there. After World War II, five businesses operated in Lolita, and by 1969 the community had seven businesses.
Geography
Lolita is located at (28.837530, -96.542929).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , all land.
Demographics
Lolita first appeared as a census designated place in the 2000 U.S. census.
!Pop 2010
!style="background-color: #ffffb3;" |Pop 2020
!% 2000
!% 2010
!style="background-color: #ffffb3;" |% 2020
|-
|White alone (NH)
|423
|331
|style='background: #ffffe6; |302
|77.19%
|59.64%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |58.19%
|-
|Black or African American alone (NH)
|1
|3
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4
|0.18%
|0.54%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.77%
|-
|Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)
|1
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2
|0.18%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.39%
|-
|Asian alone (NH)
|0
|1
|style='background: #ffffe6; |5
|0.00%
|0.18%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.96%
|-
|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)
|3
|7
|style='background: #ffffe6; |13
|0.55%
|1.26%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2.50%
|-
|Hispanic or Latino (any race)
|120
|213
|style='background: #ffffe6; |193
|21.90%
|38.38%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |37.19%
|-
|Total
|548
|555
|style='background: #ffffe6; |519
|100.00%
|100.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |100.00%
|}
2000 census
As of the census