Los Ebanos is a census-designated place (CDP) in Hidalgo County, Texas, United States. The population was 239 at the 2020 United States Census. It is part of the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission metropolitan area. The city is named after the Texas Ebony (Ebenopsis ebano) that anchors the Los Ebanos Ferry.
Geography
Los Ebanos is located at (26.243665, -98.561039).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , all land.
Los Ebanos also serves as an official border crossing between the United States and Mexico via the Los Ebanos-Diaz Ordaz Ferry. The hand-operated cable ferry provides transport between Los Ebanos and Gustavo Díaz Ordaz, Tamaulipas.
Demographics
Los Ebanos first appeared as a census designated place in the 2000 U.S. census.
!Pop 2010
!
!% 2000
!% 2010
!
|-
|White alone (NH)
|8
|6
|style='background: #ffffe6; |6
|1.99%
|1.79%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2.51%
|-
|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; |1
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.42%
|-
|Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.42%
|-
|Hispanic or Latino (any race)
|395
|329
|style='background: #ffffe6; |231
|98.01%
|98.21%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |96.65%
|-
|Total
|403
|335
|style='background: #ffffe6; |239
|100.00%
|100.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |100.00%
|}
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.