Los Fresnos <!-- (Spanish for "The Ash Trees") --> is a city in Cameron County, Texas, United States. The population was 8,114 at the 2020 census, up from 5,542 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Brownsville–Harlingen–Raymondville and the Matamoros–Brownsville metropolitan areas.
Located in south-central Cameron County, the city was named for the fresnos (Fraxinus berlandieriana) scattered in the woods and along streams. In 1912, Lon Hill, an early landowner, formed a company to develop a canal system that would use the Rio Grande to irrigate land for farming. Railroad construction in the early 1900s began to bring settlers to the area, and by 1915, a post office was established. Because of the fertile, irrigated land, farm products increased, and with the long growing season in the Rio Grande Valley, farming flourished. Today, the city is still surrounded by fertile farm/ranch land. Major crops are cotton, sugarcane, grains, oranges, and red grapefruit.
Geography
Los Fresnos is located slightly south of the geographic center of Cameron County at (26.073216, –97.478164). It is north of the center of Brownsville and southeast of Harlingen.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Los Fresnos has a total area of , of which , or 3.98%, is covered by water.
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2020 census
As of the 2020 census, there were 8,114 people, 2,376 households, and 1,798 families residing in the city. The median age was 30.4 years. 32.1% of residents were under the age of 18 and 10.1% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 88.3 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 81.9 males age 18 and over.
98.6% of residents lived in urban areas, while 1.4% lived in rural areas.
Of the 2,376 households in Los Fresnos, 52.1% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 52.1% were married-couple households, 10.9% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 31.1% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 13.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. There were 2,695 housing units, of which 11.8% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.8% and the rental vacancy rate was 12.2%.
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| White || 3,499 || 43.1%
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| Black or African American || 33 || 0.4%
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| American Indian and Alaska Native || 80 || 1.0%
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| Asian || 24 || 0.3%
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| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander || 7 || 0.1%
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| Some other race || 1,373 || 16.9%
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| Two or more races || 3,098 || 38.2%
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| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) || 7,309 || 90.1%
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2000 census
As of the census
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement operates the Port Isabel Service Processing Center, which is located in an unincorporated area adjacent to Port Isabel-Cameron County Airport, northeast of Los Fresnos.
Local public transportation is provided by Valley Metro.
Sites of interest
The Los Fresnos Rodeo and the Cameron County Livestock Show is held annually on the third weekend in February.
Los Fresnos Motocross Park has campsites available at the track to accommodate recreational vehicles and tents. Quads are also welcomed to race, with categories for every age and bike sizes, such as Mini 50-cc, 250-cc, quads, etc.
Little Graceland was located on West Highway 100 and contains a small collection of Elvis Presley memorabilia, including photos, posters, watches, and playing cards. It was operated by the late Simon Vega, who served with Presley in the Army in Germany from 1958 to 1960.
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Los Fresnos Falcons
Los Fresnos High School is the home of the Falcons. Los Fresnos program of athletics and education has shine not only throughout the Rio Grande Valley, but throughout the nation for its high standards. In other note the Los Fresnos athletics, has brought many accomplishments throughout the past years like coaching Division I Navy player Brandon Colon. ...end comment-->
Education
Los Fresnos is served by the Los Fresnos Consolidated Independent School District.
The Ethel L. Whipple Memorial Library serves Los Fresnos.