Olmito is a census-designated place (CDP) in Cameron County, Texas, United States. Olmito is Spanish for "little elm". The population was 1,021 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Brownsville–Harlingen Metropolitan Statistical Area. Olmito is the self-described "mesquite capital of the world."
Geography
Olmito is located in south-central Cameron County at (26.019655, -97.534690). Interstate 69E/U.S. Route 77/U.S. Route 83 runs along the eastern side of the community, leading northwestward to San Benito and south to Brownsville.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , of which is land and , or 11.45%, is water. Olmito Lake is in the northern part of the town, and the Resaca del Rancho Viejo, an ancient channel of the Rio Grande, forms the western edge of the community.
Demographics
Olmito first appeared as a census designated place in the 2000 U.S. census.
!Pop 2010
!
!% 2000
!% 2010
!
|-
|White alone (NH)
|42
|44
|style='background: #ffffe6; |47
|3.51%
|3.64%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4.60%
|-
|Black or African American alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.29%
|-
|Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)
|0
|7
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.00%
|0.58%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|Asian alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.10%
|-
|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; |2
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.20%
|-
|Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.20%
|-
|Hispanic or Latino (any race)
|1,156
|1,159
|style='background: #ffffe6; |966
|96.49%
|95.79%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |94.61%
|-
|Total
|1,198
|1,210
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,021
|100.00%
|100.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |100.00%
|}
As of the census
Climate
The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Olmito has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.