Rancho Viejo is a town in Cameron County, Texas, United States. The population was 2,838 at the 2020 census, up from 2,437 at the 2010 census. The town is named from a ranch in that area named "Rancho Viejo" (Old Ranch). This ranch was owned by Blas María de la Garza Falcón, whose name was given to a nearby dam, Falcon Dam.
Rancho Viejo may be included as part of the Brownsville–Harlingen–Raymondville and the Matamoros–Brownsville metropolitan areas.
Geography
Rancho Viejo is located at (26.038219, –97.554392).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which is land and (7.05%) is water.
Demographics
2020 census
{| class="wikitable"
|+Rancho Viejo racial composition<br /> (NH = Non-Hispanic)
!Race
!Number
!Percentage
|-
|White (NH)
|670
|23.61%
|-
|Black or African American (NH)
|27
|0.95%
|-
|Native American or Alaska Native (NH)
|5
|0.18%
|-
|Asian (NH)
|83
|2.92%
|-
|Some Other Race (NH)
|4
|0.14%
|-
|Mixed/Multi-Racial (NH)
|36
|1.27%
|-
|Hispanic or Latino
|2,013
|70.93%
|-
|Total
|2,838
|
|}
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 2,838 people, 1,023 households, and 779 families residing in the town.
2000 census
As of the census
- Joey Fischer (1975–1993), Murdered high school senior; part of a murder case that brought national attention
Country club
Rancho Viejo is also the name of the resort and country club that takes up much of the space in the town. It sprawls , mostly accounted for by the golf courses.