West Sharyland is a census-designated place (CDP) in Hidalgo County, Texas, United States. The population was 2,004 at the 2020 United States Census. It is part of the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission metropolitan area.
Geography
Sharyland is located at (26.276838, -98.338393).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , all land.
Demographics
West Sharyland first appeared as a census designated place in the 2000 U.S. census.
!Pop 2010
!
!% 2000
!% 2010
!
|-
|White alone (NH)
|52
|33
|style='background: #ffffe6; |42
|1.76%
|1.43%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2.10%
|-
|Black or African American alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.05%
|-
|Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)
|2
|1
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.07%
|0.04%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|Asian alone (NH)
|0
|2
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1
|0.00%
|0.09%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.05%
|-
|Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)
|1
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.03%
|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)
|1
|5
|style='background: #ffffe6; |5
|0.03%
|0.22%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.25%
|-
|Hispanic or Latino (any race)
|2,891
|2,268
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,955
|98.10%
|98.22%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |97.55%
|-
|Total
|2,947
|2,309
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2,004
|100.00%
|100.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |100.00%
|}
As of the census
Sections of the Mission CISD portion are served by Cantu, Cavazos, and Waitz elementary schools in Alton. All Mission CISD residents are zoned to Alton Memorial Junior High School in Alton<!--As Cantu, Cavazos, and Waitz are all zoned to Alton Memorial JHS--> and Mission High School in Mission.
Zoned LJISD schools are Kika de la Garza Elementary School, Memorial Middle School, and Palmview High School.
Notable people
John H. Shary Founder of Sharyland and the Rio Grande Valley citrus industry. His daughter, Marialice, married Texas Governor Allan Shivers.
John J. Conway Purchased the land that would become Sharyland from the Catholic Church before selling much of it to John Shary. Conway played an instrumental role in developing an irrigation system for local farms, and founded the city of Mission Texas; much of unincorporated Sharyland actually lies within Mission's city limits.
Lloyd Bentsen Born in Sharyland and graduated from Sharyland High School. Bentsen was a four-term Senator, vice-presidential candidate, and from 1993 to 1994 served as Bill Clinton's Treasury Secretary.
William Jennings Bryan Retired to Sharyland after his third unsuccessful run for the presidency, in 1908. Bryan and his wife remained in Sharyland until 1913, when President Woodrow Wilson made him Secretary of State. After leaving the cabinet in 1915, Bryan sold the "Bryan House" in Sharyland and moved to Florida. Bryan achieved his greatest fame shortly before his death when he squared off against Clarence Darrow in the famous "Scopes Trial", which tested whether evolution could be taught in the classroom.
Jorge Cantú Major League Baseball player for the Texas Rangers who was born in McAllen and graduated from Sharyland High School.
See also
- Sharyland High School