Los Cuates, Texas | |
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  Los Cuates  Los Cuates | |
| Coordinates: 26°4′51″N 97°29′48″W / 26.08083°N 97.49667°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Cameron |
| Elevation | 30 ft (9 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 ( Central (CST)) |
| • Summer ( DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 956 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1374723 [1] |
Los Cuates is an unincorporated community in Cameron County, Texas, United States. [1] It is located within the Rio Grande Valley and the Brownsville-Harlingen metropolitan area.
History
The area in what is known as Los Cuates today was first settled in the late 1940s, with only scattered houses and farms in the area. It was most likely named for the surrounding Resaca de Los Cuates. The community soon developed into a colonia with several scattered houses in the 1960s. These homes numbered 30 in 1983. Three years later, Los Cuates reported 81 people living in 18 homes on 5 acres (2.0 ha) of land. There were no population estimates in 2000. [2]
Geography
Los Cuates is located on Farm to Market Road 1572, 1 mile (1.6 km) northwest of Los Fresnos in central Cameron County. [2]
Education
Today, the community is served by the Los Fresnos Consolidated Independent School District. Children in the community attend Los Fresnos Elementary School, Liberty Memorial Middle School, and Los Fresnos High School.
References
Los Cuates, Texas | |
|---|---|
Los Cuates Los Cuates | |
| Coordinates: 26°4′51″N 97°29′48″W / 26.08083°N 97.49667°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Cameron |
| Elevation | 30 ft (9 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 ( Central (CST)) |
| • Summer ( DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 956 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1374723 [1] |
Los Cuates is an unincorporated community in Cameron County, Texas, United States. [1] It is located within the Rio Grande Valley and the Brownsville-Harlingen metropolitan area.
History
The area in what is known as Los Cuates today was first settled in the late 1940s, with only scattered houses and farms in the area. It was most likely named for the surrounding Resaca de Los Cuates. The community soon developed into a colonia with several scattered houses in the 1960s. These homes numbered 30 in 1983. Three years later, Los Cuates reported 81 people living in 18 homes on 5 acres (2.0 ha) of land. There were no population estimates in 2000. [2]
Geography
Los Cuates is located on Farm to Market Road 1572, 1 mile (1.6 km) northwest of Los Fresnos in central Cameron County. [2]
Education
Today, the community is served by the Los Fresnos Consolidated Independent School District. Children in the community attend Los Fresnos Elementary School, Liberty Memorial Middle School, and Los Fresnos High School.
References