Laguna Vista, Texas
Laguna Vista is a town in Cameron County, Texas, United States. The population was 3,117 at the 2010 census. It is included as part of the Brownsville–Harlingen–Raymondville and the Matamoros–Brownsville metropolitan areas.
Geography
Laguna Vista is located at 26°6′12″N 97°17′46″W / 26.10333°N 97.29611°W / 26.10333; -97.29611 (26.103381, -97.296053).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.2 square miles (5.7 km2), all of it land.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,658 people, 579 households, and 471 families residing in the town. The population density was 760.1 people per square mile (293.7/km²). There were 695 housing units at an average density of 318.6 per square mile (123.1/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 84.08% White, 0.30% African American, 0.30% Native American, 0.60% Asian, 12.12% from other races, and 2.59% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 49.22% of the population.
There were 579 households out of which 44.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.1% were married couples living together, 12.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.5% were non-families. 16.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.86 and the average family size was 3.22.
