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Bluetown, Texas

Coordinates: 26°4′27″N 97°49′22″W / 26.07417°N 97.82278°W / 26.07417; -97.82278
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Bluetown, Texas
Bluetown is located in Texas
Bluetown
Bluetown
Location within the state of Texas
Coordinates: 26°4′27″N 97°49′22″W / 26.07417°N 97.82278°W / 26.07417; -97.82278
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyCameron
Area
 • Total2.4 sq mi (6.3 km2)
 • Land2.4 sq mi (6.1 km2)
 • Water0.08 sq mi (0.2 km2)
Elevation
67 ft (20 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total356
 • Density150/sq mi (58.1/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code48-08908[1]

Bluetown is a census-designated place (CDP) in Cameron County, in the U.S. state of Texas. The population was 356 at the 2010 census.[1] Prior to the 2010 census, the community was part of the Bluetown-Iglesia Antigua CDP. It is part of the BrownsvilleHarlingen Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography

Bluetown is in southwestern Cameron County, bordered to the west by Iglesia Antigua and to the south by the Rio Grande, which forms the Mexico–United States border. U.S. Route 281 passes through the community, leading southeastward 26 miles (42 km) to Brownsville and west 29 miles (47 km) to Hidalgo. La Feria is 6 miles (10 km) to the north.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the Bluetown CDP has a total area of 2.4 square miles (6.3 km2), of which 2.4 square miles (6.1 km2) is land and 0.08 square miles (0.2 km2), or 2.72%, is water.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Bluetown CDP, Texas". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved July 9, 2015.