Chula Vista, Cameron County, Texas

For the census designated place in Zavala County, see Chula Vista, Zavala County, Texas.

For the census designated place in Maverick County, see Chula Vista, Maverick County, Texas.

Chula Vista, Texas
Census-Designated Place
Chula Vista, Texas Location within Texas
Coordinates: 26°04′26″N 97°26′23″W
Country	United States
State	Texas
County	Cameron
Elevation	16 ft (5 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	257
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	78834
Area code	956
GNIS feature ID	2584621

Chula Vista is a census-designated place (CDP) in Cameron County, in the U.S. state of Texas.^[1] Prior to the 2010 census, the community was part of the Chula Vista-Orason CDP. It is part of the Brownsville–Harlingen Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography

Chula Vista is near the geographic center of Cameron County, 2 miles (3 km) east of Los Fresnos and 15 miles (24 km) north of the center of Brownsville. It is bordered on the west by Orason.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2010	288		—
2020	257		−10.8%
U.S. Decennial Census[2] 1850–1900[3] 1910[4] 1920[5] 1930[6] 1940[7] 1950[8] 1960[9] 1970[10] 1980[11] 1990[12] 2000[13] 2010[14]

Chula Vista first appeared as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. Census^[14] after the Chula Vista-Orason CDP was split into the Chula Vista and Orason CDPs.^[14]

2020 census

Chula Vista CDP (Cameron County), Texas – Racial and ethnic composition
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.

Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)	Pop 2010[15]	Pop 2020[16]	% 2010	% 2020
White alone (NH)	8	7	2.78%	2.72%
Black or African American alone (NH)	0	0	0.00%	0.00%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)	0	0	0.00%	0.00%
Asian alone (NH)	0	0	0.00%	0.00%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)	0	0	0.00%	0.00%
Some Other Race alone (NH)	0	0	0.00%	0.00%
Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH)	0	2	0.00%	0.78%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	280	248	97.22%	96.50%
Total	288	257	100.00%	100.00%

References

1. "Chula Vista, Cameron County, Texas". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
2. "Decennial Census by Decade". United States Census Bureau.
3. "1900 Census of Population - Population of Texas By Counties And Minor Civil Divisions" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
4. "1910 Census of Population - Supplement for Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
5. "1920 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
6. "1930 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
7. "1940 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
8. "1950 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
9. "1960 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
10. "1970 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
11. "1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
12. "1990 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
13. "2000 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
14. "2010 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
15. "P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Chula Vista CDP (Cameron County), Texas". United States Census Bureau.
16. "P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Chula Vista CDP (Cameron County), Texas". United States Census Bureau.