Rio Vista, Texas

Rio Vista, Texas
City
Downtown Rio Vista, September 2018
Location in Johnson County and the state of Texas
Coordinates: 32°14′26″N 97°22′40″W
Country	United States
State	Texas
County	Johnson
Area [1]
• Total	1.06 sq mi (2.74 km^2)
• Land	1.05 sq mi (2.73 km^2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.01 km^2)
Elevation [2]	732 ft (223 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	1,008
• Density	950/sq mi (370/km^2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	76093
Area code	817
FIPS code	48-62240[3]
GNIS feature ID	2410956[2]

Rio Vista is a city in Johnson County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,008 in 2020.^[4]

Geography

Rio Vista is located in southern Johnson County. Texas State Highway 174 passes through the west side of the city, leading north 8 miles (13 km) to Cleburne, the county seat, and southwest 30 miles (48 km) to Meridian.

According to the United States Census Bureau, Rio Vista has a total area of 1.0 square mile (2.7 km²), of which 2.0 acres (7,995 m²), or 0.29%, are water.^[5] The city's area drains to the Nolan River, a tributary of the Brazos River.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1960	284		—
1970	370		30.3%
1980	509		37.6%
1990	541		6.3%
2000	656		21.3%
2010	873		33.1%
2020	1,008		15.5%
U.S. Decennial Census[6]

Rio Vista racial composition as of 2020^[4]
(NH = Non-Hispanic)^[a]

Race	Number	Percentage
White (NH)	824	81.75%
Black or African American (NH)	4	0.4%
Native American or Alaska Native (NH)	5	0.5%
Some Other Race (NH)	1	0.1%
Mixed/Multi-Racial (NH)	39	3.87%
Hispanic or Latino	135	13.39%
Total	1,008

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 1,008 people, 418 households, and 331 families residing in the city.

Education

The city is served by the Rio Vista Independent School District.

See also

• List of municipalities in Texas

Notes

1. 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 can be of any race.^[7][8]

References

1. "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rio Vista, Texas
3. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
4. "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved May 22, 2022.
5. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Rio Vista city, Texas". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved December 26, 2018.
6. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
7. https://www.census.gov/ ^{[not specific enough to verify]}
8. "About the Hispanic Population and its Origin". www.census.gov. Retrieved May 18, 2022.

External links

• City of Rio Vista official website