Palm Valley, Texas
Location of Palm Valley, Texas
Coordinates: 26°12′13″N 97°45′14″W / 26.20361, -97.75389
Country	United States
State	Texas
County	Cameron
Area
- Total	0.6 sq mi (1.6 km²)
- Land	0.6 sq mi (1.6 km²)
- Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km²)
Elevation	43 ft (13 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	1,298
- Density	2,081.4/sq mi (803.6/km²)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
FIPS code	48-54798[1]
GNIS feature ID	1388564[2]

Palm Valley is a city in Cameron County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,298 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Brownsville–Harlingen Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography

Palm Valley is located at 26°12′13″N, 97°45′14″W (26.203585, -97.754013)^[3].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.6 square miles (1.6 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 1,298 people, 610 households, and 434 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,081.4 people per square mile (808.3/km²). There were 705 housing units at an average density of 1,130.5/sq mi (439.0/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 96.07% White, 0.39% African American, 1.08% Asian, 0.08% Pacific Islander, 1.16% from other races, and 1.23% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 12.63% of the population.

There were 610 households out of which 15.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.2% were married couples living together, 3.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.7% were non-families. 25.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.13 and the average family size was 2.50.

In the city the population was spread out with 13.0% under the age of 18, 2.7% from 18 to 24, 16.6% from 25 to 44, 29.0% from 45 to 64, and 38.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 57 years. For every 100 females there were 91.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.9 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $66,750, and the median income for a family was $74,868. Males had a median income of $53,500 versus $35,208 for females. The per capita income for the city was $40,867. About 0.7% of families and 1.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under age 18 and 1.8% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Palm Valley is served by the Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District.

In addition, residents are eligible to apply to South Texas Independent School District's magnet schools.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
2. ^ US Board on Geographic Names. United States Geological Survey (2007-10-25). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
3. ^ US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990. United States Census Bureau (2005-05-03). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.

External links

• Palm Valley, Texas is at coordinates 26°12′13″N 97°45′14″W / 26.203585, -97.754013 (Palm Valley, Texas)Coordinates: 26°12′13″N 97°45′14″W / 26.203585, -97.754013 (Palm Valley, Texas)

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