El Refugio, Texas Facts for Kids

Quick facts for kids El Refugio, Texas
CDP
Location of El Refugio, Texas

Country	United States
State	Texas
County	Starr
Area
• Total	0.6 sq mi (2 km²)
• Land	0.6 sq mi (2 km²)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0 km²)
Elevation	151 ft (46 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	407
• Density	680/sq mi (262/km²)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Zip Code	78582
FIPS code	48-24018
GNIS feature ID	1335260

El Refugio ("The Refuge") is a census-designated place (CDP) in Starr County, Texas, United States. The population was 407 at the 2020 census. El Refugio gained area in the 2010 census.

Geography

El Refugio is located at 26°20′32″N 98°45′34″W / 26.34222°N 98.75944°W / 26.34222; -98.75944 (26.342149, -98.759408).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 0.6 square miles (2.0 km²), all land.

El Refugio first appeared as a census designated place in the 2020 U.S. Census.

**El Refugio CDP, 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 2000	Pop 2010	Pop 2020	% 2000	% 2010	% 2020
White alone (NH)	2	15	6	0.90%	4.53%	1.47%
Black or African American alone (NH)	0	0	0	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)	0	4	0	0.00%	1.21%	0.00%
Asian alone (NH)	0	0	0	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)	0	0	0	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Some Other Race alone (NH)	0	0	0	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)	0	0	0	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	219	312	401	99.10%	94.26%	98.53%
Total	221	331	407	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%

The community is served by the Rio Grande City Grulla Independent School District (formerly Rio Grande City Consolidated Independent School District)