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LA
BLANCA, TEXASHidalgo
County, South Texas
Off State Highway 107 and FM 493
East of Edinburg
West
of Edcouch
West of Harlingen
Population: 2,351
(2000) |
History in a Pecan
Shell
The town was named after the La Blanca Ranch, which dates
back to Spanish rule. The site became a town with the arrival of the railroad
in 1908. By 1927 La Blanca was a stop on the Texas and New Orleans Railroad with
its own post office.
In the late 20s, La Blanca's population was a mere
200 people and it had only increased to 150 by the 1940s. As late as 1990, La
Blanca was described as a "dispersed rural community" with only 150 people - but
it has since swollen to the present 2,351. |
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