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RIO HONDO,
TEXAS
Cameron County,
Texas
Gulf Coast
Off FM 508 and FM 1846
Bordering on Harlingen
City Limits (NE)
Population: 1,942 (2000)
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History in
a Pecan Shell
Spanish for "deep river," the community was named in 1910 for being
on the Arroyo Colorado. A post office was granted the following year
and opened in the store of J. R. George. The population was 150 in
1914 when the town had most essential businesses - as well as a restaurant.
The population grew to 250 in the mid-1920s and by the end of that
decade it had swelled to 1,000. The Great Depression took its toll
- and by the end of the 30s, the population had decreased to 713.
A rebound in the 50s put it over 1,100. The population in 2000 was
given as 1,942. |
Arroyo
Colorado
Photo Courtesy Ken
Rudine, February 2008 |
Cameron
County Office
Photo Courtesy Ken
Rudine, February 2008 |
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