Los Cuates, Texas

26°4′51″N 97°29′48″W / 26.08083°N 97.49667°W / 26.08083; -97.49667CountryUnited StatesStateTexasCountyCameronElevation30 ft (9 m)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)Area code956GNIS feature ID1374723^[1]

Los Cuates is an unincorporated community in Cameron County, Texas, United States.^[1] It is located within the Rio Grande Valley and the Brownsville-Harlingen metropolitan area.

History

The area in what is known as Los Cuates today was first settled in the late 1940s, with only scattered houses and farms in the area. It was most likely named for the surrounding Resaca de Los Cuates. The community soon developed into a colonia with several scattered houses in the 1960s. These homes numbered 30 in 1983. Three years later, Los Cuates reported 81 people living in 18 homes on 5 acres (2.0 ha) of land. There were no population estimates in 2000.^[2]

Geography

Los Cuates is located on Farm to Market Road 1572, 1 mile (1.6 km) northwest of Los Fresnos in central Cameron County.^[2]

Education

Today, the community is served by the Los Fresnos Consolidated Independent School District. Children in the community attend Los Fresnos Elementary School, Liberty Memorial Middle School, and Los Fresnos High School.

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