Palmer, Cameron County, Texas

Census-designated place in Texas, United States

26°4′23″N 97°38′3″W / 26.07306°N 97.63417°W / 26.07306; -97.63417CountryUnited StatesStateTexasCountyCameronArea

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• Total1.18 sq mi (3.05 km²) • Land1.12 sq mi (2.91 km²) • Water0.05 sq mi (0.14 km²)Elevation

45 ft (14 m)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP Code

78586 (San Benito)

Area code956FIPS code48-54748GNIS feature ID2805753^[2]

Palmer is a colonia and census-designated place (CDP) in Cameron County, Texas, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census.^[2]

It is in the southern part of the county, bordered to the west by San Benito, to the northeast by Brownsville, to the east by Rice Tracts, to the south by Encantada-Ranchito-El Calaboz, and to the southwest by La Paloma. It is 5 miles (8 km) south of the center of San Benito and 18 miles (29 km) northwest of downtown Brownsville.

The Resaca del Rancho Viejo, a southeast-flowing tributary of the Rio Grande, flows through the northern part of the community.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	1,082		—
U.S. Decennial Census^[3] 1850–1900^[4] 1910^[5] 1920^[6] 1930^[7] 1940^[8] 1950^[9] 1960^[10] 1970^[11] 1980^[12] 1990^[13] 2000^[14] 2010^[15]

Palmer first appeared as a census designated place in the 2020 U.S. Census.^[16]^[15]

2020 census

**Palmer 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 2020^[16]	% 2020
White alone (NH)	20	1.85%
Black or African American alone (NH)	1	0.09%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)	0	0.00%
Asian alone (NH)	0	0.00%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)	0	0.00%
Other race alone (NH)	5	0.46%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)	1	0.09%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,055	97.50%
Total	1,082	100.00%

References

^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files – Texas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 27, 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Palmer Census Designated Place". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
^ "Decennial Census by Decade". United States Census Bureau.
^ "1900 Census of Population - Population of Texas By Counties And Minor Civil Divisions" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
^ "1910 Census of Population - Supplement for Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
^ "1920 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
^ "1930 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
^ "1940 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
^ "1950 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
^ "1960 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
^ "1970 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
^ "1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
^ "1990 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
^ "2000 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
^ ^a ^b "2010 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
^ ^a ^b "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Palmer CDP, Texas". United States Census Bureau.