Bluetown is a census-designated place (CDP) in Cameron County, in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, Bluetown had a population of 491. It is part of the Brownsville–Harlingen Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Geography Bluetown is in southwestern Cameron County, bordered to the west by Iglesia Antigua and to the south by the Rio Grande, which forms the Mexico–United States border. U.S. Route 281 passes through the community, leading southeastward to Brownsville and west to Hidalgo. La Feria is to the north.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the Bluetown CDP has a total area of , of which is land and , or 2.72%, is water.
Demographics
Bluetown first appeared as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. census after the Bluetown-Iglesia Antigua CDP was split into the Bluetown and Iglesia Antigua CDPs.
2020 census +Bluetown CDP, Texas – Racial and ethnic compositionRace / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)Pop 2010% 2010White alone (NH)11383.09%7.74%Black or African American alone (NH)000.00%0.00%Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)110.28%0.20%Asian alone (NH)100.28%0.00%Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)000.00%0.00%Other race alone (NH)010.00%0.20%Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)030.00%0.61%Hispanic or Latino (any race)34344896.35%91.24%Total356491100.00%100.00%
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