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Zapata is a census-designated place (CDP) in and the county seat of Zapata County, Texas, United
Geography Zapata, Texas
States.[3] The population was 5,089 at the 2010 census. As an unincorporated community, Zapata has no
Recreation municipal government but like all 254 Texas counties has four elected county commissioners chosen by CDP

Climate single-member districts and a countywide elected administrative judge.

Demographics

2020 census
History [ edit ]

Zapata was named for José Antonio de Zapata (died 1839), the revolutionary commander who served in
2010 census
the cavalry of the Republic of the Rio Grande, of which the town was a part.[4] The town was relocated to
Economy
higher ground in 1953 prior to the completion of Falcon Dam, which left the original town center beneath
Government the waters of Falcon Lake.
Local government

Public libraries Geography [ edit ] U.S. Highway 83 in Zapata

State government Zapata is located at 26°54′22″N 99°16′12″W (26.906244, -99.270007).[5]

Education According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 9.6 square miles (25 km2), of
which, 7.6 square miles (20 km2) of it is land and 2.0 square miles (5.2 km2) is water.[6]
Colleges and universities

Public school districts

Recreation [ edit ]
Zapata County Independent
School District The city is located on Falcon International Reservoir[7] which is at the center of multiple fishing events
throughout the year.
Public elementary and middle
schools The city also served by a number of parks, most notably, Romeo Flores Park.
Youth groups

Hang gliding Climate [ edit ]

Transportation Zapata has a hot semi-arid (Köppen: BSh) climate with hot summers and milder winters. Official record
temperatures range from 13 °F (−11 °C) on January 4, 1911, to 116 °F (47 °C) on June 16, 1998.

Precipitation averages 19.8 in (500 mm) annually, with higher amounts typically occurring from May to
October. Snowfall is rare but has occurred, with 1.0 in (2.5 cm) on Christmas Day in 2004. Zapata is
sometimes the hottest location in the United States.[8]
Zapata,
Texas

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Coordinates: 26°54′22″N 99°16′12″W

Country United States

State Texas
County Zapata
Area
• Total 9.6 sq mi (25 km2)
• Land 7.6 sq mi (20 km2)
• Water 2.0 sq mi (5 km2)
Elevation 394 ft (120 m)
Population (2010)
• Total 5,089
• Density 530/sq mi (200/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code 78076
Area code 956
FIPS code 48-80716[1]
GNIS feature ID 1350720[2]

Climate data for Zapata, Texas [hide]

Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
98 101 105 111 114 116 113 114 111 104 98 95 116
Record high °F (°C)
(37) (38) (41) (44) (46) (47) (45) (46) (44) (40) (37) (35) (47)
70.1 74.1 82.8 89.3 94.0 98.0 99.3 99.6 94.0 87.3 78.2 70.4 86.4
Average high °F (°C)
(21.2) (23.4) (28.2) (31.8) (34.4) (36.7) (37.4) (37.6) (34.4) (30.7) (25.7) (21.3) (30.2)
58.4 61.8 70.0 76.7 82.3 86.1 87.2 87.4 82.8 75.7 66.7 58.8 74.5
Daily mean °F (°C)
(14.7) (16.6) (21.1) (24.8) (27.9) (30.1) (30.7) (30.8) (28.2) (24.3) (19.3) (14.9) (23.6)
46.7 49.5 57.1 64.1 70.5 74.3 75.2 75.1 71.5 64.2 55.1 47.3 62.6
Average low °F (°C)
(8.2) (9.7) (13.9) (17.8) (21.4) (23.5) (24.0) (23.9) (21.9) (17.9) (12.8) (8.5) (17.0)
13 22 22 38 50 50 42 64 45 30 31 15 13
Record low °F (°C)
(−11) (−6) (−6) (3) (10) (10) (6) (18) (7) (−1) (−1) (−9) (−11)
0.77 0.94 0.61 1.50 2.55 2.12 1.80 1.73 4.40 1.57 1.06 0.74 19.78
Average precipitation inches (mm)
(20) (24) (15) (38) (65) (54) (46) (44) (112) (40) (27) (19) (502)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 inch) 4 4 3 3 4 4 4 4 6 4 3 4 48
Source: WRCC [9]

Demographics [ edit ]

2020 census [ edit ] Historical population

Year Pop. ±%
Zapata racial composition[11]
1950 343 —
(NH = Non-Hispanic)[a]
1960 2,031 +492.1%
Race Number Percentage
1970 2,102 +3.5%
White (NH) 267 4.96%
1980 3,831 +82.3%
Black or African American (NH) 4 0.07% 1990 4,594 +19.9%
Native American or Alaska Native (NH) 1 0.02% 2000 4,856 +5.7%
Asian (NH) 5 0.09% 2010 5,089 +4.8%
2012 5,173 +1.7%
Some Other Race (NH) 11 0.2%
source:[10]
Mixed/Multi-Racial (NH) 28 0.52%

Hispanic or Latino 5,067 94.13%

Total 5,383

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 5,383 people, 2,010 households, and 1,037 families residing in the CDP.

2010 census [ edit ]

At the 2010 census,[1] there were 5,089 people,[14] 4,328 households[citation needed] and 1,265 families[citation needed] residing in the CDP. The population
density was 666.7 per square mile.[15] There were 2,239 housing units at an average density of 290.4 per square mile (112.1/km2). The racial makeup of
the CDP was 92.38% White, 0.02% African American, 0.06% Native American, 0.18% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 6.82% from other races, and 0.55%
from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 94.99% of the population.

At the 2000 census, there were 1,574 households, of which 41.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.7% were married couples living
together, 15.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.6% were non-families. 18.2% of all households were made up of individuals,
and 11.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.07 and the average family size was 3.50.

31% of the population were under the age of 18, 7.4% from 20 to 24, 30.1% from 25 to 49, 15.2% from 50 to 64, and 12.9% who were 65 years of age or
older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.8 males.

The median household income was $24,136 and the median family income was $27,708. Males had a median income of $30,833 compared with $12,604
for females. The per capita income was $11,863. About 29.1% of families and 33.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 45.1% of
those under the age of 18 and 27.0% of those ages 65 and older.

Economy [ edit ]

Leading employers in Zapata County are the educational, health and social services, natural gas and oil, and retail trade industries.

The county’s present economy is mainly centered on oil and gas production, ranching, trading and services, and tourism. Its primary employers are in the
mining/energy, construction, retail trade, health care, social welfare, and the services sector. Government is also a major employer in the county.

Government [ edit ]

Local government [ edit ]

The structure of the management and coordination of city services is:[16]

Department Director

County Judge Joe Rathmell

County Attorney Said Alfonso Figueroa

County Clerk Mary Jayne Villarreal-Bonoan

County Sheriff Raymundo Del Bosque

County Tax Assessor Delia Mendoza

County Auditor Triunfo Gonzalez

County Treasurer Romeo Salinas

Public libraries [ edit ]

The county operates the main branch of the "Olga V. Figueroa Zapata County Public Library". It is located on 901 Kennedy Street in Zapata. Aida R. Garcia
is the library director. The library is known as a site for viewing Morelet’s seedeaters. This small bird draws thousands to the library grounds every year.
Their computers are slightly outdated though, however that doesn't stop the children of Zapata from playing Roblox on them.

State government [ edit ]

Zapata is represented in the Texas Senate by Democrat Judith Zaffirini, District 28, and in the Texas House of Representatives by former Democrat, now
Republican Ryan Guillen, District 31.

At the Federal level, the two U.S. Senators from Texas are Republicans John Cornyn and Ted Cruz; Zapata is part of Texas' US Congressional 28th
District, which is currently represented by Democrat Henry Cuellar.

The United States Postal Service Zapata Post Office is located at 810 N US Highway 83.

The United States Border Patrol Zapata Station is located at 105 Kennedy Street.

Education [ edit ]

All of Zapata County is within the Zapata County Independent School District. ZCISD is designated as Class 4A, and participates in numerous UIL
academic and athletic events. Sports offered by the school include cross country, volleyball, football, basketball, tennis, golf, track & field, softball, baseball,
as well as powerlifting through the THSPA/THSWPA.

The Zapata High School Mariachi Band, Mariachi Halcon, has won the state championship in division 3A. It was the subject of a film, Mariachi High, which
was broadcast nationally on PBS in 2012 and is rated 4.5 stars on Amazon Prime.

Colleges and universities [ edit ]

The city is served by schools in Laredo, fifty miles to the north on U.S. Highway 83 through Laredo Community College, Main and South campuses, and
Texas A&M International University. In addition, educational institutions are also available fifty miles to the south in Rio Grande City, through the Starr
County campuses of both South Texas College of McAllen and the University of Texas–Rio Grande Valley of Edinburg.

Public school districts [ edit ]

Zapata has one school district within the county Zapata County Independent School District.

Zapata County Independent School District [ edit ]

All of the schools listed here are in the city of Zapata. All of the ZCISD section of Zapata is zoned to Zapata High School:[17]

Public elementary and middle schools [ edit ]

middle high schools that serve the ZCISD portion are:

Zapata Middle School

The elementary schools that serve the ZCISD portion are:

Arturo L. Benavides Elementary School

Fidel and Andrea R. Villarreal Elementary School
Zapata North Elementary School
Zapata South Elementary School

Youth groups [ edit ]

Law Enforcement Exploring

Girl Scouts
Boys & Girls Club of Zapata County

Hang gliding [ edit ]

More world records in hang gliding have been set from Zapata than any other location in the world. The World Record Encampment has been taking place
at the Zapata County Airport since 2000, and the first hang glider flights to break the 308-mile barrier took place there the first year. A distance record of
438 miles was set by Mike Barber in 2002. Three new world records were set in 2005,[18][19] with the current world record, 472 miles, set by Dustin Martin
in July, 2012.[20]

Transportation [ edit ]

Major highways in Zapata and their starting and ending points:

U.S. Highway 83 Brownsville-Zapata-Westhope.

Texas State Highway 16 Zapata Wichita Falls
Farm to Market Road 496 Zapata – Falcon Mesa
Farm to Market Road 3074 Falcon Mesa – Falcon Mesa

Zapata County Airport (FAA: APY) provides general aviation services to Zapata.

Nearby cities [ edit ]

City Population Distance (km)

Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas 373,725 50 mi (81 km)

Laredo, Texas 236,091 50 mi (81 km)

Monterrey, Nuevo Leon 4,080,329 141 mi (227 km)

Reynosa, Tamaulipas 589,466 101 mi (163 km)

Corpus Christi, Texas 305,215 164 mi (264 km)

San Antonio, Texas 1,327,407 205 mi (330 km)

Heroica Matamoros, Tamaulipas 449,815 159 mi (256 km)

Brownsville, Texas 175,023 154 mi (248 km)

Dallas, Texas 1,197,816 482 mi (776 km)

Bass fishing [ edit ]

Falcon International Reservoir located in Zapata is becoming well known for its bass fishing. The community hosts numerous "Winter Texans" between
November and April, most residing in travel camper trailers. The lake has been decreasing in recent years.

Gallery [ edit ]

Zapata High School The Olga V. Figueroa Zapata County The new Our Lady of Lourdes Roman The rustic Frontier Ranch Museum on
Public Library. Catholic Church in Zapata has State Highway 16 in Zapata
replaced an older sanctuary.

The First Baptist Church of Zapata, The United Methodist Church of The praying cowboy at Zapata Side view of the Zapata County
located north of State Highway 16 Zapata. Sesquicentennial Travel Park on U.S. Courthouse.
Highway 83 was a flashy and jazzy,
and remarkably humble, addition to
the town's decor until someone
decapitated the poor horse.

The former La Hacienda Del Rey The mariachi Herencia Mexicana

restaurant in Zapata, is now known as band from San Antonio is shown
Mariscos El Jarocho. performing at the former La Hacienda
Del Rey in Zapata.

See also [ edit ]

Texas portal

References [ edit ]

1. ^ a b "U.S. Census website" . United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 10. ^ "CENSUS OF POPULATION AND HOUSING (1790-2000)" . U.S. Census
January 31, 2008. Bureau. Retrieved March 26, 2012.
2. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names" . United States Geological Survey. 11. ^ "Explore Census Data" . data.census.gov. Retrieved May 19, 2022.
October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008. 12. ^ https://www.census.gov/ [not specific enough to verify]

3. ^ "Find a County" . National Association of Counties. Archived from the 13. ^ "About the Hispanic Population and its Origin" . www.census.gov.
original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011. Retrieved May 18, 2022.
4. ^ Joan B. Anderson, James Gerber Fifty Years of Change on the U.S.-Mexico 14. ^ "U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Zapata CDP, Texas" . www.census.gov.
Border 2008 Page 30 "The town of Zapata was not named for the Mexican Retrieved September 7, 2022.
revolutionary war hero Emiliano Zapata but rather for Colonel José Antonio 15. ^ "U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Zapata CDP, Texas" . www.census.gov.
Zapata, who lost his life in 1839 while fighting to establish the Republic of the Retrieved September 7, 2022.
Rio Grande." 16. ^ "Zapata Chamber of Commerce | Government" .
5. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990" . United States Census zapatatxcoc.weblinkconnect.com. Archived from the original on February 9,
Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011. 2013. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
6. ^ "US Gazetteer Files 2016-Places-Texas" . US Census. Retrieved 17. ^ http://www.zcisd.org/education/district/district.php?sectionid=1/
January 9, 2017. [permanent dead link]

7. ^ "Fishing Falcon Reservoir" . 18. ^ "Zapata" at The Oz Report , retrieved 2008-05-14

8. ^ "National High and Low Temperature for 02/04/2021" . Weather Prediction 19. ^ Hang Gliding and Paragliding World Records Archived February 12,
Center. Retrieved February 18, 2021. 2005, at the Wayback Machine, Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI),
9. ^ "ZAPATA 1 S, TEXAS - Climate Summary" . Western Regional Climate retrieved 2008-05-14
Center. Retrieved February 18, 2021. 20. ^ Sulzberger, A. G. (January 12, 2013). "Two Men, One Sky: A Flight to the
Finish" . The New York Times.

a. ^ 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 can be of any race.[12][13]

External links [ edit ]

Media related to Zapata, Texas at Wikimedia Commons

Mariachi High at IMDb

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