Olmito, Texas | |
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 Location of Olmito, Texas | |
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| Coordinates: 26°1′11″N 97°32′5″W / 26.01972°N 97.53472°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Cameron |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.7 sq mi (1.9 km2) |
| • Land | 0.7 sq mi (1.7 km2) |
| • Water | 0.08 sq mi (0.2 km2) |
| Elevation | 30 ft (9 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 1,021 |
| • Density | 1,400/sq mi (540/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 78575 |
| Area code | 956 |
| FIPS code | 48-53964[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1375292[2] |
Olmito is a census-designated place (CDP) in Cameron County, Texas, United States. Olmito is Spanish for "little elm". The population was 1,021 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Brownsville–Harlingen Metropolitan Statistical Area. Olmito is the self-described "mesquite capital of the world."
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.