Discover Arroyo Alto: A Community in Cameron County
Published: June 12, 2007
Arroyo Alto is located on Farm Road 506 about two miles south of La Feria and nine miles southwest of Harlingen in southwestern Cameron County. This community, within six miles of the Mexican border, had begun by the 1990s and consists of primarily Hispanic, lower-income families. The first population figures were recorded in the 2000 census when Arroyo Alto reported 320 residents. It is part of the La Feria Independent School District.
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The following, adapted from the Chicago Manual of Style, 15th edition, is the preferred citation for this entry.
Laurie E. Jasinski, “Arroyo Alto, TX,” Handbook of Texas Online, accessed March 09, 2026, https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/arroyo-alto-tx.
Published by the Texas State Historical Association.
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HLA43
- June 12, 2007
