Arroyo Colorado Estates: A Community Overview


By: Laurie E. Jasinski

Published: June 12, 2007

Updated: September 20, 2023

Arroyo Colorado Estates is located on Farm Road 1846 about five miles east of Harlingen in central Cameron County. This residential community began in the 1980s and consists of primarily Hispanic, lower-income families. The first population figures were recorded in the 2000 census when Arroyo Colorado Estates reported 755 residents. It is part of the Rio Hondo 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 Colorado Estates, TX,” Handbook of Texas Online, accessed March 09, 2026, https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/arroyo-colorado-estates-tx.

Published by the Texas State Historical Association.

TID: HLA44

June 12, 2007
September 20, 2023

Find out more about this place from our Texas Almanac.

Place
Arroyo Colorado Estates
Currently Exists
Yes
Place Type
Town
USGS ID
2010316
Town Fields
  • Has post office: No
  • Is Incorporated: No
Belongs to
  • Cameron County
Coordinates
  • Latitude: 26.18924150°
  • Longitude: -97.60832190°
Population Counts
People Year
755 2000
997 2010
1,136 2019
833 2020
982 2021

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