Green Valley Farms: A Community Overview


By: Laurie E. Jasinski

Published: June 12, 2007

Updated: October 5, 2023

Green Valley Farms is located south of Farm Road 510 about five miles east-southeast of San Benito and fifteen miles northwest of Brownsville in central Cameron County. This residential community probably began in the 1990s and consists of primarily Hispanic, lower-income families. The first population figures were recorded in the 2000 census when Green Valley Farms reported 720 residents. It is part of the Los Fresnos Consolidated 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, “Green Valley Farms, TX,” Handbook of Texas Online, accessed March 09, 2026, https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/green-valley-farms-tx.

Published by the Texas State Historical Association.

TID: HLG45

June 12, 2007
October 5, 2023

Find out more about this place from our Texas Almanac.

Place
Green Valley Farms
Currently Exists
Yes
Place Type
Town
USGS ID
1852710
Town Fields
  • Has post office: No
  • Is Incorporated: No
Belongs to
  • Cameron County
Coordinates
  • Latitude: 26.12202050°
  • Longitude: -97.56054270°
Population Counts
People Year
720 2000
1,272 2010
1,526 2019
655 2020
244 2021

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