Country United States County Cameron FIPS code 48-08908 Population 356 (2010) | State Texas Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6) Elevation 20 m Local time Sunday 9:55 AM | |
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Weather 22°C, Wind S at 11 km/h, 84% Humidity Area 6.216 km² (6.216 km² Land / 21 ha Water) | ||
Bluetown is a census-designated place (CDP) in Cameron County, in the U.S. state of Texas. The population was 356 at the 2010 census. Prior to the 2010 census the community was part of the Bluetown-Iglesia Antigua CDP. It is part of the Brownsville–Harlingen Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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Map of Bluetown, Bluetown-Iglesia Antigua, TX 78586, USA
Geography
Bluetown is in southwestern Cameron County, bordered to the west by Iglesia Antigua and to the south by the Rio Grande, which forms the Mexico–United States border. U.S. Route 281 passes through the community, leading southeast 26 miles (42 km) to Brownsville and west 29 miles (47 km) to Hidalgo. La Feria is 6 miles (10 km) to the north.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the Bluetown CDP has a total area of 2.4 square miles (6.3 km2), of which 2.4 square miles (6.1 km2) is land and 0.08 square miles (0.2 km2), or 2.72%, is water.