Country United States County Hudspeth Area code(s) 915 Elevation 1,067 m Local time Tuesday 6:20 PM | State Texas Time zone Mountain (MST) (UTC-7) GNIS feature ID 1379734 Population 75 (2000) | |
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Weather 22°C, Wind E at 5 km/h, 9% Humidity | ||
Esperanza is an unincorporated community in Hudspeth County, Texas, United States. Esperanza is located on Farm to Market Road 192 21 miles (34 km) west of Sierra Blanca.
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Map of Esperanza, Texas 79839, USA
History
Esperanza was named for a farm in the area; its name means "hope" in Spanish. In 1935, a post office opeend in Esperanza; Bessie Greene McCoy was the first postmaster. Esperanza's population rose from 50 in the 1930s to 100 in the mid-1940s; it remained at 100 until falling to 75 in the 1960s, where it has remained through 2000. As of the late 1980s, the community contained a school and some houses.
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Esperanza, Hudspeth County, Texas Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA