Census Data for Colonia Rafael
As far as we can tell, Colonia Rafael has not been included in past Census counts, so there is no population information for this community.
While we don't have census information for Colonia Rafael, you might be interested in some nearby communities where we do:
- Sullivan City
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- La Grulla
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- La Grulla is located in Starr County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Grulla
- La Joya
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Palmview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Palmview is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmview
- Alton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Mission
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Palmhurst
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Palmhurst is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmhurst
- Rio Grande City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Granjeno
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Granjeno is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granjeno
- McAllen
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Hidalgo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pharr
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Continue List (619 more) ...
- Edinburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Escobares
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Escobares is located in Starr County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escobares
- The population in 2015 was estimated at 2,451 people. This represents a 106.31% increase since 2010.The 2010 Census gave a population of 1,188 people.
- San Juan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
Hidalgo County ...
Colonia Rafael is located in Hidalgo County<2>.
For more information, please visit our Census Page for Hidalgo County.
Miscellaneous Information for Colonia Rafael ...
The Federal government has assigned various identifying codes to each community, county and state. At one time or another, the US Census Bureau has used one (or more) of the following identifiers when referring to either Hidalgo County or the community of Colonia Rafael:
- The GNIS Codes ...
- The current system of identification is called the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). The following GNIS codes relate to Colonia Rafael:
- GNIS ID for Colonia Rafael: 2010482
- GNIS ID for Hidalgo County: 1383893
- GNIS ID for State of Texas: 1779801
- Misc. Census Codes ...
- Colonia Rafael is located in Census Region #3 (the South Region) and Division #7 (the West South-Central Division).
For more information about the various Federal identification codes, please visit our Misc Page for Colonia Rafael.
Footnotes ...
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