La Joya, Texas La Joya, Texas City of La Joya Location of La Joya, Texas Location of La Joya, Texas La Joya is a town/city in Hidalgo County, Texas, United States, along U.S.
La Joya is part of the Mc - Allen Edinburg Mission and Reynosa Mc - Allen urbane areas.
The site on which La Joya was established was part of what was known as Los Ejidos de Reynosa Viejo.
During the early 1800s, at the site of what is now La Joya, Francisco de la Garza, a descendent of the early colonizers of the area, established a community, called Tabasco, adjoining to the northern bank of the Rio Grande.
La Joya is positioned at 26 14 31 N 98 28 48 W (26.241996, -98.480138). According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 2.9 square miles (7.5 km2), of which 2.8 square miles (7.3 km2) is territory and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2) (3.47%) is water.
Walker Lake Reservoir, La Joya, TX.
In the city, the populace was spread out with 34.9% under the age of 18, 12.2% from 18 to 24, 27.0% from 25 to 44, 17.4% from 45 to 64, and 8.4% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the town/city was $22,820, and the median income for a family was $23,156.
The United States Postal Service operates the La Joya Post Office. La Joya is served by the La Joya Independent School District.
La Joya Public Library is positioned in the city. Macarena Hernandez, award-winning journalist, educator and La Joya High School graduate.
La Joya Public Library.
City of La Joya La Joya Public Library The Handbook of Texas Online - La Joya Municipalities and communities of Hidalgo County, Texas, United States Alton Donna Edcouch Edinburg Elsa Granjeno Hidalgo La Joya La Villa Mc - Allen Mercedes Mission Palmhurst Palmview Penitas Pharr Progreso Progreso Lakes San Juan Sullivan City Weslaco Abram Cesar Chavez Citrus City Cuevitas Doffing Doolittle Faysville Hargill Havana Heidelberg Indian Hills La Blanca La Homa Laguna Seca Linn (former San Manuel-Linn) Llano Grande Lopezville Los Ebanos Midway North Midway South Mila Doce Monte Alto Muniz Murillo (former Nurillo) North Alamo Olivarez Palmview South Perezville Relampago San Carlos Scissors South Alamo Villa Verde West Sharyland
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