Map of Olmito CDP

Olmito is a census-designated place (CDP) in Cameron County, Texas, United States. Olmito is Spanish for “little elm”. The population was 1,210 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Brownsville–Harlingen Metropolitan Statistical Area. Olmito is the self-described “mesquite capital of the world.”

Olmito CDP overview:
Name:	Olmito CDP
LSAD Code:	57
LSAD Description:	CDP (suffix)
State:	Texas
County:	Cameron County
Elevation:	30 ft (9 m)
Total Area:	0.7 sq mi (1.9 km²)
Land Area:	0.7 sq mi (1.7 km²)
Water Area:	0.08 sq mi (0.2 km²)
Total Population:	1,210
Population Density:	1,890/sq mi (729.7/km²)
ZIP code:	78575
Area code:	956
FIPS code:	4853964
GNISfeature ID:	1375292

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Geography

Olmito is located in south-central Cameron County at 26°1′11″N 97°32′5″W / 26.01972°N 97.53472°W / 26.01972; -97.53472 (26.019655, -97.534690). Interstate 69E/U.S. Route 77/U.S. Route 83 runs along the eastern side of the community, leading northwest 10 miles (16 km) to San Benito and south 9 miles (14 km) to Brownsville.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 0.73 square miles (1.9 km), of which 0.66 square miles (1.7 km) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.2 km), or 11.45%, is water. Olmito Lake is in the northern part of the town, and the Resaca del Rancho Viejo, an ancient channel of the Rio Grande, forms the western edge of the community.