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Placedo is a census-designated place (CDP) in Victoria County, Texas, United States. This was a new CDP for the 2010 census with a population of 692.

It is part of the Victoria, Texas Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Placedo CDP overview:
Name:Placedo CDP
LSAD Code:57
LSAD Description:CDP (suffix)
State:Texas
County:Victoria County
Total Area:0.6 sq mi (1.6 km²)
Land Area:0.6 sq mi (1.6 km²)
Water Area:0.0 sq mi (0.0 km²)
Total Population:692
Population Density:1,200/sq mi (430/km²)
FIPS code:4857932

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Location of Placedo in Texas.

History

A settlement has existed at the site since the Republic of Texas era. The community is named for Plácido Benavides, a participant and organizer of volunteer troops in the Texas Revolution, and an early settler who established a ranch in the area during the 1830s. The San Antonio and Mexican Gulf Railroad established a station at Placedo in 1860. In 1906, the St. Louis, Brownsville and Mexico Railway crossed the old line and renamed the station Placedo Junction. Placedo was platted in 1910 and infrastructure improvements, including sidewalks and gutters, were added. By 1920, the community had a population of 300 with a bank, school, and several businesses. Much of the community was damaged during a 1925 hurricane and the population didn’t begin to recover until the mid-1930s. In the following years, Placedo’s population fluctuated from 400 in the 1940s to 220 in 1949, and rose to 480 by the mid-1960s and 515 a decade later. The number of inhabitants remained at that level until 2000, when an estimated 760 people were living in the community.

Placedo has a post office with the ZIP code 77977.

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Geography

Placedo is located at 28°41′31″N 96°49′33″W / 28.69194°N 96.82583°W / 28.69194; -96.82583 (28.691936, -96.825904). It is situated along U.S. Highway 87 in southeastern Victoria County, approximately 14 miles southeast of Victoria.

The CDP has a total area of 0.6 square miles (1.6 km), all land.

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Map of Victoria County, Texas
Victoria County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 91,319. Its county seat is Victoria. Victoria County is included in the Victoria, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area. Victoria County overview: Name: Victoria County FIPS code: 48-469 State: Texas Founded: 1836 Named for: Guadalupe Victoria Seat: ... Read more
Map of Victoria County, Texas

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