Lasara, Texas
| Lasara, Texas | |
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| CDP | |
 Location of Lasara, Texas |
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| Coordinates: 26°27′56″N 97°54′43″W / 26.46556°N 97.91194°WCoordinates: 26°27′56″N 97°54′43″W / 26.46556°N 97.91194°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Willacy |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.4 sq mi (3.6 km2) |
| • Land | 1.4 sq mi (3.6 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 43 ft (13 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,039 |
| • Density | 740/sq mi (290/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 78561 |
| Area code(s) | 956 |
| FIPS code | 48-41548 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1339691 |
Lasara is a census-designated place (CDP) in Willacy County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,039 at the 2010 census.
Lasara was named after Laura Harding and Sarah Gill, the wives of German settlers William Harding and Lamar Gill.
Lasara is located at 26°27′56″N 97°54′43″W / 26.46556°N 97.91194°W (26.465449, -97.912001).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 1.4 square miles (3.6 km²), all of it land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,024 people, 257 households, and 228 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 733.6 people per square mile (282.4/km²). There were 295 housing units at an average density of 211.4/sq mi (81.4/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 67.19% White, 0.68% African American, 0.68% Native American, 0.10% Asian, 29.59% from other races, and 1.76% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 95.80% of the population.
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