Las Palmas, TX

Las Palmas is a Zapata County census-designated place with 59 residents and 30 housing units in the 2020 Census. A Zapata County precinct map labels Las Palmas among the county's named roads and communities. The Texas State Historical Association describes Zapata County as a Rio Grande border county created in 1858 after a ranching frontier period. Las Palmas' 175,736-square-meter Census footprint is a small counted place within that county setting. Its record connects a present-day Census geography to the county's map and borderland history.