Rancho Viejo, TX (CDP)

Rancho Viejo is a town in Cameron County, Texas, United States. The 2020 census counted 2,838 residents. The town is named from a ranch in that area named "Rancho Viejo". This ranch was owned by Blas María de la Garza Falcón, whose name was given to a nearby dam, Falcon Dam. Rancho Viejo's local map joins its older history to the places and landscapes that still shape the town today, all within the wider Texas setting. The local scoop is how Rancho Viejo's history still shows up in the places people visit, work, learn, and meet. Rancho Viejo may be included as part of the Brownsville–Harlingen–Raymondville and the Matamoros–Brownsville metropolitan areas.