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History · Los Ebanos

Los Ebanos’ post office opened in 1910

Below: maps from 1956 on and the census since 2000.

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How Los Ebanos began

When was Los Ebanos founded?

1910

The Los Ebanos post office opened in 1910, the earliest record of the town by name.

First census: 403 in 20002020 census: 239116 years
Founding year: the first Los Ebanos post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Los Ebanos’ past

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The story so far

Los Ebanos, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Los Ebanos yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Los Ebanos is a census-designated place (CDP) in Hidalgo County, Texas, United States. The population was 239 at the 2020 United States Census. It is part of the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission metropolitan area. The city is named after the Texas Ebony (Ebenopsis ebano) that anchors the Los Ebanos Ferry.

Its first post office opened in 1910. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 335 to 239 (-29%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

By decade

Los Ebanos, decade by decade

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Cemetery in little Los Ebanos, a community on the Rio Grande River in Hidalgo County, Texas2014Cemetery in little Los Ebanos, a community on the Rio…Cemetery in little Los Ebanos, a community on the Rio Grande River in Hidalgo County, Texas2014Cemetery in little Los Ebanos, a community on the Rio…Part of the humble station for the hand-pulled Los Ebanos Ferry or El Chalan, formally known as the Los Ebanos-Diaz Ord…2014Part of the humble station for the hand-pulled Los Eb…Part of the humble station for the hand-pulled Los Ebanos Ferry or El Chalan, formally known as the Los Ebanos-Diaz Ord…2014Part of the humble station for the hand-pulled Los Eb…The hand-pulled Los Ebanos Ferry or El Chalan, formally known as the Los Ebanos-Diaz Ordaz Ferry, a hand-operated cable…2014The hand-pulled Los Ebanos Ferry or El Chalan, formal…The hand-pulled Los Ebanos Ferry or El Chalan, formally known as the Los Ebanos-Diaz Ordaz Ferry, a hand-operated cable…2014The hand-pulled Los Ebanos Ferry or El Chalan, formal…The hand-pulled Los Ebanos Ferry or El Chalan, formally known as the Los Ebanos-Diaz Ordaz Ferry, a hand-operated cable…2014The hand-pulled Los Ebanos Ferry or El Chalan, formal…The hand-pulled Los Ebanos Ferry or El Chalan, formally known as the Los Ebanos-Diaz Ordaz Ferry, a hand-operated cable…2014The hand-pulled Los Ebanos Ferry or El Chalan, formal…The hand-pulled Los Ebanos Ferry or El Chalan, formally known as the Los Ebanos-Diaz Ordaz Ferry, a hand-operated cable…2014The hand-pulled Los Ebanos Ferry or El Chalan, formal…The hand-pulled Los Ebanos Ferry or El Chalan, formally known as the Los Ebanos-Diaz Ordaz Ferry, a hand-operated cable…2014The hand-pulled Los Ebanos Ferry or El Chalan, formal…The hand-pulled Los Ebanos Ferry or El Chalan, formally known as the Los Ebanos-Diaz Ordaz Ferry, a hand-operated cable…2014The hand-pulled Los Ebanos Ferry or El Chalan, formal…
On the map

Los Ebanos on the map, 1956 to 2002

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Los Ebanos. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Los Ebanos on the 1956 USGS mapLos Ebanos on the 1965 USGS mapLos Ebanos on the 2002 USGS map1956Los Ebanos sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Los Ebanos.

People over time

Los Ebanos, census by census

010020030040020002020Peak: 403

Between 239 and 403 people in every census since 2000.

3 censuses, 2000–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Los Ebanos’ Wikipedia page.

Famous people

Famous people close to Los Ebanos

Nobody well known was born in Los Ebanos itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Mayra RosalesAmerican accused of murder · b. 1980
Sergio CastilloAmerican Canadian-football placekicker and punt… · b. 1990

Questions about Los Ebanos’ history

What year was Los Ebanos founded?

The Los Ebanos post office opened in 1910, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From the Library of Congress (11), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.