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Population 92: a town settled in 1881.
Mirando City’s typical July afternoon high is 98°F, above both the Texas town median (95°F) and the median of U.S. towns (85°F). Mirando City has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Census counts: 493 in 2000, 222 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2004 and a map from 1956 on.
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FEMA puts 59% of Mirando City’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 15% to hurricanes. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Mirando City after 3 declared disasters, most recently in 2021. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 96% of U.S. communities.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Mirando City’s January low is recorded as 46°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
19% of Mirando City adults have diabetes. On the CDC’s 31 measures, Mirando City is ahead of Texas on 4 and behind on 14. Two figures for adults in the town: 35% worry about having enough food, 40% get no exercise outside work.
| Mirando City | Typical Texas town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 13% | 12% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 20% | 14% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 18% | 8.1% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 30% | 25% |
| What stands out | Mirando City | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer smokers | 9.8% | 12.5% |
| Fewer binge drinkers | 13.4% | 17% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 35.3% | 19.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Mirando City is unincorporated, so Webb County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
None within 15 miles of Mirando City; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Mirando City residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Texas.
Census-designated place in Webb County, Texas, United States
Mirando City is a census-designated place (CDP) in Webb County, Texas, United States. It is approximately 30 miles east of Laredo and 130 miles southwest of Corpus Christi. As of the 2020 census, Mirando City had a population of 222. The town gets its name from Nicolás Mirando, a Spanish land grantee. The population of Mirando City was highest in 1929, at an estimated 1500. The peyote cactus thrives in and around Mirando City and nearby Oilton, and is a clandestine source of income for residents. Peyoteros have harvested peyote in Mirando City for over a hundred years. Mirando City was the center of the South Texas Oil Boom, launched in 1921 by the industrialist Oliver Winfield Killam of La…
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Mirando City has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
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