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History · Olmito

Half of Olmito’s homes were built after 1991

Most of Olmito was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1991.

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0.0%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Olmito’s past

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A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Olmito are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The story so far

Olmito, in brief

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

Olmito is a census-designated place (CDP) in Cameron County, Texas, United States. Olmito is Spanish for "little elm". The population was 1,021 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Brownsville–Harlingen Metropolitan Statistical Area. Olmito is the self-described "mesquite capital of the world."

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 1,210 to 1,021 (-16%).

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

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Famous people

Famous people close to Olmito

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Kris KristoffersonAmerican country singer, songwriter and actor · b. 1936
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Bruce SterlingAmerican author, speaker and futurist · b. 1954
Grace NapolitanoU.S. Representative from California · b. 1936
Freddy FenderAmerican Tejano singer · b. 1937
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Bernard L. KowalskiDirector · b. 1929
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Shelbie BruceAmerican actress · b. 1992
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History across the town line

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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 →

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