Escobares, Texas

Escobares is located at (26.412009, –98.960138). Escobares gained area when it became a city, giving it a total area of 2.7 square miles (7.0 km2), of which 2.6 square mile (6.7 km2) is land and 0.1 square mile (0.3 km2) (6.86%) is water. ==Demographics==

Escobares was first listed as a census designated place in the 1990 U.S. census For every 100 females there were 88.5 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 88.0 males age 18 and over. There were 763 households in Escobares, of which 48.8% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 48.6% were married-couple households, 14.9% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 31.6% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 14.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. 2000 census As of the census ==Education==

Public education in the city of Escobares is provided by the Roma Independent School District. Circa 2022 zoned elementary campuses include DG Garcia Elementary School (formerly Ynes B. Escobar Elementary School), Veterans Memorial Elementary School, and R. T. Barrera Elementary School. Roma High School is the district's sole comprehensive high school. Circa 2010 zoned campuses included Anna S. Canavan Elementary School (pre-K), Escobar Elementary (grades K–5), Ramiro Barrera Middle School (grades 6–8), and Roma High School (grades 9–12). ==Government and infrastructure==

The city opened its first fire station, a $560,000 facility, on August 2, 2011. The Texas Department of Rural Affairs provided a $531,000 block grant to help build the station. ==External links==