The story so far
from Wikipedia & the U.S. CensusEl Castillo (in Spanish: Castle) is a census-designated place located in Starr County, Texas, United States. It is a new CDP, formed from part of the old La Victoria CDP for the 2010 census. As of the 2020 census, El Castillo had a population of 219.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 188 to 219 (+16%).
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of El Castillo yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.
Start El Castillo’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how El Castillo’s history is told.
0 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10El Castillo, decade by decade
2000
Nothing in El Castillo is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean El Castillo has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Fort Ringgold Historic District in Rio Grande City, 10.8 miles away.
El Castillo and the nearest listed places
Closest to El Castillo
Fort Ringgold Historic DistrictRio Grande City · Vernacular Military10.8mi
Rio Grande City Downtown Historic DistrictRio Grande City · Late Victorian10.8miLaBorde House, Store and HotelRio Grande City · Building11.3mi
de la Pena, Silverio, Drugstore and Post OfficeRio Grande City · Building11.4miYzaquirre-Longoria HouseRio Grande City · Building11.8miHow a place gets listed
Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.