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Lantana, Cameron County, Texas

Coordinates: 26°11′35″N 97°34′44″W / 26.19306°N 97.57889°W / 26.19306; -97.57889
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Lantana, Cameron County, Texas
Lantana is located in Texas
Lantana
Lantana
Lantana is located in the United States
Lantana
Lantana
Coordinates: 26°11′35″N 97°34′44″W / 26.19306°N 97.57889°W / 26.19306; -97.57889
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyCameron
Elevation
30 ft (9 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code956
GNIS feature ID1378561[1]

Lantana is an unincorporated community in Cameron County, Texas, United States.[1] According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 137 in 2000. It is located within the Rio Grande Valley and the Brownsville-Harlingen metropolitan area.

Geography

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Lantana is located near the intersection of Texas State Highway 345 and Farm to Market Road 1561 on the Southern Pacific Railroad, 3 miles (4.8 km) southeast of Rio Hondo in north-central Cameron County.[2]

Education

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Lantana had its own school in 1935.[2] Today, the community is served by the Rio Hondo Independent School District.

References

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