THE LA PALOMA LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Lower Rio Grande Alluvial Floodplain setting.
La Paloma CDP has 2.15 square miles of land in Cameron County. Its Census reference point is in Lower Rio Grande Alluvial Floodplain, within Western Gulf Coastal Plain.
Low coastal plains extend along the western Gulf, contrasting with more irregular inland country. Grassland was the principal natural cover, with river corridors and coastal features adding local variation.
Regional context: Western Gulf Coastal Plain ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
La Paloma and Cameron County
La Paloma is associated with Cameron County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
La Paloma by land and water
The Census records 0 square miles of water within La Paloma, or 0% of its total area. It is 30.3 percentage points lower than the 30.3% recorded for Cameron County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, La Paloma CDP has 81.9% of the land area of nearby Encantada-Ranchito-El Calaboz CDP (2.63 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.