THE SOUTH POINT LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Lower Rio Grande Alluvial Floodplain setting.
South Point CDP has 1.41 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
South Point and Cameron County
South Point 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.
South Point by land and water
The Census records <0.01 square miles of water within South Point, or 0.1% of its total area. It is 30.2 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, South Point CDP has 5.1 times the land area of nearby Villa Pancho CDP (0.28 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

