Cantu Addition, Texas
census designated place in Brooks County, Texas, United States
Cantu Addition is a census-designated place (CDP) in Brooks County, Texas, United States. Its population was 191 at the 2020 census.
Geography
Cantu Addition is located at 27°12′7″N 98°9′14″W (27.201979, -98.153909). The community is situated just west of U.S. Highway 281, approximately 2 miles (3 km) southwest of Falfurrias in northern Brooks County.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 0.31 sq mi (0.8 km2), all land.
Demographics
Cantu Addition first appeared as a census designated place in the 2000 U.S. census.
2000
2000
As of the census of 2000, 217 people, 77 households, and 56 families were residing in the CDP. The population density was 723.0 people/sq mi (279.3/km2). The 83 housing units averaged 276.6/sq mi (106.8/km2). The racial makeup of the CDP was 64.06% White, 0.92% Native American, 32.26% from other races, and 2.76% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 94.47% of the population.
This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “Cantu Addition, Texas” as census designated place in Brooks County, Texas, United States. Everything that follows is an evidence route, not borrowed authority.
Why this record matters
The subject matters to the places & architecture register because the source frames it as census designated place in Brooks County, Texas, United States. Its deeper value depends on whether names, dates, institutions and citations support that framing.
Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 10, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q972755. Authority coordinates are 27.202, -98.154. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2020 and 2000.
Architectural summaries often privilege surviving fabric and can understate demolished phases, contested use or displaced communities. The source lead contains qualifying language; that uncertainty should survive quotation, summary and reuse. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.
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