Laguna Vista, Texas
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1929 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the East Cameron census division. It lies in ZIP code area 78578. It lies near La Atravezada. The Survey maps it on the Laguna Vista quadrangle. 3,520 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 10 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresLaguna Vista grew from 3,117 to 3,520 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 3,117 | |
| 2020 | 3,520 | +403 (+13%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 15 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1929 USGS Laguna Vista quadrangle1:24000
- 1936 USGS Laguna Vista quadrangle1:31680, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS Brownsville quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Laguna Vista quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Brownsville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Los Fresnos quadrangle1:62500
- 1956 USGS Port Isabel quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Brownsville quadrangle1:250000
- 1992 USGS Harlingen quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
20 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 20 fires within 5 miles of Laguna Vista between 2002 and 2020, burning about 2,672 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 1 was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE |
| 10 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge | WALLER N/O |
| 30 July 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge | OLD FIRE |
| 29 July 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.3 acres | Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge | WALLER |
| 22 July 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE |
| 18 July 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge | LAGUNA EAST |
| 30 June 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE |
| 29 June 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge | BAHIA GRANDE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
6 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Laguna Vista in 6 storm reports between 2000 and 2014: 3 flash flood, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Laguna Vista | $5,000,000 | A very strong heavy precipitation type supercell did extensive straight line wind damage to Laguna Vista, Laguna heights, Port Isabel and South Padre Island on the evening of May the 2nd. A National Weather Service ground survey team reported that all debris was oriented from northwest to southeast. The storm first struck the Laguna Heights and Laguna Vista communities between 820 and 835 PM CDT. Then it struck Port Isabel and South Padre Island between 840 PM and 900 PM CDT. These damaging winds knocked down 50 power poles. In addition, the damaging thunderstorm winds knocked down power lines and trees. Approximately 8800 customers were left without power and schools were closed in Port Isabel on May 3rd and 4th. Many residents reported damage to roofs, awnings, signs, canopies, marinas, and garage doors. Windows were shattered by the strong winds. The United States Coast Guard Office reported 106 knots or 122 mph winds before power failed at the Coast Guard station. Several recreational vehicles parked at Isla Blanca Park on South Padre Island were tossed on their sides. Hail the size of golfballs was reported at South Padre Island. Total damage to the utility lines and poles was estimated to be around 3 million dollars. Total damage done to the rest of the area was around 2 million. In all, it was estimated that approximately 5 million dollars of damage was done to the bayfront communities and South Padre Island. |
| May 2014 | Lightning | Laguna Vista | $10,000 | Local law enforcement officials reported two house fires started by lightning strikes in the town of Laguna Vista. |
| October 2002 | Flash Flood | Laguna Vista | - | Intense thunderstorms produced very heavy rains and flash flooding throughout eastern portions of Cameron county. Water entered several homes and businesses in both Brownsville and Laguna Vista. |
| May 2000 | Flash Flood | Laguna Vista | - | The large supercell produced flash flooding rainfall that forced closure of Highway 100 at Laguna Vista and South Padre Island because of high water and storm debris. |
| June 2000 | Flash Flood | Laguna Vista | - | The Port Isabel Press reported a house in the El Norte subdivision in Laguna Heights was inundated with flood water. About 3.76 inches of rainfall was measured at Port Isabel on the 10th. This heavy rainfall was produced by the first tropical depression that formed in the Gulf of Mexico. |
| April 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Laguna Vista | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rutherford-Harding Addition Colonia | 2.3 miles | 15 | |
| Holly Beach | 2.4 miles | 14 | |
| Laguna Heights | 2.4 miles | 15 | |
| Port Isabel | 4.7 miles | 14 | |
| La Aura Crossing | 5.5 miles | 15 | |
| Carretas Crossing | 5.6 miles | 15 | |
| Bayview | 6.0 miles | 11 | |
| South Padre Island | 6.7 miles | 14 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Laguna Vista | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q982265 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1374437. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.








