Realitos, Texas
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1956 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Realitos-Concepcion census division. It lies in ZIP code area 78376. The Survey maps it on the Realitos quadrangle. 121 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 443 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresRealitos fell from 184 to 121 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 | 184 | |
| 2020 | 121 | -63 (-34%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
3 surveys from 7 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.
- 1956 USGS Laredo quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1967 USGS Realitos quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Falfurrias quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
3 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 3 fires within 5 miles of Realitos between 2008 and 2011, burning about 1,550 acres in total. None started naturally. None 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 | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 April 2011 | Debris and open burning | 450 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CR 263 FIRE |
| 18 March 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,000 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | REALITOS |
| 18 February 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 100 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Realitos: 2 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Realitos Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Gravel, Sand | |
| Wright Materials Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
11 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Realitos in 11 storm reports between 1997 and 2022: 4 hail, 3 flash flood, 2 tornado, 1 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2022 | Flood | Realitos | $100,000 | Very heavy rainfall fell over Macho Creek in western Duval County with radar estimates showing 8 to 15 inches of rainfall. Flood waters rose on Macho Creek and moved into the community of Realitos. Two homes on south Cadena Street between Highway 359 and Adkins Street had water up to the window sills. Around 20 people were evacuated, with some of them going to a shelter in Benavides. Multiple agencies responded to the rescue effort. |
| August 2022 | Flash Flood | Realitos | $100,000 | Very heavy rainfall fell over Macho Creek in western Duval County with radar estimates showing 8 to 15 inches of rainfall. Flood waters rose on Macho Creek and moved into the community of Realitos. Two homes on south Cadena Street between Highway 359 and Adkins Street had water up to the window sills. Around 20 people were evacuated, with some of them going to a shelter in Benavides. Multiple agencies responded to the rescue effort. |
| June 2013 | Hail | Realitos | $10,000 | Duval County Sheriff's office relayed report of quarter sized hail in Realitos. |
| April 2006 | Tornado (F0) | Realitos | $10,000 | Tornado observed by law enforcement 15 miles east-northeast of Hebbronville, or roughly 6 miles southeast of Realitos. The tornado formed near FM 260, and destroyed a 40 ft by 80 ft hay barn. Debris from the barn struck the northwest corner of nearby home, with a board piercing through a wall, ceiling and roof of the home. No injuries occurred. |
| June 2013 | Hail | Realitos | - | CocoRaHS observer reported penny sized hail southwest of Realitos. |
| April 2010 | Flash Flood | Realitos | - | Several spots along HWY 16, between Freer and Hebbronville, were flooded, including 3 feet of flowing water over HWY 16 roughly 18 miles south of Freer. Highway 16 was closed for much of the night. In addition, flooding was reported along FM 2295, between Benavides and HWY 16, and it was also closed. |
| June 2003 | Tornado (F0) | Realitos | - | Tornado was reported by general public and relayed through law enforcement. Tornado remained over open country producing no damage. |
| May 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Realitos | - | Sheriff report of numerous power lines downed by thunderstorm wind. |
| May 2001 | Hail | Realitos | - | no account filed |
| February 1998 | Hail | Realitos | - | no account filed |
| April 1997 | Flash Flood | Realitos | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Realitos Colonia | 0.2 miles | 7 | |
| Ramirez | 9.3 miles | 7 | |
| Conception | 9.6 miles | 7 | |
| Concepcion | 9.8 miles | 7 | |
| Sejita | 10.8 miles | 7 | |
| Benavides | 12.4 miles | 8 | |
| Mario Olga Colonia | 12.7 miles | 8 | |
| Rios | 14.0 miles | 7 |
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 Realitos | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q974409 | 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 1344876. 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.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
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.


