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Esperanza, Hudspeth County, Texas

Coordinates: 31°09′34″N 105°42′38″W / 31.15944°N 105.71056°W / 31.15944; -105.71056
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Esperanza, Texas
Esperanza is located in Texas
Esperanza
Esperanza
Esperanza is located in the United States
Esperanza
Esperanza
Coordinates: 31°09′34″N 105°42′38″W / 31.15944°N 105.71056°W / 31.15944; -105.71056
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyHudspeth
Elevation3,481 ft (1,061 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total75
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
Area code915
GNIS feature ID1379734[1]

Esperanza is an unincorporated community in Hudspeth County, Texas, United States. Esperanza is located on Farm to Market Road 192, 21 miles (34 km) west of Sierra Blanca.

History

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Esperanza was named for a farm in the area; its name means "hope" in Spanish. In 1935, a post office opened in Esperanza; Bessie Greene McCoy was the first postmaster. Esperanza's population rose from 50 in the 1930s to 100 in the mid-1940s; it remained at 100 until falling to 75 in the 1960s, where it has remained through 2000. As of the late 1980s, the community contained a school and some houses.[2]

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