Fronton

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Fronton

Total population

205

Median home value

$0

27.3%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$0

Elevation61 m

Land area1.03 km²

Weather76°F · Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Cloudy

Coordinates26.43°, -99.08°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Fronton is a census-designated place (CDP) in Starr County, Texas, United States, bordering the Mexican state of Tamaulipas, close to Ciudad Miguel Alemán. The population was 172 at the 2020 census, a decline from the figure of 180 tabulated in 2010.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Fronton, TX from NOAA NWS API.

Health (adults)

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

E

Eleazar García

Mexican actor (1924-1999)

C

Carlos Osuna

Mexican politician

G

Gregorio Osuna Hinojosa

Mexican military personnel (1873-1941)

P

Práxedis W. Caballero

Mexican military personnel (1885-1940)

J

Jovita González

American writer (1904–1983)

J

Juan Mejía González

drug lord

M

Mary Elizabeth Butt

American philanthropist

Edgar Barrera

American‐Mexican songwriter, producer, recording engineer, musician

H

Hugo Barrera Saldaña

Mexican biologist

G

Giulio Granati

M

Maria Antonietta Memeta Ambrosetti

Swiss jazz musician

G

Gilberto Barragán Balderas

Mexican drug lord

M

Mario E. Ramirez

American physician and judge (1926-2017)

Á

Álbar Antonio Peña

first director of bilingual education programs in the United States at the national level

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Texas

• Guadalupe Guerra
  1.1 mi away
• Fronton Ranchettes
  3 mi away
• La Minita
  5.3 mi away
• Loma Vista
  5.9 mi away
• J.F. Villareal
  6 mi away
• Los Arrieros
  6.3 mi away
• Jardin de San Julian
  7.1 mi away
• La Loma de Falcon
  7.8 mi away
• Garceno
  8.4 mi away
• Indio
  8.6 mi away
• Loma Linda West
  9 mi away
• La Rosita
  9.1 mi away

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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire Breezy, Starr, Texas
  Wildfires · 2026-09-16 · 23 mi
• Wildfire Dos Pistolas, Brooks, Texas
  Wildfires · 2026-08-11 · 65 mi

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).

Recently spotted species

devil's bouquet

Nyctaginia capitata

Seen 2026-09-25

Black Phoebe

Sayornis nigricans

Seen 2026-09-24

Neotropic Cormorant

Nannopterum brasilianum

Seen 2026-09-24

Great Kiskadee

Pitangus sulphuratus

Seen 2026-09-24

Common Yellowthroat

Geothlypis trichas

Seen 2026-09-24

Great Blue Heron

Ardea herodias

Seen 2026-09-24

Cactus Wren

Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus

Seen 2026-09-24

Black-and-white Warbler

Mniotilta varia

Seen 2026-09-24

Wilson's Warbler

Cardellina pusilla

Seen 2026-09-24

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Nearest stream gauge

Live readings from USGS NWIS · measured 2026-09-22 17:15 UTC.