La Grulla, Texas

La Grulla is a city in Starr County, Texas, United States, founded by Juan Santiago Longoria (3rd great grandfather of actress Eva Longoria) in 1836. The population was 1,622 at the 2010 census.GeographyLa Grulla is located at .The city gained area prior to the 2010 census giving it a total area of 0.9 square mile, all land.DemographicsAs of the census of 2000, there were 1,211 people, 370 households, and 297 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,074.2 people per square mile (806.2/km²). There were 468 housing units at an average density of 801.6 per square mile (311.5/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 75.72% White, 0.17% African American, 0.58% Native American, 22.71% from other races, and 0.83% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 97.61% of the population.There were 370 households out of which 40.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.6% were married couples living together, 19.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.7% were non-families. 17.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.27 and the average family size was 3.70.