Vinton, Texas

Native Americans inhabited the site of Vinton before the arrival of the Spaniards, who made it a stopping place along the Camino Real, the road from El Paso to Santa Fe, which passed along the east bank of the Rio Grande through what is now Vinton. In Spanish and Mexican colonial times, it was known as La Salinera, from the salt cedars which grew there in abundance; when the area passed to the United States after the US-Mexican War, this water stop became known as Cottonwood, and was located in the northern part of Vinton along the river, 22 miles from El Paso. In 1857, it was used by the San Antonio-San Diego Mail Line and from 1858 to 1861 by the Butterfield Overland Mail, that had a stage station called Cottonwood Station, located 22 miles from El Paso and 25 miles from Fort Fillmore up river in New Mexico.[http://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth123765/m1/147/ Table of distances from Texas Almanac, 1859], Book, ca. 1859; digital images, (http://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth123765/ accessed November 12, 2013), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, http://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Texas State Historical Association, Denton, Texas[https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1858/10/14/78877651.pdf List of Stations from New York Times, October 14 1858, Itinerary of the Route]{{cite web |publisher=Texas Department of Agriculture Planning and Capacity Building Fund |date=July 2012 |title=VILLAGE OF VINTON, EL PASO COUNTY, TEXAS BASE MAP |url=http://www.vintontx.govoffice2.com/vertical/sites/%7B9571B011-F39E-4B6F-A49E-0B16AB6056A3%7D/uploads/9-13-12_Final_Rpt.pdf |access-date=August 1, 2014 |archive-date=August 8, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140808050021/http://www.vintontx.govoffice2.com/vertical/sites/%7B9571B011-F39E-4B6F-A49E-0B16AB6056A3%7D/uploads/9-13-12_Final_Rpt.pdf |url-status=dead }}

Vinton was named for Southern Pacific Railroad surveyor John C. Vinton, who laid the cross-country route for the railroad through the area in 1881, and was most likely established around that time. A post office was opened there in 1892, and the town grew slowly in the next 100 years, reaching 605 in 1990, then tripling in population in the following decade to 1892 in the 2000 census. The incorporation of Vinton as Village of Industry on August 8, 1961 {{Cite web |title=Village of Vinton, Texas – Basic Financial Statements For the Year Ended September 30, 2008 and Independent Auditors' Report |url=http://www.vintontx.govoffice2.com/vertical/sites/%7B9571B011-F39E-4B6F-A49E-0B16AB6056A3%7D/uploads/2008_Audit_Final.pdf |access-date=August 1, 2014 |archive-date=August 8, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140808050338/http://www.vintontx.govoffice2.com/vertical/sites/%7B9571B011-F39E-4B6F-A49E-0B16AB6056A3%7D/uploads/2008_Audit_Final.pdf |url-status=dead }} originated with Border Steel Corporation, which opened a mill in town that year; now owned by Arcelor Mittal, it is still in operation.{{Cite web|url=http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hnv17|title = TSHA | Vinton, TX}}

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of {{convert|2.4|sqmi|km2}}, all land.

{{US Census population

| 1980 = 372

| 1990 = 605

| 2000 = 1892

| 2010 = 1971

| 2020 = 2684

| footnote = U.S. Decennial Census{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}

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As of the 2020 United States census, there were 2,684 people, 432 households, and 379 families residing in the village.

As of the census of 2000, there were 1,892 people, 496 households, and 431 families residing in the village. The population density was {{convert|779.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 520 housing units at an average density of {{convert|214.4|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the village was 80.44% White, 1.00% African American, 0.16% Native American, 0.11% Asian, 15.59% from other races, and 2.70% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 93.60% of the population.

There were 496 households, out of which 67.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.7% were married couples living together, 13.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 13.1% were non-families. 11.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.81 and the average family size was 4.13.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 43.0% under the age of 18, 9.8% from 18 to 24, 31.5% from 25 to 44, 12.7% from 45 to 64, and 3.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 23 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.8 males. The median income for a household in the village was $26,779, and the median income for a family was $27,240. Males had a median income of $22,955 versus $14,777 for females. The per capita income for the village was $9,974. About 25.2% of families and 30.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 31.6% of those under age 18 and 32.8% of those age 65 or over.

Almost all of Vinton is served by the Canutillo Independent School District, while a small section is in the Anthony Independent School District.{{cite web |url= https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st48_tx/schooldistrict_maps/c48141_el_paso/DC20SD_C48141.pdf |title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: El Paso County, TX|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |accessdate=June 29, 2022}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/DC20BLK/st48_tx/place/p4875668_vinton/DC20BLK_P4875668.pdf Vinton block map] Childress Elementary School is located in the village,{{cite web |url=https://bce.canutillo-isd.org/|title=Home|publisher=Bill Childress Elementary School|accessdate=July 4, 2022|quote=7700 Cap Carter Road, Vinton, TX 79821}} and it is zoned to Childress for pre-kindergarten to fifth grades,{{cite web|url=https://www.canutillo-isd.org/UserFiles/Servers/Server_52913/File/CISD%20Boundary%20Map.pdf|title=Canutillo ISD Boundary Map |publisher=Canutillo Independent School District|accessdate=July 4, 2022}} - Only indicates elementary zoning. and Canutillo Middle School for sixth to eighth grades.{{cite web|url=https://www.canutillo-isd.org/cms/One.aspx?portalId=52997&pageId=499782|title=CISD 2015 Boundary Map|publisher=Canutillo Independent School District|accessdate=July 4, 2022}} High-school students attend Canutillo High School and may also attend Northwest Early College High School should they qualify for admission.

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• [http://www.vintontx.govoffice2.com/ Village of Vinton official website]

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Category:Villages in El Paso County, Texas

Category:Villages in Texas

Category:San Antonio–San Diego Mail Line

Category:Butterfield Overland Mail in Texas

Category:American frontier

Category:Stagecoach stops in the United States

Category:Texas populated places on the Rio Grande