The site on which La Joya was founded was part of what was known as "Los Ejidos de Reynosa Viejo". La Joya is the birthplace of Mayra Rosales, accused of murder.
- CountyHidalgo County
- Population4,457 (2020 U.S. Census)
La Joya, Texas gifts and souvenirs: 16 designs made from La Joya's own map, landmarks and history, from $16 to $95. Printed to order and shipped free in the USA.
| Popular | Price |
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| La Joya Hometown Ornament | $23 |
| La Joya Varsity Crewneck | from $57 |
| La Joya Est. Tee | from $33 |
| La Joya Town Line Mug | from $26 |
| La Joya Market Tote | $37 |
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Map of local landmarks, washable fabric
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The site on which La Joya was founded was part of what was known as "Los Ejidos de Reynosa Viejo". La Joya is the birthplace of Mayra Rosales, accused of murder.
Its name, meaning "the jewel", was inspired by a small natural lake west of the city; early settlers were said to observe that the lake shined in the sun like a jewel. The site on which La Joya was founded was part of what was known as "Los Ejidos de Reynosa Viejo". The ejidos were the shared grazing lands used for the livestock of the settlers of Reynosa Viejo ("Old Reynosa"). During the early 1800s, at the site of what is now La Joya, Francisco de la Garza, a descendant of the early colonizers of the area who soon decided to change his last name from de la Garza to Garza, founded a community, called "Tabasco", adjacent to the northern bank of the Rio Grande. It was a prosperous community that died out after floods in 1908 and 1909. The settlers moved their belongings just north to higher and less flood-prone ground, present-day La Joya.
Adapted (trimmed) from the Wikipedia article La Joya, Texas, revision 1379451114 by its contributors, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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La Joya's population was 4,457 in the 2020 U.S. Census, up from 3,985 in 2010.