Scissors is a census-designated place (CDP) in Hidalgo County, Texas, United States.

[4] According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 1.7 square miles (4.4 km2), all land.

[15] As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 2,805 people, 604 households, and 561 families residing in the CDP.

There were 673 housing units at an average density of 394.2 per square mile (152.2/km2).

6.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 1.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.