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San Juan, Texas
San Juan is a city in Hidalgo County, Texas, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 35,294, up from 33,856 in 2010. It is part of the McAllen–Edinburg–Mission and Reynosa–McAllen metropolitan areas. The city is known for the Basilica of the National Shrine of Our Lady of San Juan del Valle, one of the largest churches in South Texas. History The community was organized in 1909, in part, due to the efforts of John Closner. Geography San Juan is located in southern Hidalgo County at (26.192451, –98.152708), in the Rio Grande Valley region. It is bordered to the west by the city of Pharr and to the east by the city of Alamo. Unincorporated communities bordering San Juan include Lopezville to the northwest, Murillo to the north, and North Alamo to the northeast. San Juan is east of McAllen and south of Edinburg, the county seat. It is north of the Mexican border at the Pharr–Reynosa International Bridge over the Rio Grande. According to th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Cities In Texas
Texas is a U.S. state, state located in the Southern United States. At the 2020 United States Census, 21,096,153 (72.38%) of the 29,145,505 residents of Texas lived in an incorporated municipality. Incorporated municipalities As of May 2022, the 1,221 active Texas Place (United States Census Bureau)#Incorporated place, incorporated municipalities include 970 City, cities, 228 Town, towns, and 23 Village, villages. These designations are determined by United States Census Bureau, Census Bureau requirements based on state statutes and may not match a municipality's self-reported designation. The types of municipalities in Texas are defined in the Law of Texas#Legislation, Local Government Code, which was codified in 1987. The designations of city, town and village were superseded by Type A, B, and C general-law cities in the code. In Texas, there are two forms of municipal government: General-law municipality#Texas, general-law and Home rule in the United States, home-rule. A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
McAllen–Edinburg–Mission Metropolitan Area
The McAllen–Edinburg–Mission Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA), is a U.S. metropolitan statistical area defined by the United States Census Bureau, consisting of one county – Hidalgo – in the Rio Grande Valley region of South Texas, anchored by the cities of McAllen, Edinburg, Pharr and Mission. It is ranked the fifth most populated metropolitan area in the state of Texas. It is also part of the transnational metropolitan area of Reynosa–McAllen. Demographics As of the 2000 census, the MSA had a population of 569,463 (though a July 1, 2009 estimate placed the population at 741,152). According to the 2010 census, the population had reached 774,769. This population increase of 36.05% places it as the 11th fastest growing metropolitan statistic area from 2000 to 2010. As of the 2020 census, the population grew to 870,781 It has the lowest per capita income of the 276 MSAs within the 50 states at $9,899. Its median household income is also the lowest within the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pharr–Reynosa International Bridge
The Pharr–Reynosa International Bridge ( es, Puente Internacional Reynosa–Pharr) is an international bridge across the Rio Grande, along the U.S.–Mexico border. It connects the city of Pharr in the U.S. state of Texas with the city of Reynosa in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas. On the U.S. side, the bridge connects to U.S. Route 281 via Texas State Highway Spur 600. On the Mexico side, it provides access to Mexican Federal Highway 2. The bridge handles both commercial and passenger vehicles. Since 1996, all trucks have been diverted here from the McAllen–Hidalgo–Reynosa International Bridge, which is located upriver to the west. Border crossing The Pharr Texas Port of Entry is located at the Pharr–Reynosa International Bridge. The bridge opened in 1994, and since 1996, northbound trucks from Reynosa have not been to permitted to cross at the Hidalgo Texas Port of Entry. See also * Anzalduas International Bridge — ''next Reynosa + McAllen road bridge uprive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
County Seat
A county seat is an administrative center, seat of government, or capital city of a county or civil parish. The term is in use in Canada, China, Hungary, Romania, Taiwan, and the United States. The equivalent term shire town is used in the US state of Vermont and in some other English-speaking jurisdictions. County towns have a similar function in the Republic of Ireland and the United Kingdom, as well as historically in Jamaica. Function In most of the United States, counties are the political subdivisions of a state. The city, town, or populated place that houses county government is known as the seat of its respective county. Generally, the county legislature, county courthouse, sheriff's department headquarters, hall of records, jail and correctional facility are located in the county seat, though some functions (such as highway maintenance, which usually requires a large garage for vehicles, along with asphalt and salt storage facilities) may also be located or conducted ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edinburg, Texas
Edinburg ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Hidalgo County, Texas, United States. Its population was 74,569 as of the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census, and in 2019, its estimated population was 101,170, making it the second-largest city in Hidalgo County, and the third-largest city in the larger Rio Grande Valley (Texas), Rio Grande Valley region. Edinburg is part of the McAllen–Edinburg–Mission metropolitan area, McAllen–Edinburg–Mission and Reynosa–McAllen Metropolitan Area, Reynosa–McAllen metropolitan areas. History In 1908, John Closner, William Briggs, Argyle McAllen, Plutarco de la Viña, and Dennis B. Chapin developed a new community at this site. The town square was located at the current crossroads of U.S. Highway 281 and Texas State Highway 107, State Highway 107. The town was named "Chapin" in honor of one of the developers. A local myth relates that Edinburg became the county seat of Hidalgo County in a dramatic, nighttime covert operation in whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
McAllen, Texas
McAllen is the largest city in Hidalgo County, Texas, United States, and the 22nd-most populous city in Texas. It is located at the southern tip of the state in the Rio Grande Valley, on the Mexico–United States border. The city limits extend south to the Rio Grande, across from the Mexican city of Reynosa. McAllen is about west of the Gulf of Mexico. As of the 2020 census, McAllen's population was 142,210. It is the fifth-most populous metropolitan area ( McAllen–Edinburg–Mission) in the state of Texas, and the binational Reynosa–McAllen metropolitan area counts a population of more than 1.5 million. From its settlement in 1904, the area around McAllen was largely rural and agricultural in character, but the latter half of the 20th century had steady growth, which has continued in the 21st century in the metropolitan area. The introduction of the ''maquiladora'' economy and the North American Free Trade Association led to an increase in cross-border trading with Mexi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Alamo, Texas
North Alamo is a census-designated place (CDP) in Hidalgo County, Texas. The population was 3,235 at the 2010 United States Census. It is part of the McAllen– Edinburg–Mission Metropolitan Statistical Area. Geography North Alamo is located at (26.214649, -98.124075). According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , all land. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 2,061 people, 565 households, and 496 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 913 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 96.70% White, 2.18% from other races, and 1.12% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 89.91% of the population. There were 565 households, out of which 52.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.5% were married couples living together, 13.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 12.2% were non-families. 11.2% of all households were ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Murillo, Texas
Murillo, previously recorded as Nurillo, is a census-designated place (CDP) in Hidalgo County, Texas, United States. The population was 7,344 at the 2010 census, up from 5,056 at the 2000 census. It is part of the McAllen– Edinburg–Mission Metropolitan Statistical Area. Geography Murillo is located in south-central Hidalgo County at (26.267091, -98.131725). It is bordered to the west by Edinburg, the county seat, to the southwest by Lopezville, to the south by San Juan, and to the north by Cesar Chavez. According to the United States Census Bureau, the Murillo CDP has a total area of , all land. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 5,056 people, 1,231 households, and 1,144 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 1,329 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 75.95% White, 0.34% African American, 0.32% Native American, 21.02% from other races, and 2.37% from two or more races. Hispanic o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lopezville, Texas
Lopezville is a census-designated place (CDP) in Hidalgo County, Texas. The population was 4,333 at the 2010 United States Census. It is part of the McAllen– Edinburg–Mission Metropolitan Statistical Area. The town developed during the early 1960s as a trailer park. It is named for Francisco Solano López, a former president of Paraguay, a descendant of whom founded his namesake trailer park. Geography Lopezville is located at (26.245789, -98.156402). According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , all land. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 4,476 people, 1,035 households, and 963 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 2,520.5 people per square mile (970.9/km2). There were 1,117 housing units at an average density of 629.0/sq mi (242.3/km2). The racial makeup of the CDP was 91.35% White, 0.20% African American, 0.04% Asian, 7.19% from other races, and 1.21% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alamo, Texas
Alamo ( ), located in the Rio Grande Valley in what is nicknamed the "Land of Two Summers", is a city in the irrigated area of southern Hidalgo County, Texas, United States. Known as the "Refuge to the Valley", it is located in an area of abundant vegetable farming and citrus groves, and is a noted winter resort/retirement town near the Mexico–U.S. border. Alamo is one of the Rio Grande Valley's gateways to Mexico, via U.S. Route 281 and Nuevo Progreso, Tamaulipas, as well as a gateway to the Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge. Alamo's population was 18,353 at the 2010 census and an estimated 19,910 in 2019. History Alamo was laid out in 1909, and named after the Alamo Mission in San Antonio. Alamo is the Spanish/Mexican word for Cottonwood tree. Geography Alamo is located in southern Hidalgo County at (26.185113, –98.117892). It is bordered to the west by the city of San Juan and to the east by the city of Donna. According to the United States Census Bureau, Alamo h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pharr, Texas
Pharr is a city in Hidalgo County, Texas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 70,400, and in 2019, the estimated population was 79,112. Pharr is connected by bridge to the Mexican city of Reynosa, Tamaulipas. Pharr is part of the McAllen–Edinburg–Mission and Reynosa–McAllen metropolitan areas. Geography Pharr is located in southern Hidalgo County at (26.206334, –98.185174). It is bordered to the west by the city of McAllen, to the north by Edinburg, the county seat, to the east by San Juan, and to the southwest by Hidalgo. The Pharr city limits extend south in a narrow band to the Rio Grande and the Pharr–Reynosa International Bridge into Mexico. According to the United States Census Bureau, Pharr has a total area of , of which , or 0.12%, is covered by water. Communities: * Las Milpas (annexed in 1987) History The community was named after sugar planter Henry Newton Pharr. For a number of years centering around early 1900, Henry N. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lower Rio Grande Valley
The Lower Rio Grande Valley ( es, Valle del Río Grande), commonly known as the Rio Grande Valley or locally as the Valley or RGV, is a region spanning the border of Texas and Mexico located in a floodplain of the Rio Grande near its mouth. The region includes the southernmost tip of South Texas and a portion of northern Tamaulipas, Mexico. It consists of the Brownsville, Harlingen, Weslaco, Pharr, McAllen, Edinburg, Mission, San Juan, and Rio Grande City metropolitan areas in the United States and the Matamoros, Río Bravo, and Reynosa metropolitan areas in Mexico. The area is generally bilingual in English and Spanish, with a fair amount of Spanglish due to the region's diverse history and transborder agglomerations It is home to some of the poorest cities in the nation, as well as many unincorporated, persistent poverty communities called ''colonias''. A large seasonal influx occurs of "winter Texans" — people who come down from the north for the winter and then ret ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
