Murillo, previously recorded as Nurillo, is a

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(CDP) in Hidalgo County,

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, United States. The population was 7,344 at the 2010 census, up from 5,056 at the 2000 census. It is part of the

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– Edinburg–

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Geography

Murillo is located in south-central Hidalgo County at (26.267091, -98.131725). It is bordered to the west by Edinburg, the

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, to the southwest by Lopezville, to the south by

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, and to the north by

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. According to the

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, the Murillo CDP has a total area of , all land.

Demographics

As of the

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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%

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, 0.34%

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, 0.32% Native American, 21.02% from

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, and 2.37% from two or more races.

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of any race were 96.70% of the population. There were 1,231 households, out of which 64.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 72.5% were

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living together, 15.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 7.0% were non-families. 5.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 1.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 4.11 and the average family size was 4.24. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 39.9% under the age of 18, 12.7% from 18 to 24, 28.2% from 25 to 44, 15.3% from 45 to 64, and 3.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 24 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.2 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $24,645, and the median income for a family was $25,160. Males had a median income of $18,137 versus $15,284 for females. The

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for the CDP was $7,611. About 32.8% of families and 38.2% of the population were below the

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, including 43.7% of those under age 18 and 37.6% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Murillo is served by the

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. Zoned elementary schools serving sections of Murillo include Betts, Cano-Conzalez, De Escandon, Gorena, Lyndon B. Johnson, and Ramirez (grades PK-5), Almost all of Murillo is zoned to Barrientes Middle School, with a small segment zoned to South Middle School. All residents are zoned to Edinburg High School (9-12). In addition,

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operates magnet schools that serve the community. All of Hidalgo County is in the service area of

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.Texas Education Code, Sec. 130.199. SOUTH TEXAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA.

References

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