Brownsville, Texas
Brownsville is a city in the southern tip of Texas. As of 2020, 186,738 people lived there.[7]
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Coordinates: 25°55′49″N 97°29′4″W / 25.93028°N 97.48444°WCoordinates: 25°55′49″N 97°29′4″W / 25.93028°N 97.48444°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Texas |
County | Cameron |
Founded | 1848 |
Incorporated | February 7, 1853 |
Named for | Fort Brown, named for Jacob Brown |
Government | |
• Type | Council-manager |
Area | |
• City | 145.19 sq mi (376.03 km2) |
• Land | 131.53 sq mi (340.66 km2) |
• Water | 13.66 sq mi (35.37 km2) 4% |
• Metro | 370.58 sq mi (905.76 km2) |
Elevation | 33 ft (10 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• City | 186,738 |
• Density | 1,420/sq mi (548.2/km2) |
• Urban | 216,444 (US: 176th) |
• Urban density | 3,485.3/sq mi (1,345.7/km2) |
• Metro | 421,017 (US: 128th) |
• Metro density | 472.5/sq mi (182.4/km2) |
• CSA | 441,181 (US: 94th) |
Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
ZIP Codes | 78520–78523, 78526 |
FIPS code | 48-10768[4] |
GNIS feature ID | 1372749[5] |
Airport | Brownsville/South Padre Island International Airport KBRO (BRO) |
Website | brownsvilletx |
β. ^ Urban population/density as of the 2020 Census.[6] |
Brownsville, Texas Media
The Battle of Palo Alto was fought on May 8, 1846
View from the International Space Station, with the photo centered on east Brownsville
The Sabal mexicana (Texas sabal palm) is a native plant species in Brownsville.
A tracking station antenna (pictured) installed at SpaceX Starbase
The Old Federal Courthouse; it currently serves as Brownsville's City Hall
References
- ↑ "Official Capital Designations". tsl.texas.gov. Texas Legislature. Archived from the original on January 4, 2019. Retrieved January 4, 2019.
- ↑ "SpaceX's plans to launch near Brownsville, Texas, have sent house prices sky high" (in en). NPR.org. https://www.npr.org/2022/05/11/1097072378/spacexs-plans-to-launch-near-brownsville-texas-have-sent-house-prices-sky-high. Retrieved 2022-09-10.
- ↑ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on October 17, 2020. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
- ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on December 27, 1996. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Archived from the original on February 12, 2012. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ↑ "List of 2020 Census Urban Areas". census.gov. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 7, 2023.
- ↑ "QuickFacts: Brownsville city, Texas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 6, 2024.