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McAllen, Texas |
City |
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Nickname(s): " The City of Palms"
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 Location within Hidalgo County
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Location within Texas
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Location within the United States
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Coordinates: 26°12′59″N 98°14′11″W / 26.21639°N 98.23639°W / 26.21639; -98.23639Coordinates: 26°12′59″N 98°14′11″W / 26.21639°N 98.23639°W / 26.21639; -98.23639
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Country |
United States |
State |
Texas |
County |
Hidalgo |
Government
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• Type |
Council-Manager |
• City Council |
Mayor Jim Darling Javier Villalobos (District 1) Joaquin J. Zamora (District 2) Julian Omar Quintanilla (District 3) Tania Ramirez (District 4) John Ingram (District 5) Veronica Whitacre (District 6) |
• City Manager |
Roel "Roy" Rodriguez |
• Texas State Representative |
Robert Guerra |
• Texas State Senator |
Juan Hinojosa |
• U.S. Representative |
Vicente González |
Area
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• City |
48.6 sq mi (126.0 km2) |
• Land |
48.3 sq mi (125.2 km2) |
• Water |
0.3 sq mi (0.8 km2) |
Elevation
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121.4 ft (37.1 m) |
Population
(2010)
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• City |
142,696 (US: 185th) |
• Estimate (2018)
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143,433 |
• Density |
2,994/sq mi (1,155.8/km2) |
• Metro
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774,769 |
Time zone |
UTC−6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) |
UTC−5 (CDT) |
ZIP codes |
78501-78504 |
Area code(s) |
956 |
FIPS code |
48-45384[1]
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GNIS feature ID |
1374829[2]
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Website |
www.mcallen.net |
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