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McAllen, Texas |
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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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