Brownsville, Texas
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county seat of Cameron County, Texas, United States
Brownsville is a city in the southern tip of Texas. As of 2020, 186,738 people lived there.[7]
Brownsville, Texas | |
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 Images from left to right, top to bottom: Cameron County Courthouse, Reynaldo G. Garza & Filemon B. Vela Courthouse, Cameron County Administrative Building, Port of Brownsville, Brownsville Metro, Texas Southmost College, U.S. Post Office, Villa del Sol Apartments, Market Square, Resaca, Hotel El Jardin, Lone Star National Bank Tower | |
| Nickname: Chess Capital of Texas[1] | |
| Motto(s): "On the Border, By the Sea, and Beyond!"[2] | |
 Location in Texas | |
Brownsville
Brownsville | |
| Coordinates: 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) |
| Demonym | Brownsvillian |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| ZIP Codes | 78520–78523, 78526 |
| Area code | 956 |
| 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] | |
- ↑ "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". NPR.org. 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.