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Alamo, Texas
Nickname(s): 
The Refuge to the Valley
Location of Alamo, Texas
Location of Alamo, Texas
Hidalgo County Alamo.svg
Alamo, Texas is located in Texas
Alamo, Texas
Alamo, Texas
Location in Texas
Alamo, Texas is located in the United States
Alamo, Texas
Alamo, Texas
Location in the United States
Alamo, Texas is located in North America
Alamo, Texas
Alamo, Texas
Location in North America
Country  United States of America
State  Texas
County Hidalgo
Incorporated May 12, 1924
Area
 • Total 7.51 sq mi (19.45 km2)
 • Land 7.51 sq mi (19.45 km2)
 • Water 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
98 ft (30 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total 18,353
 • Estimate 
(2019)
19,910
 • Density 2,650.78/sq mi (1,023.42/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
78516
Area code(s) 956
FIPS code 48-01576
GNIS feature ID 1329296

Alamo ( al-Ə-moh), located in the Rio Grande Valley in what is nicknamed the "Land of Two Summers", is a city in the irrigated area of southern Hidalgo County, Texas, United States. Known as the "Refuge to the Valley", it is located in an area of abundant vegetable farming and citrus groves, and is a noted winter resort/retirement town near the Mexico–U.S. border. Alamo is one of the Rio Grande Valley's gateways to Mexico, via U.S. Route 281 and Nuevo Progreso, Tamaulipas, as well as a gateway to the Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge. Alamo's population was 18,353 at the 2010 census and an estimated 19,910 in 2019.

History

Alamo was laid out in 1909, and named after the Alamo Mission in San Antonio.

Geography

Alamo is located at 26°11′6″N 98°7′4″W / 26.18500°N 98.11778°W / 26.18500; -98.11778 (26.185113, -98.117892).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 5.7 square miles (15 km2), all land, and lies within Hidalgo County, Texas.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hidalgo_County,_Texas

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop.
1930 1,018
1940 1,944 91.0%
1950 3,017 55.2%
1960 4,121 36.6%
1970 4,291 4.1%
1980 5,831 35.9%
1990 8,210 40.8%
2000 14,760 79.8%
2010 18,353 24.3%
2019 (est.) 19,910 8.5%
U.S. Decennial Census

Alamo is part of the McAllen–Edinburg–Mission and Reynosa–McAllen metropolitan areas.

As of the census of 2000, 14,760 people, 4,621 households, and 3,826 families resided in the city. The population density was 2,580.8 people per square mile (996.3/km2). The 6,208 housing units averaged 1,085.5 per square mile (419.0/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 83.61% White (including Hispanics or Latinos), 0.21% African American, 0.43% Native American, 0.09% Asian, 13.73% from other races, and 1.94% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos people of any race were 78.10% of the population.

Of the 4,621 households, 36.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.2% were married couples living together, 13.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.2% were not families. About 15.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.19 and the average family size was 3.57.

In the city, the population was distributed as 30.0% under the age of 18, 9.8% from 18 to 24, 22.9% from 25 to 44, 17.5% from 45 to 64, and 19.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.7 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $23,928, and for a family was $24,827. Males had a median income of $17,476 versus $14,683 for females. The per capita income for the city was $10,564. About 24.9% of families and 32.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 48.0% of those under age 18 and 12.9% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Primary and secondary schools

Most of Alamo's population resides within the Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (PSJAISD), although a portion does reside in the Donna Independent School District boundaries.

Elementary schools in the PSJAISD located in Alamo include Zeferino Farias Elementary, Agusto Guerra Elementary, Santos Livas (previously North Alamo) Elementary, Marcia R. Garza Elementary, and John McKeever Elementary. Middle schools: Alamo Middle School and Audie Murphy Middle all serve Alamo. Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Memorial High School is the zoned high school of PSJAISD Alamo.

Captain D. Salinas II Elementary, Sauceda Middle School, and Donna High School serve the Donna ISD portion.

In addition, all Alamo residents are allowed to apply to magnet schools operated by the South Texas Independent School District.

Valley Christian Heritage School is in Alamo.

Idea Public School District enrolls local students in any of a variety of area campuses in located in Alamo, San Juan, Pharr, Donna, and Edinburg.

Public libraries

Sergeant Fernando de la Rosa Memorial Library is located in Alamo. The library is named after United States Army Sergeant Fernando "Nando" De La Rosa, who died during a roadside bomb explosion on October 27, 2009, in the Arghandab River Valley in Afghanistan.

See also

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