Edinburgh (Texas)
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 Location of Edinburgh in Texas
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1908 |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Texas |
| County : | Hidalgo County |
| Coordinates : | 26 ° 18 ′ N , 98 ° 10 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 77,100 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 796.5 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 96.9 km 2 (approx. 37 mi 2 ) of which 96.8 km 2 (approx. 37 mi 2 ) is land |
| Height : | 29 m |
| Postcodes : | 78539-78541 |
| Area code : | +1 956 |
| FIPS : | 48-22660 |
| GNIS ID : | 1335095 |
| Website : | www.cityofedinburg.com |
| Mayor : | Joe Ochoa |
Edinburgh is a city in Hidalgo County in the US state of Texas . It is the seat of the county seat of Hidalgo County. Edinburgh is near the Mexican border. The next major city is McAllen . The city is the seat of the University of Texas – Pan American .
history
In 1908 John Closner, William Briggs, and Dennis B. Chapin started a new ward. It was founded in honor of Dennis B. Chapin with the name Chapin. But when he was involved in a manslaughter, the city was renamed Edinburgh.
| growth of population | |||
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| Census | Residents | ± in% | |
| 1920 | 1406 | - | |
| 1930 | 4821 | 242.9% | |
| 1940 | 8718 | 80.8% | |
| 1950 | 12,383 | 42% | |
| 1960 | 18,706 | 51.1% | |
| 1970 | 17.163 | -8.2% | |
| 1980 | 24,075 | 40.3% | |
| 1990 | 31.091 | 29.1% | |
| 2000 | 48,465 | 55.9% | |
| 2010 | 77,100 | 59.1% | |
| 1920-2000, 2010 | |||
sons and daughters of the town
- Minerva G. Carcaño (* 1954), Bishop of the United Methodist Church
Individual evidence
- ↑ Texas Almanac (PDF file; 1.13 MB). Retrieved October 4, 2012
- ↑ US Census ( Memento of July 3, 2012 in the Internet Archive ). Retrieved October 16, 2012
Web links
- Handbook of Texas (Engl.)
- Statistics Edinburg (Texas) (Engl.)