Harlingen (Texas)
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 Harlingen in 1957 |
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1904 |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Texas |
| County : | Cameron County |
| Coordinates : | 26 ° 12 ′ N , 97 ° 42 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 64,849 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 735.2 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 88.9 km 2 (about 34 mi 2 ) of which 88.2 km 2 (about 34 mi 2 ) is land |
| Height : | 12 m |
| Postcodes : | 78550-78553 |
| Area code : | +1 956 |
| FIPS : | 48-32372 |
| GNIS ID : | 1337354 |
| Website : | www.myharlingen.us |
| Mayor : | Chris Boswell |
Harlingen is the second largest city in Cameron County in the US state of Texas . In 2000 the city had 57,564 inhabitants on 88.9 km². In 2005 it was estimated to have 62,318 residents. Harlingen is close to the Mexican border and South Padre Island .
history
The city was founded in 1904 and named after Harlingen in the Netherlands . In the same year a post office was built and a school in 1905. On April 15, 1910, the city had 1,126 inhabitants, in 1920 1,748 inhabitants. The economy was initially entirely on an agricultural basis. Vegetables and cotton were grown. The dissolution of Harlingen Air Force Base in 1962 led to a diversification of the local economy.
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| Census | Residents | ± in% | |
| 1920 | 1784 | - | |
| 1930 | 12,124 | 579.6% | |
| 1940 | 13.306 | 9.7% | |
| 1950 | 23,229 | 74.6% | |
| 1960 | 41.207 | 77.4% | |
| 1970 | 33.503 | -18.7% | |
| 1980 | 43,543 | 30% | |
| 1990 | 48,746 | 11.9% | |
| 2000 | 57,564 | 18.1% | |
| 2010 | 64,849 | 12.7% | |
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Personalities
sons and daughters of the town
- Bobby Morrow (1935-2020), track and field athlete
- Gloria Anzaldúa (1942–2004), author, intellectual and activist
- Rachel McLish (* 1955), bodybuilder, actress and author
- Beth Nielsen Chapman (* 1958), singer and composer
- Nick Stahl (* 1979), actor
Personalities related to the city
- Leonard E. Dickson (1874-1954), mathematician; lived in Harlingen
- Harry Nyquist (1889–1976), electrical engineer; lived in Harlingen
- Bill Haley (1925-1981), rock 'n' roll musician; lived in Harlingen
- Thomas Haden Church (* 1960), actor; graduated from Harlingen High School
Individual evidence
- ↑ Texas Almanac (PDF; 1.2 MB). Retrieved October 4, 2012
- ↑ US Census ( Memento of the original from November 2, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Retrieved October 16, 2012
Web links
Commons : Harlingen, Texas - Collection of images, videos, and audio files
- Harlingen in the Handbook of Texas , (engl.)
- Statistics about Harlingen (Texas) , engl.