Progreso Lakes
| Progreso Lakes | |
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 Location in Texas
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1979 |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Texas |
| County : | Hidalgo County |
| Coordinates : | 26 ° 4 ′ N , 97 ° 58 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 278 (as of 2017) |
| Population density : | 51.5 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 5.7 km 2 (approx. 2 mi 2 ) of which 5.4 km 2 (approx. 2 mi 2 ) is land |
| Height : | 23 m |
| Postal code : | 78596 |
| Area code : | +1 956 |
| FIPS : | 48-59642 |
| GNIS ID : | 1388613 |
Progreso Lakes is a city in the lower Rio Grande -Tal in the US - State of Texas . It is located in Hidalgo County in the immediate vicinity of the Rio Grande on the American-Mexican border . The place emerged in the first decades of the 20th century as a kind of "outlet" for the neighboring town of Progreso to the north and established itself primarily as a center for local farmers who practice agriculture . The population was between 100 and 200 over the course of the city's history and, according to the 2017 census data, was 278 people. Regardless of the immediate vicinity to Progreso and the small number of inhabitants, Progreso Lakes has no longer been operating as a census-designated place since 1979 , but as an independent, self-governing city .
description
Progreso Lakes is located in the southeastern part of Hidalgo County - one kilometer south of the neighboring town of Progreso, in the immediate vicinity of the Mexican border town Nuevo Progreso and around ten kilometers south of Weslaco . Just like Los Ebanos and La Joya in the southwest and Hidalgo in the central-southern area of the county, the village belongs to the chain of settlements in the immediate border area, directly on the Rio Grande. In terms of landscape and vegetation , Progreso is part of the lower Rio Grande Valley - a region that is heavily influenced by the irrigated agriculture practiced there and is mainly focused on citrus fruits , sugar cane and vegetable cultivation . The climate in the region is subtropical and subhumid . The temperature data for the nearby town of McAllen range from an average of 8 ° C in January to 35 ° C in July . The average annual temperature is 23 ° C. The average annual rainfall is 584 l / m². The main rainy months are May and September.
The location of Progreso is due , on the one hand, to geographic coincidences: The place only came into the catchment area of the USA in 1914 - through a change in the course of the Rio Grande, as a result of which it "slipped" to the north side of the border. The wider area is determined by the proximity to the Progreso regional center, which is immediately to the north. Major route is also known as Military Highway designated US Highway 283 - one near the border, parallel to the US Highway 83 extending compound selected from Brownsville , starting on the northern Mexico center Reynosa leads and turns there in the direction McAllen north. The city's territory extends from the Military Highway in the north to the Rio Grande and the Progreso – Nuevo Progreso International Bridge in the south. Immediate neighboring cities are Progreso in the north and the Mexican border town Nuevo Progreso south of the river. The main traffic axis is the S International Blvd, which comes from Progreso in a straight direction towards the border bridge. The areas east and west of the city are largely uninhabited and are mainly used for agricultural purposes. In the city area - in the immediate vicinity of the International Border Bridge - there is a Colonia (B and P Bridge Colonia) . Distinctive points in the city are two so-called Resacas - horseshoe-shaped curved lakes called Lion Lake and Moon Lake. The name of the town also refers to the two lakes, and it also refers to the nearby Progreso, but also refers to lakes (in the plural).
The development of the city is approximately in sync with that of the neighboring town of Progreso: To 1903 acquired sugar planters ranch land in the region, built houses around the two lakes and sold the land shortly after the First World War to the Borderland Sugar Company . After setbacks, WM Bancroft, the major co-owner of the company, also sold the land on - to the Progreso Development Company . The new owner used the house of Bancroft including "Country Party" house service for maintenance of potential buyers and investors . The new agricultural focus was now citrus fruit production. After flooding and frost-related setbacks, the landowners largely stopped citrus fruit production. The region was upgraded in terms of infrastructure with the construction of the Progreso – Nuevo Progreso International Bridge, which was completed in 1952 . The agricultural product range was expanded to include sorghum , sugar cane and cotton in the second half of the 20th century . At the end of 1990, the city's economic infrastructure included two grain silos and a supermarket . In 1979 Progreso Lakes constituted itself as an independent, incorporated city.
Demographics
Compared to the surrounding region, three statistical indicators fall out of line: the median age, the median household income and finally the proportion of whites in the total population are above average. For the year 2017, the US census determined 278 residents. 151 of them were male , 127 female , 218 adults , 60 children or adolescents and 56 older than 65 years. The median age was 48.5 years. 174 inhabitants or 62.6% described themselves as Hispanic or Latino , 102 or 36.7% as white , two inhabitants (0.7%) as African-American . Asians , Native Americans and people belonging to more than one ethnic group were not present in the survey. The median income per household based on Quickfact information from the census was 88,250 US dollars (USD). The determined median value is well above that of the state of Texas (USD 54,700) and the comparable value for the USA as a whole (USD 55,300). The census showed a share of 4.7% for people living in poverty and 27% for people without health insurance.
Others
The school supply of Progreso Lakes is taken over by the Progreso Independent School District . He is responsible for the towns of Progreso, Progreso Lakes and a small part of Weslaco. According to the school ranking site greatschools.org , schools offer two preschools , three elementary schools , three middle schools and two high schools .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Progreso Lakes, TX . Frances W. Isbell, Texas State Historical Association (TSHA), June 15, 2010 (Engl.)
- ↑ Rio Grande Valley . David M. Vigness / Mark Odintz, Texas State Historical Association (TSHA), June 15, 2010; modified: October 5, 2015 (Engl.)
- ^ Hidalgo County . Alicia A. Garza, Texas State Historical Association, June 15, 2010 (Engl.)
- ↑ See interactive display on Google Maps as well as county overview map Hidalgo County of the Texas Almanac (PDF); both accessed on January 14, 2019.
- ↑ Progreso, TX . Frances W. Isbell, Texas State Historical Association (TSHA), June 15, 2010 (Engl.)
- ^ Progreso Lakes, Texas . ACS Demographic and Housing Estimates, 2017, American FactFinder, accessed January 14, 2019.
- ↑ a b Progreso Lakes city, Texas , brief overview on the website of the United States Census Bureau, accessed on January 14, 2019 (Engl.).
- ^ Household Income in Progreso Lakes, Texas . Household income overview on statisticalatlas.com, accessed January 14, 2019.
- ↑ Overview of Progreso Independent School District, Texas , statisticalatlas.com, accessed on January 14, 2019 (Engl.)
- ↑ Progreso Intependent School District , greatschools.org, access: January 14, 2019 (Engl.)