South Padre Island
| South Padre Island | |
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 Queen Isabelle Causeway |
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| Location in Texas | |
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| Basic data | |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Texas |
| County : | Cameron County |
| Coordinates : | 26 ° 7 ′ N , 97 ° 10 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
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Inhabitants : - Metropolitan Area : |
2,816 (as of 2010) Brownsville - Harlingen |
| Population density : | 512 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 6.00 km 2 (approx. 2 mi 2 ) of which 5.50 km 2 (approx. 2 mi 2 ) is land |
| Height : | 2 m |
| Postal code : | 78597 |
| Area code : | +1 956 |
| FIPS : | 48-69140 |
| GNIS ID : | 1376223 |
| Website : | myspi.org |
| Mayor : | Dennis Stahl |
South Padre Island is a resort on Padre Island in the US state of Texas . It is located in the district of Cameron County and has about 2500 inhabitants. The town and island are a tourist destination in southern Texas. In the last census in 2014, the city had 2889 residents.
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| growth of population | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Census | Residents | ± in% | |
| 1980 | 791 | - | |
| 1990 | 1663 | 110.2% | |
| 2000 | 2457 | 47.7% | |
| 2010 | 2816 | 14.6% | |
The community occupies the southern part of the barrier island of the same name off the southern Texas Gulf coast . The town is connected to the mainland city of Port Isabel via the Queen Isabelle Causeway swing bridge. It is bordered to the east by the Gulf of Mexico , to the west by Laguna Madre, to the south by a headland and a canal leading from the Gulf to Brownsville ; in the north it turns into undeveloped island terrain. The most important connecting road is State Park Road 100, which connects to the Queen Isabelle Causeway and runs through the headland. The distance to the district capital Brownsville is around 30 kilometers.
The island of South Padre Island was explored in the 16th century by the Spanish . However, the location was remote until the 1950s. This only changed with the establishment of a mainland bridge - the Queen Isabelle Causeway , which went into operation in 1957 . In 1978 the place had an estimated population of around 340 inhabitants, ten years later over 1000. The modest, tourism- fed prosperity was, however, overshadowed by setbacks and disasters. In 1967, Hurricane Beulah wreaked havoc on the island.
Damage was also caused by Category 1 Hurricane Dolly in June 2008 and Hurricane Ike in September of the same year. Hurricane Alex brought heavy rain in July 2010. A serious crane accident in 2001 also caused a section of the Queen Isabelle Causeway to collapse.
South Padre Island's main industry is tourism. The main season is late winter , spring and summer . The tourist offers are aimed at an international clientele. Most of the local businesses are geared towards tourism - including hotels , restaurants , condominiums, and souvenir shops .
Demographics
According to 2016 data from the United States Census Bureau , the population that year was 2,888 people. 1,375 of them were male , 1,513 were female . 2,570 inhabitants were 18 years of age or older, 318 children or adolescents , 977 older than 65 years. The median age was 60.0 years. 2,784 of the respondents described themselves as white (96.4%), 28 as African-American (1.0%). Regardless of the question about the census declaration Race , 791 residents described themselves as Hispanic or Latino (27.4%).
According to Quickfacts info on census.gov , the median income per household was US $ 42,825 . The census showed 18.8% of people living in poverty and 17.8% of people without health insurance . The median income found is below both that of the United States as a whole ($ 53,000) and that of all of Texas ($ 51,900).
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Tourist hotel
Street view
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Jetty to the sea
Beach
Individual evidence
- ^ Population of South Padre Island, TX . population.us, accessed January 12, 2018 (Engl.)
- ↑ Overview of South Padre Island, Texas . Overview on statisticalatlas.com, accessed January 12, 2018
- ↑ a b c South Padre Island, Tx . Alicia A. Garza, Texas State Historical Association, July 15, 2010 (Engl.)
- ^ Hurricane Dolly Makes Landfall in Texas, Downgraded to Category 1 Storm . Fox News, July 23, 2008
- ↑ Debris from Hurricane Ike litters South Padre Iceland . Lynn Brezosky, San Antonio Express-news, October 4, 2008
- ↑ Hurricane Alex makes landfall off northeastern Mexico coast . CNN, July 1, 2010 (English)
- ^ South Padre Island town, Texas . ACS Demographic and Housing Estimates, 2016, American FactFinder, accessed January 12, 2018.
- ^ South Padre Island town, Texas . Quickfacts Infobox on census.gov, accessed on January 12, 2018 (Engl.)
- ^ Household Income in South Padre Island, Texas . Household income overview on statisticalatlas.com, accessed January 12, 2018