McAllen | |
|---|---|
     Images, from top down, left to right: Chase Bank Tower in downtown McAllen; Interior of the Quinta Mazatlan; McAllen Convention Center at night; McAllen Performing Arts Center; Entrance to McAllen Public Library | |
| Nickname: "The City of Palms" | |
 Location within Hidalgo County | |
| Coordinates: 26°12′59″N 98°14′11″W / 26.21639°N 98.23639°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Hidalgo |
| Founded | December 5, 1904 |
| Incorporated | February 20, 1911 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council-Manager |
| • City Council | Mayor Javier Villalobos Tony Aguirre (District 1) Joaquin J. Zamora (District 2) Julian Omar Quintanilla (District 3) Rodolfo "Rudy" Castillo (District 4) Victor Sebastian Haddad (District 5) Pepe Cabeza de Vaca (District 6) |
| • City Manager | Roel "Roy" Rodriguez |
| • Texas State Representative | Robert Guerra |
| • Texas State Senator | Juan Hinojosa |
| • U.S. Representative | Monica De La Cruz |
| Area | |
• City | 62.73 sq mi (162.48 km2) |
| • Land | 62.31 sq mi (161.37 km2) |
| • Water | 0.43 sq mi (1.11 km2) |
| Elevation | 121 ft (37 m) |
| Population | |
• City | 142,210 |
• Estimate (2022)[4] | 144,579 |
| • Rank | US: 190th TX: 23rd |
| • Density | 2,320/sq mi (895.9/km2) |
| • Urban | 779,553 (US: 56th) |
| • Urban density | 2,389.7/sq mi (922.7/km2) |
| • Metro | 888,367 (US: 65th) |
| Time zone | UTC–6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC–5 (CDT) |
| ZIP codes | 78501, 78502, 78503, 78504, 78505, 78539, 78557, 78572 |
| Area code | 956 |
| Sales Tax | 8.25%[5] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1374829[2] |
| Website | mcallen.net |
McAllen is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the most populous city in Hidalgo County. It is located at the southern tip of the state in the Rio Grande Valley, on the Mexico–United States border. The city limits extend south to the Rio Grande, across from the Mexican city of Reynosa. McAllen is about 70 mi (110 km) west of the Gulf of Mexico. As of the 2020 census, McAllen's population was 142,210,[3] making it the 23rd-most populous city in Texas. It is the fifth-most populous metropolitan area (McAllen–Edinburg–Mission) in the state of Texas, and the binational Reynosa–McAllen metropolitan area counts a population of more than 1.5 million.[6]
From its settlement in 1904, the area around McAllen was largely rural and agricultural in character, but the latter half of the 20th century had steady growth, which has continued in the 21st century in the metropolitan area. The introduction of the maquiladora economy and the North American Free Trade Association led to an increase in cross-border trading with Mexico.[7]
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: McAllen, Texas
- ^ a b "Explore Census Data". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 17, 2023.
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- ^ "McAllen Overview". McAllen Chamber of Commerce. Retrieved August 26, 2011.
- ^ Bogan, Jesse (April 2, 2009). "A Boom at the Border". Forbes. Retrieved November 22, 2011.