Muniz, Texas | |
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| Coordinates: 26°15′16″N 98°5′25″W / 26.25444°N 98.09028°W | |
| Country |  United States of America |
| State |  Texas |
| County |  Hidalgo |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.1 sq mi (2.8 km2) |
| • Land | 1.1 sq mi (2.8 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 89 ft (27 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 1,593 |
| • Density | 1,400/sq mi (570/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| FIPS code | 48-50058[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1852740[2] |
Muniz is a census-designated place (CDP) in Hidalgo County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,593 at the 2020 United States Census. It is part of the McAllen–Edinburg–Mission Metropolitan Statistical Area.
As of 2015[update] Muniz, a colonia, has about half of its population born in foreign countries, with, in all probability, almost all from Mexico, and with many of them being illegal immigrants. In 2015 Chris McGreal of The Guardian described Muniz as the poorest U.S. settlement along a United States border.[3]
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ McGreal, Chris (November 19, 2015). "America's poorest border town: no immigration papers, no American Dream". The Guardian. Retrieved July 11, 2017.