Palmview, Texas | |
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City | |
Location of Palmview, Texas |
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Coordinates: 26°13′36″N 98°22′32″W / 26.22667°N 98.37556°WCoordinates: 26°13′36″N 98°22′32″W / 26.22667°N 98.37556°W | |
Country | United States of America |
State | Texas |
County | Hidalgo |
Area | |
• Total | 2.8 sq mi (7.3 km2) |
• Land | 2.8 sq mi (7.3 km2) |
• Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
Elevation | 148 ft (45 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 5,460 |
• Density | 1,934/sq mi (746.9/km2) |
Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
• Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
ZIP codes | 78539, 78572 |
Area code(s) | 956 |
FIPS code | 48-54804 |
GNIS feature ID | 1388588 |
Website | cityofpalmview |
Palmview is a city in Hidalgo County, Texas. The population was 5,460 at the 2010 United States Census. It is part of the McAllen–Edinburg–Mission and Reynosa–McAllen metropolitan areas.
Palmview is in southwestern Hidalgo County, to the west of Mission. U.S. Route 83 passes through the city as a freeway, leading east 10 miles (16 km) to McAllen and west 30 miles (48 km) to Rio Grande City.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Palmview has a total area of 2.8 square miles (7.3 km2), all land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 4,107 people, 1,093 households, and 977 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,712.5 people per square mile (660.7/km²). There were 1,671 housing units at an average density of 696.7 per square mile (268.8/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 67.35% White, 0.02% Black, 0.12% Native American, 0.12% Asian, 31.19% from other races, and 1.19% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 93.21% of the population.
There were 1,093 households out of which 57.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 73.8% were married couples living together, 12.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 10.6% were non-families. 9.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.76 and the average family size was 4.01.