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San Juan, Texas

San Juan, Texas
City
City of San Juan
Location of San Juan, Texas
Location of San Juan, Texas
Hidalgo County SanJuan.svg
Coordinates: 26°11′33″N 98°9′10″W / 26.19250°N 98.15278°W / 26.19250; -98.15278Coordinates: 26°11′33″N 98°9′10″W / 26.19250°N 98.15278°W / 26.19250; -98.15278
Country  United States of America
State  Texas
County Hidalgo
Government
 • Type Council-Manager
 • City Council Mayor San Juanita Sanchez
Mario Garza
Jesus "Jesse" Ramirez
Raudy Maldonado
Pete Garcia
 • City Manager J.J. Rodriguez
Area
 • Total 11.0 sq mi (28.5 km2)
 • Land 11.0 sq mi (28.5 km2)
 • Water 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation 105 ft (32 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 33,856
 • Density 2,383.0/sq mi (920.1/km2)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code 78589
Area code(s) 956
FIPS code 48-65516
GNIS feature ID 1346393
Website www.CityOfSanJuanTexas.com

San Juan is a city in Hidalgo County, Texas. The population in July 2010 was 33,970 since then the population of San Juan increased since 2000 by +29.5%. It is part of the McAllen–Edinburg–Mission and Reynosa–McAllen metropolitan areas.

The community was organized in 1909, in part, due to the efforts of John Closner.

The City of San Juan is most commonly known for "Basilica of Our Lady of San Juan" which is one of the largest churches in the Rio Grande Valley.

San Juan is located at 26°11′33″N 98°9′10″W / 26.19250°N 98.15278°W / 26.19250; -98.15278 (26.192451, -98.152708).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 11.0 square miles (28 km2), all of it land.

The community is in the valley of the Rio Grande.

San Juan is south of Interstate 2/U.S. Route 83 and east of U.S. Route 281.

As of the census of 2000, there were 26,229 people, 6,606 households, and 5,952 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,383.0 people per square mile (919.8/km²). There were 7,719 housing units at an average density of 701.3 per square mile (270.7/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 4.4% White, 0.34% African American, 0.8% Native American, 0.09% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 15.93% from other races, and 1.89% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 95.12% of the population.


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