- This article is about the City of Edinburg, Texas, which was originally organized as Chapin, Texas. For information about
Edinburgh, Texas, see Hidalgo, Texas.
Edinburg is a city in Hidalgo County, Texas, United States. The population was 48,465 at the 2000 census. It is
the county seat of Hidalgo County6.
This city is the home of the University of Texas-Pan American and
the Edinburg Coyotes, a minor league
baseball team in the United Baseball League.
History
In 1908, John Closner, William Briggs, Argyle McAllen, Plutarco de la Viña, and Dennis B. Chapin developed a new community
(the town square of which is now located at the crossroads of U.S. Highway 281 and State
Highway 107). The town was named Chapin in honor of one of the developers. It became the county
seat of Hidalgo County in a dramatic, nighttime covert operation in which
the county records were removed from the previous county seat, Hidalgo, Texas. When
Dennis Chapin was involved in a murder, the community changed its name to Edinburg to honor a prominent businessman who was born
in Edinburgh, Scotland. Edinburg incorporated in 1919.
Geography
Edinburg is located at 26°18′15″N, 98°9′50″W (26.304225,
-98.163751)1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area
of 96.9 km² (37.4 mi²). 96.8 km² (37.4 mi²) of it
is land and 0.1 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (0.13%) is water.
Demographics
Population as of the census2 of 2000, there were 48,465 people, 14,183 households, and 11,417 families
residing in the city. The population density was 500.7/km² (1,296.9/mi²). There were
16,031 housing units at an average density of 165.6/km² (429.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 73.32% White, 0.58% African American, 0.47% Native American, 0.65% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 22.67% from other races, and 2.27% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 88.68% of the population. However, it should be
noted that overlap of the race and Hispanic/Latino categories is the source of considerable dispute; for example, in Census 2000
data, the "other races" category overlaps by 95% with the Hispanic/Latino category.[1]
There were 14,183 households out of which 46.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.9% were married couples living together, 19.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.5% were
non-families. 15.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or
older. The average household size was 3.29 and the average family size was 3.71.
In the city the population was spread out with 33.0% under the age of 18, 13.1% from 18 to 24, 29.8% from 25 to 44, 15.9% from
45 to 64, and 8.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 27 years. For every 100 females there were 95.3 males.
For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.5 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $28,938, and the median income for a family was $30,634. Males had a median
income of $27,505 versus $21,010 for females. The per capita income for the city was
$11,854. About 25.2% of families and 29.2% of the population were below the poverty
line, including 37.2% of those under age 18 and 23.0% of those age 65 or over.
Education
Colleges and universities
Edinburg is the home of the University of Texas-Pan American and the Rio Grande
Bible Institute.
Elementary and Secondary Education
Almost all of the city is served by the Edinburg
Consolidated Independent School District, comprising three high schools, one alternative secondary school, five middle
schools, and 20 of the District's elementary schools. A small portion is served by the McAllen Independent School District, including Memorial High School, Lamar Academy,
Cathey Middle School, and McAllen's Gonzalez Elementary.
In addition, South Texas Independent School District operates
magnet schools that serve Edinburg and many surrounding communities. These include the Science Academy of South Texas, the High
School for the Health Professions and the Academy for Medical Technology high schools. South Texas Business Education & Technology Academy (BETA)
is in Edinburg.
The Catholic Diocese of Brownsville operates St. Joseph Catholic School, an elementary and middle school. The Diocese has
announced that it will open San Juan Diego Regional Catholic High School in Edinburg in Fall 2009.
Radio Stations
Area newspapers
- The Monitor
- The Edinburg Review
- The Mid Valley Town Crier
- The RGV Review
- Edinburg Political News
- The Edinburg Star
- El Americano News
Television
The Edinburg area is served by numerous local television affiliates.
- XHRIO-TV (FOX 2) - Matamoros,
Tamaulipas
- KGBT-TV (CBS 4) - Harlingen, Texas
- KRGV-TV (ABC 5) - Weslaco, Texas
- KVTF-CA (Telefutura 20) - Brownsville,
Texas
- KVEO-TV (NBC 23) - Brownsville, Texas
- KTLM-TV (Telemundo 40) - Rio Grande City,
Texas
- KLUJ-TV (TBN 44) - Harlingen, Texas
- KNVO-TV (Univision 48) - McAllen, Texas
- KMBH-TV (PBS 60) - Harlingen, Texas
- KBDF-LP (Azteca America 64) - Brownsville,
Texas
Notes
- ^ Rodriguez, Clara E. 2000. Changing Race: Latinos, the Census, and the
History of Ethnicity in the United States. New York: New York University Press.
External links
Coordinates:
26.304225° N 98.163751°
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