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Organized effort to spread the Christian faith. St. Paul evangelized much of Asia Minor and Greece, and the new religion spread rapidly along the trade routes of the Roman Empire. The advance of Christianity slowed with the disintegration of the Roman Empire after AD 500 and the growth of Arab power in the 7th – 8th century, but Irish and Anglo-Saxon missionaries continued to spread the faith in western and northern Europe, while missionaries of the Greek church in Constantinople worked in eastern Europe and Russia. Missions to Islamic areas and Asia began in the medieval period, and when Spain, Portugal, and France established overseas empires in the 16th century, the Roman Catholic church sent missionaries to the Americas and the Philippines. A renewed wave of Roman Catholic missionary work in the 19th century focused on Africa and Asia. Protestant churches were slower to undertake foreign missions, but in the 19th and early 20th century there was a great upsurge in Protestant missionary activity. Missionary work continues today, though it is often discouraged by the governments of former European colonies that have won independence.

city (1990 pop. 28,653), Hidalgo co., extreme S Tex.; inc. 1910. It is a processing and canning center for citrus fruits (especially grapefruit) and vegetables grown in the irrigated lower Rio Grande valley. Consumer goods and concrete are manufactured, and oil wells are also in Mission. The city was founded on property that had belonged to the Oblate Fathers; their chapel still stands by the Rio Grande.

Mission, Texas
Location of Mission, Texas
Coordinates: 26°12′41″N 98°19′17″W / 26.21139, -98.32139
Country	United States
State	Texas
County	Hidalgo
Area
- City	sq mi (km²)
- Land	sq mi ( km²)
- Water	sq mi ( km²)
Elevation	ft ( m)
Population (2000)
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Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	78572-78574
Area code(s)	956
FIPS code	48-487682
GNIS feature ID	13417383

Mission is a city in Hidalgo County, Texas, United States. The population was 45,408 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Mission is located at 26°12′41″N, 98°19′17″W (26.211402, -98.321277)¹.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 62.5 km² (24.1 mi²). 62.5 km² (24.1 mi²) of it is land and 0.04% is water.

Demographics

As of the census² of 2000, there were 45,408 people, 13,766 households, and 11,384 families residing in the city. The population density was 726.6/km² (1,881.9/mi²). There were 17,723 housing units at an average density of 283.6/km² (734.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 17.63% White, 0.37% African American, 0.38% Native American, 0.63% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 18.64% from other races, and 2.34% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 81.03% of the population.

There were 13,766 households out of which 43.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.8% were married couples living together, 14.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.3% were non-families. 15.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.1% 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 3.68.

In the city the population was spread out with 32.1% under the age of 18, 9.8% from 18 to 24, 26.8% from 25 to 44, 17.1% from 45 to 64, and 14.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females there were 91.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.3 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $30,647, and the median income for a family was $33,465. Males had a median income of $25,710 versus $20,718 for females. The per capita income for the city was $12,796. About 22.6% of families and 26.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 37.4% of those under age 18 and 15.6% of those age 65 or over.

Economy

Mission, TX shares the same economic growth that nearby McAllen, TX enjoys. The city is home to a Frito-Lay, Inc. manufacturing plant and a Vanity Fair Intimates distribution center. The Mission Economic Development Authority promotes development in the area.

Trivia

• Mission, TX is the home of the ruby red grapefruit. Because of this, the city holds an annual parade down Conway Avenue, called the the Citrus Parade. The parade features floats decorated with fruit and produce as well as bands, law enforcement agencies, and fire departments from Mission and surrounding areas.
• Mission, TX is the birthplace of Tom Landry, former coach of the Dallas Cowboys.
• Mission, TX is the hometown of former World Wrestling Federation (now WWE) superstar and WWE Hall of Famer Merced Solis, aka Tito Santana.
• Moore Air Force Base (deactivated) is located 14 miles northwest of the city.
• Mission, TX is the location of the First Lift Station of the Mission Canal Co. that once irrigated 15,000 acres (61 km²) of farmland in the Rio Grande Valley.
• Former US Senator and VP Nominee Lloyd Bentsen was born in Mission in 1921.
• Mission, TX is the birth place of Trinidad Silva (Actor). He is featured in the 1987 film Colors where he plays Leo Lopez.
• Presidential candidate and former Secretary of State William Jennings Bryan lived in Mission.
• William S. Burroughs writer of Naked Lunch, lived in Mission for a short while, before going to Mexico for cheap Morphine. He wrote about it in Junkie.
• Coy Detmer ,brother of Ty Detmer the heisman trophy winner, played and carried the mission eagles to the quater-finals in texas 5A football under the leadership of their father Sonny Detmer before his time at CU and then going on to play for the Philadelphia Eagles.

Education

Most of Mission is a part of the Mission Consolidated Independent School District.

Other portions extend into the La Joya Independent School District and the Sharyland Independent School District.

In addition, South Texas Independent School District operates magnet schools that serve the community.

Radio Stations

• KFRQ 94.5FM
• KKPS 99.5FM
• KNVO 101.1FM
• KVLY 107.9FM

External links

Coordinates: 26.211402° N 98.321277° W

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