Hidalgo (Texas)
Hidalgo County
48-33560
Hidalgo is a city in Hidalgo County in the U.S. state of Texas in the United States.
Geography
The city is located in the south of Texas on U.S. Highway 281, on the border with Mexico on the Rio Grande, across from Reynosa, about 100 km in the east from the Gulf of Mexico and has a total area of 11.5 km ², of which 0.2 km ² water surface.
History
The first settlers in this area were members of the colony in 1749 by José de Escandón, founder and governor of the colony of Nuevo Santander in New Spain. The name of the place at that time were La Habitación, Rancho San Luis, and San Luisito. Moved here in 1852, John Young, a Scotchman, who renamed the place in Edinburgh. 1885, the town was again renamed to its present name. By 1915, also troops of the U.S. Army and the Texas Rangers were stationed.
Demographic data
According to the census in 2009 living here 13,956 people in 1,747 households and 1,593 families. The population density was 649.9 inhabitants per km ². The racial the population was composed of 97.7 % White, 0.1 % African American, 0.3 % Native American, 0.2 % Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander residents from the and 15.45% from other ethnic groups. Approximately 1.90% were of mixed descent, and 97.75 % of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 1,747 households, 61.9 % had children under the age of 18 living with them. 66.1 % were married couples living together. 21.0% were single mothers and 8.8 % were non-families. 8.1% of all households were single-person households and 4.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 4.19 and the average family size was 4.43 persons.
39.0% of the population were under 18 years old, 11.6 % from 18 to 24, 28.0% 25-44, 14.7% from 45 to 64, and 6.6% who were 65 years or older. The average age was 25 years. For every 100 females of all ages were 88.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, 82.4 males.
The median income for a household is 22,631 (2009 ) USD, and the median income for a family $ 20,357. Males have a median income of $ 16,238 versus $ 13,577 for females. The per capita income was $ 5,849. 44.3 % of the population and 41.4 % of families are below the poverty line. Of which 51.2 % have children under the age of 18 and 45.5 % of those 65 or older.
The city an unemployment rate of 9.6% (2009)
Management, Economics and Finance: 5.47% Self-employed: 10.23% Service: 17,11 % Services: 33,63 % Agriculture: 3.25 % Engineering: 10.30%
The Hidalgo Early College High School is one of the best high schools in the United States. It has 3,395 students, 99.6 % are Latino of any race. The Hidalgo Early College High School is the winner of the State Championship in football and women's basketball.