Brownsville, Texas

Brownsville is a city in the southern tip of Texas. As of 2020, 186,738 people lived there.[7]

Brownsville, Texas
City
Images from left to right, top to bottom: Cameron County Courthouse, Reynaldo G. Garza & Filemon B. Vela Courthouse, Cameron County Administrative Building, Port of Brownsville, Brownsville Metro, Texas Southmost College, U.S. Post Office, Villa del Sol Apartments, Market Square, Resaca, Hotel El Jardin, Lone Star National Bank Tower
Images from left to right, top to bottom: Cameron County Courthouse, Reynaldo G. Garza & Filemon B. Vela Courthouse, Cameron County Administrative Building, Port of Brownsville, Brownsville Metro, Texas Southmost College, U.S. Post Office, Villa del Sol Apartments, Market Square, Resaca, Hotel El Jardin, Lone Star National Bank Tower
Nickname: 
Chess Capital of Texas[1]
Motto(s): 
"On the Border, By the Sea, and Beyond!"[2]
Location in Texas
Location in Texas
Brownsville is located in Texas
Brownsville
Brownsville
Brownsville is located in the United States
Brownsville
Brownsville
Coordinates: 25°55′49″N 97°29′4″W
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyCameron
Founded1848
IncorporatedFebruary 7, 1853
Named forFort Brown, named for Jacob Brown
Government
 • TypeCouncil-manager
Area
[3]
 • City145.19 sq mi (376.03 km2)
 • Land131.53 sq mi (340.66 km2)
 • Water13.66 sq mi (35.37 km2)  4%
 • Metro
370.58 sq mi (905.76 km2)
Elevation
33 ft (10 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • City186,738
 • Density1,420/sq mi (548.2/km2)
 • Urban
[β]
216,444 (US: 178th)
 • Urban density3,485.3/sq mi (1,345.7/km2)
 • Metro
421,017 (US: 130th)
 • Metro density472.5/sq mi (182.4/km2)
 • CSA
441,181 (US: 94th)
DemonymBrownsvillian
Time zoneUTC−6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
ZIP Codes
78520–78523, 78526
Area code956
FIPS code48-10768[4]
GNIS feature ID1372749[5]
AirportBrownsville/South Padre Island International Airport KBRO (BRO)
Websitebrownsvilletx.gov
β. ^ Urban population/density as of the 2020 Census.[6]

References
  1. "Official Capital Designations". tsl.texas.gov. Texas Legislature. Archived from the original on January 4, 2019. Retrieved January 4, 2019.
  2. "SpaceX's plans to launch near Brownsville, Texas, have sent house prices sky high". NPR.org. Retrieved 2022-09-10.
  3. "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on October 17, 2020. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
  4. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on December 27, 1996. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  5. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Archived from the original on February 12, 2012. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  6. "List of 2020 Census Urban Areas". census.gov. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 7, 2023.
  7. "QuickFacts: Brownsville city, Texas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 6, 2024.
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