Brownsville, Texas
Updated on: December 5, 2021
City
County Seat
- Coordinates
- 25.93028°N 97.48444°W
- State
- Texas
- Region
- South
- County:
- Cameron
- Founded:
- February 7, 1853
- Founded by:
- Fort Brown, named for Jacob Brown
- Nicknames:
- Chess Capital of Texas
- Mottos:
- "On the Border, By the Sea!"
- Government:
- Council-manager
- Website:
- brownsvilletx.gov
- Area Total:
- 145.19 sq mi (376.03 km2)
- Area Land:
- 131.53 sq mi (340.66 km2)
- Area Water:
- 13.66 sq mi (35.37 km2) 4%
- Area Metro:
- 370.58 sq mi (905.76 km2)
- Population:
-
City: 175,023
Estimate (2019): 182,781
Density: 1,389.65/sq mi (536.55/km2)
Urban: 217,585 (US: 145th)
Urban density: 2,668.8/sq mi (1,030.4/km2)
Metro: 420,392 (US: 126th)
Metro density: 1,602.2/sq mi (618.6/km2)
CSA: 444,059 (US: 93rd)
- Elevation:
- 33 ft (10 m)
- ZIP codes:
- 78520–78523, 78526
- Time zone:
-
UTC−6 (CST)
Summer (DST): UTC−5 (CDT)