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Summary for Escobares


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Located in: Starr County (see below)

Time Zone: Escobares lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT)

Telephone Area Code: 956

Elevation: 180 feet [54.86 m] above sea level<1>

Total Area:<2>   2.12 sq. miles [5.5 km²]   - of which 1.46% is water (0.03 sq. miles [0.1 km²])

Housing Units:<3>   391

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<4>

For the purpose of mapping and calculating distances, we have chosen the following reference point for Escobares:

Lat:   26.410600°   (or 26°24'38" N)

Lon:   -98.962700°   (or -98°57'45" W)

USGS Topo Map:   Roma-Los Saenz East<5>

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Escobares

GNIS ID:   2410454

FIPS State / Place Code:   48 / 24552

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Escobares)


About Starr County

The city of Rio Grande City is the County Seat for Starr County.

From the 2010 US Census     (For more detail, see our Census Page for Starr)

Population

YearPopulation
2019 Est:<6>     64,633   (5.72% increase since 2010)  
2010     61,134   (14.06% increase since 2000)
2000:     53,597

Total Area:   1,229 sq. miles [3,183.3 km²]

Housing Units:   19,526

Official Website:   https://www.co.starr.tx.us/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Starr

GNIS ID:   1383999

FIPS State / County Code:   48 / 427

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Escobares)


About Texas

From the US Census

Population

YearPopulation
2019 Est:     28,986,794   (15.28% increase since 2010)  
2010:     25,145,561   (20.59% increase since 2000)
2000:     20,851,820

Websites for State of Texas

Official Website:   https://www.texas.gov/

Tourism:   https://www.traveltexas.com/

Parks:   https://tpwd.texas.gov/

Fishing:   https://tpwd.texas.gov/regulations/outdoor-annual/fishing/

Hunting:   https://tpwd.texas.gov/regulations/outdoor-annual/hunting/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for State of Texas

GNIS ID:   1779801

FIPS State:   48

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Escobares)

Footnotes ...

<1>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Escobares - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<2>The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Escobares. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group.
<3>A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live (whether occupied or temporarily vacant), such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway).
<4>Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Escobares, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.
<5>Name of the USGS 7.5 Minute topographic map which includes Escobares.
<6>Every year, the US Census Bureau creates a population estimate for the preceeding year. Keep in mind that this value is an estimate and not an actual count. The most recent Census estimate is for the year 2019.