Census Data for Puerto Rico

As far as we can tell, Puerto Rico has not been included in past Census counts, so there is no population information for this community.

While we don't have census information for Puerto Rico, you might be interested in some nearby communities where we do:

Alton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
- Alton is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alton <2>
Edinburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
- Edinburg is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edinburg <2>
Palmhurst
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palmhurst have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmhurst
- Palmhurst is located in Hidalgo County
La Joya
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Joya
- La Joya is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Joya <2>
Palmview
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palmview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmview
- Palmview is located in Hidalgo County
Sullivan City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan City
- Sullivan City is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sullivan City <2>
Mission
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission
- Mission is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mission <2>

Hidalgo County ...

Puerto Rico is located in Hidalgo County<3>.

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Hidalgo County.

Miscellaneous Information for Puerto Rico ...

The Federal government has assigned various identifying codes to each community, county and state. At one time or another, the US Census Bureau has used one (or more) of the following identifiers when referring to either Hidalgo County or the community of Puerto Rico:

The GNIS Codes ...
- The current system of identification is called the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). The following GNIS codes relate to Puerto Rico:
- GNIS ID for Puerto Rico: 1378915
- GNIS ID for Hidalgo County: 1383893
- GNIS ID for State of Texas: 1779801

The FIPS Codes ...
- An earlier (and largely obsolete) identification method was called the Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS):
- State Code: 48 (Texas)
- County Code: 215 (Hidalgo County)
- Place Code: 59816 (Puerto Rico)
- State & County Code: 48/215 (Texas / Hidalgo County)
- State & Place Code: 48/59816 (Texas / Puerto Rico)

Misc. Census Codes ...
- Puerto Rico is located in Census Region #3 (the South Region) and Division #7 (the West South-Central Division).

For more information about the various Federal identification codes, please visit our Misc Page for Puerto Rico.

Footnotes ...

<1>	The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>	If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Hidalgo, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.