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Population (year 2000): 57,564. Estimated
population in July 2005: 62,318 (+8.3% change)
Males: 27,402 (47.6%), Females: 30,162 (52.4%)
Cameron County
Zip codes:
78550,
78552.
Median resident age: 31.8 years
Median household income: $30,296 (year 2000)
Median house value: $59,400 (year 2000)
Races in Harlingen:
- Hispanic (72.8%)
- White Non-Hispanic (25.0%)
- Other race (16.4%)
- Two or more races (2.6%)
- Black (0.9%)
- American Indian (0.8%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (5.2%), English (4.5%),
United States (4.0%), Irish (3.4%), French (1.0%), Scotch-Irish
(1.0%).
Elevation: 45 feet
Land area: 34.1 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Harlingen
- High school or higher: 66.2%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.9%
- Unemployed: 8.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 18.1 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Harlingen city
- Never married: 24.1%
- Now married: 56.7%
- Separated: 3.1%
- Widowed: 8.3%
- Divorced: 7.9%
17.3% Foreign born (15.8% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +9,459 (+19.7%).
Hospitals/medical centers in Harlingen:
- RIO GRANDE STATE CENTER (1401 RANGERVILLE
ROAD)
- SOUTH TEXAS HOSPITAL (1301 RANGERVILLE ROAD)
- VALLEY BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER (2101 PEASE ST
BOX 2588)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Harlingen:
- VALLEY INTL (about 4 miles; HARLINGEN, TX; ID: HRL)
- BROWNSVILLE/SOUTH PADRE ISLAND INT'L (about 28
miles; BROWNSVILLE, TX; ID: BRO)
- MC ALLEN MILLER INTL (about 38 miles; MC ALLEN, TX;
ID: MFE)
Other public-use airports nearest to Harlingen:
- MID VALLEY (about 19 miles; WESLACO, TX; ID: T65)
- PORT ISABEL-CAMERON COUNTY (about 26 miles; PORT
ISABEL, TX; ID: PIL)
- CHARLES R JOHNSON (about 31 miles; PORT MANSFIELD,
TX; ID: T05)
Amtrak station:
HARLINGEN (215 E. MONROE ST.) - Bus Station. Services:
enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones.
Colleges/Universities in Harlingen:
- TEXAS STATE TECHNICAL COLLEGE-HARLINGEN
(Full-time enrollment: 2,167; Location: 1902 North Loop
499; Public; Website: www.harlingen.tstc.edu)
- UNIVERSITY OF COSMETOLOGY ARTS AND SCIENCES
(FT enrollment: 46; Location: 913 N 13TH ST; Private,
for-profit)
- VALLEY BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER SCHOOL OF VOC NURS
(Location: PO DRAWER 2588; Private, not-for-profit)
- LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY DEV COUNCIL POLICE
ACADEMY (Location: 2424 BOXWOODBLDG K; Public)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near
Harlingen:
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT BROWNSVILLE (about 22
miles; BROWNSVILLE, TX; Full-time enrollment: 6,044)
- TEXAS SOUTHMOST COLLEGE (about 22 miles;
BROWNSVILLE, TX; FT enrollment: 4,556)
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS-PAN AMERICAN (about 36
miles; EDINBURG, TX; FT enrollment: 9,651)
- SOUTH TEXAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 38 miles;
MCALLEN, TX; FT enrollment: 7,142)
- TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY-KINGSVILLE (about 91 miles;
KINGSVILLE, TX; FT enrollment: 4,860)
- TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY-CORPUS CHRISTI (about 107
miles; Corpus Christi, TX; FT enrollment: 5,282)
- DEL MAR COLLEGE (about 111 miles; CORPUS CHRISTI,
TX; FT enrollment: 5,454)
Public high schools in Harlingen:
- HARLINGEN H S (Students: 2,502; Location:
1201 E MARSHALL AVE; Grades: 09 - 12)
- HARLINGEN H S - SOUTH (Students: 1,911;
Location: 1701 DIXIELAND RD; Grades: 09 - 12)
- KEYS ACAD (Students: 138; Location: 2809 N
7TH ST; Grades: 07 - 12)
Private high schools in Harlingen:
- MARINE MILITARY ACADEMY (Students: 385;
Location: 320 IWO JIMA BOULEVARD; Grades: 8 - 12; Boys
only)
- VALLEY BAPTIST ACADEMY (Students: 158;
Location: 3700 E HARRISON; Grades: 6 - 12)
Biggest public primary/middle schools in Harlingen:
- GUTIERREZ MIDDLE (Students: 1,110; Location:
3205 W WILSON RD; Grades: 06 - 08)
- MEMORIAL MIDDLE (Students: 942; Location:
13TH & MADISON; Grades: 06 - 08)
- WILSON EL (Students: 938; Location: 1409 E
HARRISON ST; Grades: PK - 05)
- COAKLEY MIDDLE (Students: 864; Location: 1402
S 6TH ST; Grades: 06 - 08)
- LONG EL (Students: 861; Location: 2601 N 7TH;
Grades: PK - 05)
- VERNON MIDDLE (Students: 810; Location: 125 S
13TH ST; Grades: 06 - 08)
- BONHAM EL (Students: 802; Location: 2400 E
JEFFERSON; Grades: PK - 05)
- STUART PLACE EL (Students: 766; Location:
6701 BUSINESS HWY 83; Grades: PK - 05)
- TREASURE HILLS EL (Students: 687; Location:
2525 HAINE DR; Grades: PK - 05)
- LAMAR EL (Students: 637; Location: 1100
MCLARRY RD; Grades: PK - 05)
Private primary/middle schools in Harlingen:
- CALVARY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 339;
Location: 1815 N SEVENTH ST; Grades: PK - 8)
- ST ALBANS EPISCOPAL DAY SCHOOL (Students:
307; Location: 1417 E AUSTIN; Grades: PK - 6)
- ST ANTHONY SCHOOL (Students: 260; Location:
1015 E HARRISON; Grades: PK - 6)
- ST PAUL LUTHERAN (Students: 132; Location:
1920 E. WASHINGTON; Grades: KG - 8)
Library in Harlingen:
- HARLINGEN PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$993,167; Location: 410 76 DR; 130,375 books; 9,869
audio materials; 5,258 video materials; 256 serial
subscriptions)
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