Brownsville Texas Border Twin City with Matamoros Tamaulipas
External Links
- City of Brownsville
- Brownsville Convention and Visitors Bureau
- Brownsville Chamber of Commerce
- National Weather Service - Brownsville
- Port of Brownsville
- Gladys Porter Zoo
- Border Wait Times
- C-TPAT: Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism
Geneal Information
Brownsville is a city in and the county seat of Cameron County, Texas, United States. Brownsville is the 16th largest city in the state of Texas.
Brownsville is the 3rd largest city in the border of Texas with Mexico on the American side. As of April 1, 2010 the population was 175,023 as per the 2010 census. Brownsville is also the southernmost city in Texas and largest by both population and geographic size in the lower Rio Grande Valley.
Brownsville is the principal city of the Brownsville–Harlingen Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is part of the larger Brownsville–Harlingen–Raymondville Combined Statistical Area.
As of the census of 2010, there were 175,023 people, 38,174 households, and 32,180 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,207.1 people per square mile (466.0/km2). There were 53,936 housing units at an average density of 372.0 per square mile (143.6/km2). The racial makeup of the city is 85.73% White, 0.19% African American, 0.07% Native American, 0.62% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.04% from other races, and 0.14% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 93.19% of the population
Economy
An important pillar of the economy is the Port of Brownsville. The port, located 2 miles (3.2 km) from the city, provides an important link between the road networks of nearby Mexico, and the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway of Texas.
The port's Hinterland, from where it draws cargo, is Monterrey, Mexico, just 198 miles to the West, which is one of Latin America's largest industrial cities.
