Brownsville, Texas
county seat of Cameron County, Texas, United States
Brownsville is a city in the southern tip of Texas. As of 2005, 167,493 people lived there.
Brownsville, Texas | |
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Motto: On the Border by the Sea | |
County | Cameron County |
Government | |
• Mayor | Tony Martinez |
Area | |
• City | 215.0 km2 (83.0 sq mi) |
• Land | 208.2 km2 (80.4 sq mi) |
• Water | 6.8 km2 (2.6 sq mi) |
Population (2000) | |
• City | 139,722 (city proper) |
• Density | 671.0/km2 (1,738/sq mi) |
• Metro | 385,511 |
Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Website | http://www.ci.brownsville.tx.us/ |
Other websites
- City of Brownsville
- Brownsville Area Parks
- Brownsville Convention and Visitors Bureau
- Brownsville Chamber of Commerce
- Brownsville Economic Development Council
- Brownsville History
- The Art of Brownsville Blog
- The Brownsville Herald
- The Handbook of Texas Online Brownsville, Texas
- Rio Grande Valley Wing of the Commemorative Air Force