Laredo, Texas
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| City of Laredo | ||
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| Nickname(s): "The Gateway City" & "The City Under Seven Flags" | ||
 Location of Laredo in Webb County |
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| Coordinates: 27°31′28″N 99°29′26″W / 27.52444°N 99.49056°WCoordinates: 27°31′28″N 99°29′26″W / 27.52444°N 99.49056°W | ||
| Country | United States | |
| State | Texas | |
| County | Webb | |
| Metropolitan Area | Laredo-Nuevo Laredo Metropolitan Area | |
| Settled | 1755 | |
| Government | ||
| • Type | Council-Manager | |
| • City Council | Mayor Raul Salinas (D)[1] Mike Garza Hector J. Garcia Michael Landeck Juan Narvaez Johnny Rendon Gene Belmares Jose Valdez Jr. Cindy Liendo Espinoza |
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| • City Manager | Carlos R. Villarreal[2] | |
| Area | ||
| • City | 90.01 sq mi (233.12 km2) | |
| • Land | 88.91 sq mi (230.27 km2) | |
| • Water | 1.1 sq mi (2.85 km2) 1.30% | |
| • Metro | 161.76 sq mi (418.96 km2) | |
| Elevation | 438 ft (137.2 m) | |
| Population (2010) | ||
| • City | 236,091 (81st) | |
| • Density | 2,655.39/sq mi (1,025.27/km2) | |
| • Metro | 636,516 | |
| • Metro density | 3,934.94/sq mi (1,519.27/km2) | |
| • Demonym | Laredoan | |
| metro area includes Laredo, Texas, Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Colombia, Nuevo León, & Villa Hidalgo, Coahuila | ||
| Time zone | CST (UTC-6) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CST (UTC-5) | |
| Zip Code | 78040, 78041, 78042, 78043, 78044, 78045, 78046, 78049 | |
| Area code(s) | 956 | |
| FIPS code | 48-41464[3] | |
| GNIS feature ID | 1339633[4] | |
| Laredo Airport: | Laredo International Airport KLRD (LRD) | |
| Website | City of Laredo | |
Laredo is a mid-sized city in southern Texas, United States established in the year 1755. Laredo has a population of 207,787. Hispanics make up 90% of the total population, and the city is largely Catholic. Laredo is a border city which is part of the bi-national metropolitan area of Laredo, Texas - Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico with a total population of 575,585. The main sources of income for Laredo is international trade, followed by retail sales.
History[change | change source]
Laredo was founded by Don Tomas Sanchez under the name of Villa de San Agustin de Laredo in 1755 in a colony called Nuevo Santander in New Spain. Today, most of Nuevo Santander is part of Texas.
Map of Laredo in 1892
References[change | change source]
- ↑ Laredo, City of (2009-04-08). "Office of the Mayor – Raul G. Salinas". Laredo, City of. http://www.ci.laredo.tx.us/mayor-council/Mayor-new.htm. Retrieved 2010-01-08.
- ↑ Laredo, City of (2009-07-07). "-=Welcome to the City of Laredo City Manager's Office Website= -". Laredo, City of. http://www.ci.laredo.tx.us/CMO/staff.htm. Retrieved 2010-01-08.
- ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
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