Hidalgo County, Texas

Hidalgo County is a located in the  of. In, its population was 569,463; in , the estimated its population to have reached 700,634. It is one of the fastest-growing counties in the, and is the seventh most-populous county of Texas. It is named for, the priest who raised the call for 's independence from. The of the county is, while the largest city is ..

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 4,099 (1,583 ). 4,066 km² (1,570 sq mi) of it is land and 33 km² (13 sq mi) of it (0.82%) is water.

Major Highways

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 * [[image:US 281.svg|23px]]
 * [[Image:Texas 107.svg|20px]]

Adjacent counties
The  of  lies to the south.
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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 569,463 people, 156,824 households, and 132,829 families residing in the county. The was 140/km² (363/sq mi). There were 192,658 housing units at an average density of 47/km² (123/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county is 77.71%, 0.49% or , 0.42% , 0.59% , 0.02% , 18.64% from , and 2.12% from two or more races. 88.35% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 156,824 households out of which 49.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.00% were living together, 15.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 15.30% were non-families. 13.10% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.60 and the average family size was 3.96.

In the county, the population was spread out with 35.30% under the age of 18, 11.30% from 18 to 24, 27.60% from 25 to 44, 16.00% from 45 to 64, and 9.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 27 years. For every 100 females there were 94.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.90 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $24,863, and the median income for a family was $26,009. Males had a median income of $21,299 versus $18,297 for females. The for the county was $9,899. About 31.30% of families and 35.90% of the population were below the, including 45.50% of those under age 18 and 23.30% of those age 65 or over. The county's makes it one of the.

Education
The following school districts serve Hidalgo County
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In addition, the county is served by the multi-county

Area Radio Stations

 * KFRQ 94.5FM - Official Site
 * KKPS 99.5FM - Official Site
 * KNVO 101.1FM - Official Site
 * KVLY 107.9FM - Official Site

Area Newspapers

 * The Monitor
 * The RGV Review
 * Edinburg Political News
 * The Edinburg Star
 * El Americano News
 * RGV Business Journal
 * RGV Business Journal