Alamo

Also known as Alamo, Texas, Alamo, TX

city in Hidalgo County, Texas, United States

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Country: United States of America
State: Texas
County: Hidalgo
Incorporated: May 12, 1924
Named after: Alamo Mission
Total: 7.51 sq mi (19.45 km )
Land: 7.51 sq mi (19.45 km )
Water: 0 sq mi (0.00 km )
Elevation: 98 ft (30 m)
Density: 2,596/sq mi (1,002/km )
Time zone: UTC-6 ( Central (CST) )
Summer dst: UTC-5 (CDT)
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Alamo (/ˈæləmoʊ/ AL-ə-moh), located in the Rio Grande Valley is a city in the irrigated area of southern Hidalgo County, Texas, United States in an area of vegetable farming and citrus groves, and is a noted winter resort/retirement town near the Mexico–U.S. border. Alamo is one of the Rio Grande Valley's gateways to Mexico, via U.S. Route 281 and Nuevo Progreso, Tamaulipas, as well as a gateway to the Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge. Alamo's population was 19,493 at the 2020 census.

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