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Refugio
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town in and county seat of Refugio County, Texas, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Texas
- County
- Refugio
- Incorporated
- February 1, 1842
- Total
- 1.57 sq mi (4.07 km )
- Land
- 1.57 sq mi (4.07 km )
- Water
- 0 sq mi (0.00 km )
- Elevation
- 46 ft (14 m)
- Density
- 1,730/sq mi (666/km )
- Time zone
- UTC-6 ( Central (CST) )
- Summer dst
- UTC-5 (CDT)
- Fips code
- 48-61436
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- county seat
- Official name
- Refugio
- Country
- United States
- Located in
- Refugio County
- Population
- 2712
- Area
- 4.07453
- Elevation
- 14
- Capital of
- Refugio County
- Image
- Refugio courthouse.jpg
- Households
- 957
- Dialing code
- 361
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- postal code
- 78377
- Commons category
- Refugio, Texas
- water as percent of area
- 0
- per capita income
- 23860
- IPA transcription
- rɪfˈjʊəri.oʊ
- date of incorporation
- 1842-02-01
Sources (10)
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Encyclopedic overview
Refugio (/rɪfˈjʊər.i.oʊ/ rif-YOOR-ee-oh) is a town in Refugio County, of which it is the county seat, in the U.S. state of Texas. The population was 2,712 as of the 2020 Census. Refugio is the birthplace of Baseball Hall of Fame member Nolan Ryan.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Refugio” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.