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Banquete, Texas

Banquete, Texas
CDP
Coordinates: 27°48′2″N 97°47′50″W / 27.80056°N 97.79722°W / 27.80056; -97.79722
Country United States
State Texas
County Nueces
Area
 • Total 2.3 sq mi (6.0 km2)
 • Land 2.3 sq mi (6.0 km2)
 • Water 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Population (2010)
 • Total 726
 • Density 320/sq mi (120/km2)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
Zip Code 78339, 78380
FIPS code 48-05576

Banquete (/bæŋˈkɛti/ bang-KET-ee) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Nueces County, Texas, United States. Banquete is located at the intersection of State Highway 44 and FM 666, 23 miles west of Corpus Christi. Banquete should not be confused with Rancho Banquete, a census-designated place situated several miles west of the community.

Banquete is a new CDP as of the 2010 census with a population of 726.

Banquete is located at 27°48′2″N 97°47′50″W / 27.80056°N 97.79722°W / 27.80056; -97.79722 (27.800641, -97.797179). The CDP has a total area of 2.3 square miles (6.0 km2), all land.

Banquete was named for a four-day feast honoring the completion of a road linking San Patricio, Texas with Matamoros in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas. The community was also a stop on the Texas Mexican Railway.


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