Banquete, Texas | |
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CDP | |
Coordinates: 27°48′2″N 97°47′50″W / 27.80056°N 97.79722°W | |
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 (27.800641, -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.