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Progreso, Texas

Progreso, Texas
City
City of Progreso
Location of Progreso, Texas
Location of Progreso, Texas
Hidalgo County Progreso.svg
Coordinates: 26°5′37″N 97°57′27″W / 26.09361°N 97.95750°W / 26.09361; -97.95750Coordinates: 26°5′37″N 97°57′27″W / 26.09361°N 97.95750°W / 26.09361; -97.95750
Country  United States of America
State  Texas
County Hidalgo
Area
 • Total 3.0 sq mi (7.7 km2)
 • Land 3.0 sq mi (7.7 km2)
 • Water 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation 69 ft (21 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 5,507
 • Density 1,626.0/sq mi (627.8/km2)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code 78579
Area code(s) 956
FIPS code 48-59636
GNIS feature ID 1388197

Progreso is a city in Hidalgo County, Texas, United States. The population was 5,507 at the 2010 United States Census. It is part of the McAllen–Edinburg–Mission and Reynosa–McAllen metropolitan areas.

Progreso is located at 26°05′37″N 97°57′27″W / 26.093724°N 97.957530°W / 26.093724; -97.957530 (26.093724, -97.957530), south of Weslaco on FM 1015 and HWY 281. It borders the Mexican town of Nuevo Progreso, formerly known as Las Flores.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.0 square miles (7.8 km2), all land.

As of the census of 2000, there were 4,851 people, 1,023 households, and 951 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,626.0 people per square mile (628.5/km2). There were 1,127 housing units at an average density of 377.8 per square mile (146.0/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 89.01% White, 0.10% Native American, 0.04% Asian, 10.33% from other races, and 0.52% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 99.01% of the population.


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