Back ويسلاكو (تكساس) Arabic ويسلاكو ARZ وسلاکو، تکزاس AZB Weslaco Catalan Веслейко (Техас) CE Weslaco CEB Weslaco, Texas Welsh Weslaco German Weslaco Spanish Weslaco (Texas) Basque
Weslaco, Texas | |
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| Coordinates: 26°9′33″N 97°59′15″W / 26.15917°N 97.98750°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Hidalgo |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council-Manager |
| • City Council | Mayor Adrian Gonzalez Gregory P. Kerr Leo Munoz Leticia "Letty" Lopez Jose "JP" Rodriguez Josh Pedraza Adrian Farias |
| • City Manager | Martin Garza |
| Area | |
• Total | 16.45 sq mi (42.61 km2) |
| • Land | 16.38 sq mi (42.42 km2) |
| • Water | 0.07 sq mi (0.19 km2) |
| Elevation | 79 ft (24 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 40,160 |
| • Density | 2,400/sq mi (940/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP Codes | 78596, 78599 |
| Area code | 956 |
| FIPS code | 48-77272[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1349656[3] |
| Website | www |
Weslaco (/ˈwɛsləkoʊ/ WESS-lə-koh) is a city in Hidalgo County, Texas, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 41,103, Studies from 2023 show the population is 43,053 [4] and in 2020 the estimated population was 40,160.[5] It is at the southern tip of Texas in the Rio Grande Valley near the Mexican border, across the Rio Grande from the city of Nuevo Progreso, Rio Bravo, Tamaulipas.
Weslaco derives its name from the W.E. Stewart Land Company.[6] It was the hometown of Harlon Block, one of the Marines photographed raising the flag at Iwo Jima, and of film and television actor David Spielberg.[citation needed]
- ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2020 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Weslaco city, Texas". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved February 21, 2018.
- ^ "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved May 21, 2020.
- ^ Temple, Robert D. Edge Effects: The Border-Name Places, (2nd edition, 2009), iUniverse, ISBN 978-0-595-47758-6, page 324.