Hidalgo County
county in Texas, United States
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Summary
Hidalgo County is a county of Texas[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of county of texas entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,716 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Texas[3]
- Country: United States[4]
- Capital: Edinburg[5]
- Shares border with: Brooks County[6], Starr County[7], Kenedy County[8], Willacy County[9], Cameron County[10]
- Named after: Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla[11]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Edinburg[12], McAllen[13], Mission[14]
- Commons category: Hidalgo County, Texas[15]
- Inception: January 24, 1852[16]
- Coordinate location: 26.39672, -98.18107[17]
- Official website: https://www.hidalgocounty.us/[18]
- Topic's main category: Category:Hidalgo County, Texas[19]
- Population: 774,769[20], 779,271[21], 794,521[22], 805,975[23], 815,996[24], 842,304[25], 870,781[26]
- List of monuments: National Register of Historic Places listings in Hidalgo County, Texas[27]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Hidalgo County, Texas[28]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Hidalgo County, Texas[29]
- Number of households: 243,878[30]
- Native label: Hidalgo County[31]
- NCI Thesaurus ID: C110318[32]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Hidalgo County, Texas[33]
- Different from: Hidalgo County[34]
- Elevation above sea level: 27[35]
- Area: 4099[36]
- Water as percent of area: 0.8[37]
- Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of Hidalgo County, Texas[38]
- Located in the statistical territorial entity: McAllen–Edinburg–Mission metropolitan area[39]
Why It Matters
Hidalgo County has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] It is known by 35 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]