Padre Island

Summary

Padre Island is a barrier island^[1]. It draws 221 Wikipedia views per month (barrier_island category, ranking #5 of 14).^[2]

Key Facts

• Padre Island is located in Kenedy County^[3].
• Padre Island is located in Cameron County^[4].
• Padre Island is located in Willacy County^[5].
• Padre Island is located in Kleberg County^[6].
• Padre Island is located in Nueces County^[7].
• Padre Island is located in Texas^[8].
• Padre Island is in the country of United States^[9].
• Padre Island is on the body of water Gulf of Mexico^[10].
• Padre Island's image is recorded as Padre Island National Seashore - sand dunes3.jpg^[11].
• Padre Island's instance of is recorded as barrier island^[12].
• Padre Island's instance of is recorded as island^[13].
• Padre Ballí is named after Padre Island^[14].
• Padre Island's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh85096558^[15].
• Padre Island's Commons category is recorded as Padre Island^[16].
• Padre Island's GNIS Feature ID is recorded as 1375326^[17].
• Padre Island's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 26.8445017, 'lon': -97.3677593}^[18].
• Padre Island's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/070540^[19].
• Padre Island's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Padre Island^[20].
• Padre Island's Commons gallery is recorded as Padre Island^[21].
• Padre Island's page banner is recorded as South Padre Island beach banner 2.jpg^[22].
• Padre Island's population is recorded as {'amount': '+31194'}^[23].
• Padre Island's U.S. National Archives Identifier is recorded as 10046879^[24].
• Padre Island's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0440729^[25].
• Padre Island's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as place/Padre-Island^[26].
• Padre Island's GeoNames ID is recorded as 4717159^[27].

Body

Geography

Padre Island is in the country of United States^[9]. Located in include Kenedy County^[3], a county of Texas^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 1921^[30], headquartered in Sarita^[31]; Cameron County^[4], a county of Texas^[32], in United States^[33], founded in 1848^[34]; Willacy County^[5], a county of Texas^[35], in United States^[36], founded in 1911^[37]; Kleberg County^[6], a county of Texas^[38], in United States^[39], founded in 1913^[40]; Nueces County^[7], a county of Texas^[41], in United States^[42], founded in 1847^[43]; and Texas^[8], an U.S. state^[44], in United States^[45], founded in 1845^[46], headquartered in Austin^[47]. It is on the body of water Gulf of Mexico^[10].

Physical Characteristics

Padre Island's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+540'}^[48]. Its length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+210'}^[49]. Its population is recorded as {'amount': '+31194'}^[23].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include barrier island^[12] and island^[13].

History and Context

Padre Ballí is named after Padre Island^[14].

Why It Matters

Padre Island draws 221 Wikipedia views per month (barrier_island category, ranking #5 of 14).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[50] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[51]