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Industrial port city

Brownsville is a city in Cameron County.

It is the county seat.

The latitude of Brownsville is 25.901N. The longitude is -97.497W.

It is in the Central Standard time zone. Elevation is 33 feet.

The estimated population, in 2003, was 156,178.

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Median household income

Local

$24,468

National

$41,994

Source: 2000 census, U.S. Census Bureau

For more census details and comparisons, see our Brownsville demographic reports

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Brownsville is on the Rio Grande, across from Matamoros, Mexico

The establishment of Fort Brown, by Gen. Zachary Taylor in 1846, helped launch the Mexican-American War

The Brownsville airfield was the site of flights by many early aviators, including Charles Lindbergh, Amelia Earhart and Eddie Rickenbacker

Public transportation: Brownsville Urban System (See the transit and travel sections below.)

Crime: The number of violent crimes recorded by the FBI in 2003 was 757. The number of murders and homicides was 8. The violent crime rate was 5 per 1,000 people.

Census 2000 highlights: Among major American cities, ranks No. 2 in percentage Hispanic population (91.3%); Brownsville had the highest poverty rate (36%) among U.S. cities with populations of 100,000 or more

Well-known residents have included:
· Kris Kristofferson, singer, actor, composer

Local festivals include:

Latin Jazz Festival - Oct. 11-14, 2007
Charro Days - Feb. 18-25, 2007
Sombrero Festival - Feb. 22-24, 2007
Brownsville International Birding Festival - Feb. 15-17, 2007

Dates often change. Check Brownsville web sites and events links in the sections below.

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Nearby parks & recreation: Boca Chica State Park

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Brownsville attractions: Gladys Porter Zoo

Historic sites and museums: Palo Alto Battlefield National Historic Site, Historic Brownsville Museum, Brownsville Art League Museum, Stillman House Museum

Colleges and universities: University of Texas at Brownsville

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Support for libraries: Local government funding for the local library system, in fiscal years 2001-2002, was below the national average. (See library links below.)

Gays & lesbians
National index: 100
Local index: 100

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Quotes:
Brownsville is hardly the best of Texas, being at once tumultuous of motion and hangdog of manner. It reminds me of several other towns -- Port Said, Panama, Trieste -- where cultures are tossed against each other by history, now one pre-eminent, now another, but it somehow lacks the sting or fizz of confrontation.
-- Journeys
Jan Morris

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