San Benito, Texas

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San Benito, Texas is a small city in the Rio Grande Valley known for its strong Mexican-American cultural heritage and historic role in South Texas agriculture and rail transport.

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San Benito, Texas canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
municipality
areaCode 956
country United States of America
surface form: United States
economyHistoricallyBasedOn agriculture
citrus production
cotton farming
vegetable farming
foundedBy Sam Robertson NERFINISHED
GNISFeatureID 1346542
hasBodyOfWater Resaca de los Fresnos NERFINISHED
hasClimate humid subtropical climate
hasCulturalHeritage Mexican-American culture
Tejano culture NERFINISHED
hasDemographicGroup Mexican Americans NERFINISHED
hasGovernmentType council–manager government
hasLocalFestival Charro Days-related celebrations
hasMajorHighway Interstate 69E NERFINISHED
U.S. Route 77 NERFINISHED
U.S. Route 83 NERFINISHED
hasMusicHeritage conjunto music
hasNickname Resaca City NERFINISHED
hasNotableMuseum Conjunto Music Museum NERFINISHED
Freddy Fender Museum NERFINISHED
San Benito History Museum NERFINISHED
hasNotablePerson Freddy Fender NERFINISHED
hasRailHistoryWith St. Louis, Brownsville and Mexico Railway NERFINISHED
hasUTCOffset UTC−06:00
hasUTCOffsetDST UTC−05:00
incorporatedAsCity 1911
isCountySeatOf none
knownFor Mexican-American cultural heritage
historic role in rail transport
role in South Texas agriculture
locatedIn Cameron County, Texas NERFINISHED
Rio Grande Valley NERFINISHED
Texas
locatedInCounty Cameron County, Texas NERFINISHED
locatedInTimeZone Central Time Zone
locatedNear Brownsville, Texas NERFINISHED
Harlingen, Texas NERFINISHED
U.S.–Mexico border NERFINISHED
namedAfter Saint Benedict NERFINISHED
partOf South Texas NERFINISHED
postalCode 78586
subjectToWeather hurricanes
tropical storms

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Cameron County, Texas contains San Benito, Texas