Pharr, Texas

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Pharr, Texas is a rapidly growing city in the Rio Grande Valley of South Texas, known as a major commercial and transportation hub on the U.S.–Mexico border.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
municipality
areaCode 956
belongsTo Texas Department of Transportation
surface form: State of Texas transportation corridor network
borderFunction major crossing for commercial trucks
borderRegion U.S.–Mexico border
climate hot summers
mild winters
subtropical
connectedTo Reynosa
surface form: Reynosa, Tamaulipas
country United States of America
surface form: United States
county Hidalgo County
surface form: Hidalgo County, Texas
demographicCharacteristic predominantly Hispanic or Latino population
economicRole commercial hub
transportation hub
foundedAsTown early 20th century
governmentType council–manager government
hasBorderCrossing Pharr–Reynosa International Bridge
hasCityManager city manager of Pharr, Texas
hasInternationalBridgeType commercial truck bridge
hasMayor mayor of Pharr, Texas
hasOfficialWebsite official website of Pharr, Texas
hasSchoolDistrict Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District
incorporatedAsCity 1916
isPartOf Hidalgo County metropolitan area
McAllen–Edinburg–Mission metropolitan area
locatedIn South Texas
surface form: Rio Grande Valley

South Texas
locatedInTimeZone Central Time Zone
locatedNearRiver Rio Grande
majorIndustry agriculture-related commerce
international trade
logistics
warehousing
namedAfter John N. Pharr NERFINISHED
nearbyCity Edinburg, Texas
McAllen, Texas
San Juan, Texas
partOfRegion McAllen–Edinburg–Mission metropolitan area
surface form: Greater McAllen area
populationTrend rapidly growing
postalCodeType ZIP Code
primaryLanguage English
regionSpecialization produce import and distribution
servesAs port of entry between United States and Mexico
state Texas
transportInfrastructure Interstate 2 NERFINISHED
Interstate 69C NERFINISHED
U.S. Route 281
widelySpokenLanguage Spanish

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