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Laredo, Texas is 150 miles West of the deep water port of Corpus Christi: 150 miles North of highly industrialized Monterrey, Mexico; 150 miles South of San Antonio, Texas; and just across the Rio Grande River from Nuevo Laredo, Mexico.
In 2000, the Census Bureau report: in Metropolitan Statistical Area MSA terms (City plus surrounding area) Laredo’s MSA is the second fastest growing in Texas and the one of the fastest growing in the U.S.
During the 10 years since 1990, Laredo’s MSA population grew by 50.0% to reach 200,000 in 2000. The 2011 MSA population stands at 241,935 people in Laredo and 256,496 in all of Webb County in 2012. With over 500,000 people living just across the river in Nuevo Laredo, the Los Laredos area has a combined population of over 741,000.
A. Laredo-webb MSA Trends:
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1970 72,859
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1980 99,258 (+36.2%)
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1990 133,239 (+34.2%)
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2000 193,117 (+45.0%)
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2010 236,091 (+22.25%)
B. ETHNIC GROUPS:
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Hispanic - 95.4%
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Non-Hispanic - 4.6%
C. AREA:
City of Laredo: 59,411 acres or 92.83 sq. mi.
County of Webb: 2,148,480 acres or3,357 sq. mi.
Topography: Relatively flat with rolling hills.
Average Elevation: 438 feet
D. AGE GROUP
Under 19 28.7% 65 - over 7.9%
20-24 7.9% Median Age 26.9
25-44 29.6%
45-64 15.5%
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