Demographics
Location: McAllen, Texas is in Hidalgo County located 75 miles West from the Gulf of Mexico and four miles from the city of Reynosa, Tamaulipas in Mexico border: McAllen’s Latitude 26.12 North and Longitude 98.14 West. Average Elevation: 122 Ft. McAllen City Area: 47.21 Square Miles Hidalgo County Area: 1,567 Square Miles
McAllen Town Site Founded: 1904 City of McAllen Incorporated: February 20, 1911 City of McAllen Chartered: January 31, 1927
City of McAllen 2000 Census Population: 106,414 *Estimated McAllen 2005 Population: 125,500
McAllen MSA Population: 635,540 88.3% of McAllen MSA is of Hispanic Origin Median Age of Population is 27.2 years Fourth fastest growing MSA in the nation.
Form of Government: The City of McAllen is a home rule city and operates under the Council/Manager form of government. The Mayor is elected at-large while the six City Commissioners are elected by single member districts.
City Employees (Excluding Fire and Police): 1163
Police Officers (Full-time): 264 Fire Fighters (Full-time): 129
Number of Pumper/Trucks: 18
Fire Insurance Rate: ISO Rating 4
Ambulance Service: Yes, Private Contractor – Med-Care
Rescue Service: Yes
Air Ambulance: Yes
City Zoning Regulated: Yes
City Planning Commission: Yes
