Aloe vera
farms and citrus groves surround the city. Palm trees and bougainvilleas
dominate the landscape. The beautiful beaches of South Padre Island
are only minutes away. Mexico is also just minutes away.
Harlingen,
Texas attracts thousands of retirees from the Midwest and Canada.
Some have Made Harlingen their permanent home. Others, affectionately
known as "snow birds", live in Harlingen during the
winter months only.
Additionally,
large numbers of visitors from Mexico take advantage of the outstanding
shopping and dining in Harlingen on a regular basis. Annual aevents
and amateur sports tournaments such as RioFest, the Jackson Street
Jubilee, and the 10K Rio Run attract visitors from throughout
south Texas and the entire state. Birders from around the world
travel to Harlingen for the Rio Grande Valley Birding Festival.
Harlingen
is known for great weather and Texas hospitality.
Estimated
population (July 2002) - 59,384
Elevation - 45 feet
Zip Codes - 78550, 78552
Land area - 34.1 Square miles
County - Cameron
Median household income (2000) - $30,296
Median house value - (2000) - $59,400
Median resident age - 31.8 years
