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Corpus Christi, Texas. (2020) Corpus Christi (/ ˌkɔːrpəsˈkrɪsti / KOR-pəs KRIS-tee; Latin for ' Body of Christ ') is a coastal city in the South Texas region of the U.S. state of Texas and the county seat and largest city of Nueces County [ 5 ] with portions extending into Aransas, Kleberg, and San Patricio counties.
Historical population. Pop. Corpus Christi is a coastal city in the South Texas region of the U.S. state of Texas. The county seat of Nueces County, [2] it also extends into Aransas, Kleberg, and San Patricio counties. [3] The population was 277,454 at the 2000 census; in 2006 the U.S. Census Bureau estimated the city's population at 285,175 ...
The Corpus Christi Harbor Bridge is a through arch bridge in Corpus Christi, Texas, that carries six lanes of U.S. Route 181 (US 181) and Texas State Highway 35 (SH 35) from downtown Corpus Christi to Rincon Point, known to locals as North Beach. The bridge crosses the Corpus Christi Ship Channel and handles nearly 26,000 vehicles daily.
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi offers 33 undergraduate majors, 25 graduate programs, and six doctoral programs through six colleges. [11]The College of Liberal Arts [12] has seven departments, housing 12 undergraduate and six graduate degrees, ranging from the arts to criminal justice to psychology.
State. Texas. Time zone. UTC-6 ( CST) • Summer ( DST) UTC-5 ( CDT) The Corpus Christi metropolitan statistical area is a metropolitan area in South Texas that covers three counties– Aransas, Nueces, and San Patricio. As of the 2000 census, the MSA had a population of 413,280 (though a July 1, 2013 estimate placed the population at 442,600).
1912 - Roman Catholic Diocese of Corpus Christi established. [8] 1914. County courthouse constructed. [1] August 1: Rotary Club of Corpus Christi chartered, the 125th club of Rotary International. Rotary was instrumental in the early development of Corpus Christi, the Chamber of Commerce, and the Port.
Corpus Christi Cathedral measures 176 feet (54 m) in length and 90 feet (27 m) in width. [1] The south tower is 125 feet (38 m) to the top of the dome and 133 feet (41 m) to the top of the cross. [1] The north tower is the shorter of the two towers and it rises to 97 feet (30 m) to the top of the dome and 105 feet (32 m) to the top of the cross.
The following is a list of mayors of Corpus Christi, Texas. [1] [2] The current mayor is Paulette Guajardo. Name Term Benjamin F. Neal 1852–1853 E. H. Winfield