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Edinburg (/ ˈ ɛ d ɪ n b ɜːr ɡ / ED-in-burg) is a city in and the county seat of Hidalgo County, Texas, United States. [6] The population was 100,243 at the 2020 census, [3] and in 2022, its estimated population was 104,294, [4] making it the second-largest city in Hidalgo County, and the third-largest city in the larger Rio Grande Valley region.
The Museum of South Texas History is located in Edinburg, Texas. It features exhibits on the history of the Rio Grande Valley, as well as the rest of South Texas and North Eastern Mexican States Coahuila, Nuevo Leon, Tamaulipas. The Museum, which opened in 1970 as the Hidalgo County Historical Museum, was originally housed in Hidalgo County's ...
Location of Hidalgo County in Texas. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Hidalgo County, Texas. This is intended to be a complete list of properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Hidalgo County, Texas. There are four districts and 19 individual properties listed on the ...
Edinburg (Hidalgo County): "About 1850 near present Hidalgo, John Young, a Brownsville merchant, laid out Edinburgh, named after his birthplace, Edinburgh, Scotland," write Callary and Callary ...
The Edinburg campus of the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (formerly University of Texas-Pan American) is located in Hidalgo County. All of the county is in the service area of South Texas College. [26] The Pecan, Mid-Valley, Technology, and Nursing & Allied Health campuses of South Texas College are located in Hidalgo County. [27]
Properties and/or districts are listed in most of Texas's 254 counties. The tables linked below are intended to provide a complete list of properties and districts listed in each county. The locations of National Register properties and districts with latitude and longitude data may be seen in an online map by clicking on "Map of all coordinates".
The colony was known by multiple names: La Habitación, Rancho San Luis, and San Luisito. In 1852, John Young settled in the area and renamed the town "Edinburgh" after his place of birth, Edinburgh, Scotland; Edinburg became the county seat of Hidalgo County. The town was incorporated in 1876, and its name was changed to "Hidalgo" in 1885.
The University of Texas–Pan American (UTPA) was a public university in Edinburg, Texas. Founded in 1927, it was a component institution of the University of Texas System . The university served the Rio Grande Valley and South Texas with baccalaureate, master's, and doctoral degrees.