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mw-list-item"><a href="https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%B3%D8%AF%D8%B3%D8%8C_%D8%AA%DA%A9%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%B3" title="مرسدس، تکزاس – South Azerbaijani" lang="azb" hreflang="azb" data-title="مرسدس، تکزاس" data-language-autonym="تۆرکجه" data-language-local-name="South Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>تۆرکجه</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-min-nan mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-min-nan.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercedes_(Texas)" title="Mercedes (Texas) – Minnan" lang="nan" hreflang="nan" data-title="Mercedes (Texas)" data-language-autonym="閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú" data-language-local-name="Minnan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D0%B5%D1%80%D1%81%D0%B5%D0%B4%D1%8D%D1%81_(%D0%A2%D1%8D%D1%85%D0%B0%D1%81)" title="Мерседэс (Тэхас) – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Мерседэс (Тэхас)" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ceb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ceb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercedes_(lungsod_sa_Tinipong_Bansa)" title="Mercedes (lungsod sa Tinipong Bansa) – Cebuano" lang="ceb" hreflang="ceb" data-title="Mercedes (lungsod sa Tinipong Bansa)" data-language-autonym="Cebuano" data-language-local-name="Cebuano" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cebuano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cy mw-list-item"><a href="https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercedes,_Texas" title="Mercedes, Texas – Welsh" lang="cy" hreflang="cy" data-title="Mercedes, Texas" data-language-autonym="Cymraeg" data-language-local-name="Welsh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cymraeg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercedes_(Texas)" title="Mercedes (Texas) – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Mercedes (Texas)" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercedes_(Texas)" title="Mercedes (Texas) – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Mercedes (Texas)" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercedes_(Texas)" title="Mercedes (Texas) – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Mercedes (Texas)" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%B3%D8%AF%D8%B3%D8%8C_%D8%AA%DA%AF%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%B3" title="مرسدس، تگزاس – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="مرسدس، تگزاس" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercedes_(Texas)" title="Mercedes (Texas) – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Mercedes (Texas)" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-glk mw-list-item"><a href="https://glk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%B3%D8%AF%D8%B3_(%D8%AA%DA%AF%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%B3)" title="مرسدس (تگزاس) – Gilaki" lang="glk" hreflang="glk" data-title="مرسدس (تگزاس)" data-language-autonym="گیلکی" data-language-local-name="Gilaki" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>گیلکی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercedes_(Teksas)" title="Mercedes (Teksas) – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Mercedes (Teksas)" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercedes_(Texas)" title="Mercedes (Texas) – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Mercedes (Texas)" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ht mw-list-item"><a href="https://ht.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercedes,_Texas" title="Mercedes, Texas – Haitian Creole" lang="ht" hreflang="ht" data-title="Mercedes, Texas" data-language-autonym="Kreyòl ayisyen" data-language-local-name="Haitian Creole" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kreyòl ayisyen</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lld mw-list-item"><a href="https://lld.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercedes_(Texas)" title="Mercedes (Texas) – Ladin" lang="lld" hreflang="lld" data-title="Mercedes (Texas)" data-language-autonym="Ladin" data-language-local-name="Ladin" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ladin</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mg mw-list-item"><a href="https://mg.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercedes,_Texas" title="Mercedes, Texas – Malagasy" lang="mg" hreflang="mg" data-title="Mercedes, Texas" data-language-autonym="Malagasy" data-language-local-name="Malagasy" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Malagasy</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%AF%D8%B3_(%D9%87%D9%8A%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D9%88,_%D8%AA%D9%83%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%B3)" title="مرسيدس (هيدالجو, تكساس) – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="مرسيدس (هيدالجو, تكساس)" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مصرى</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercedes_(Texas)" title="Mercedes (Texas) – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Mercedes (Texas)" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ce mw-list-item"><a href="https://ce.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D0%B5%D1%80%D1%81%D0%B5%D0%B4%D0%B5%D1%81_(%D0%A2%D0%B5%D1%85%D0%B0%D1%81)" title="Мерседес (Техас) – Chechen" lang="ce" hreflang="ce" data-title="Мерседес (Техас)" data-language-autonym="Нохчийн" data-language-local-name="Chechen" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Нохчийн</span></a></li><li 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class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D0%B5%D1%80%D1%81%D0%B5%D0%B4%D0%B5%D1%81_(%D0%A2%D0%B5%D1%85%D0%B0%D1%81)" title="Мерседес (Техас) – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Мерседес (Техас)" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercedes,_Texas" title="Mercedes, Texas – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="Mercedes, Texas" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sr mw-list-item"><a href="https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D0%B5%D1%80%D1%81%D0%B5%D0%B4%D0%B8%D0%B7_(%D0%A2%D0%B5%D0%BA%D1%81%D0%B0%D1%81)" title="Мерседиз (Тексас) – Serbian" lang="sr" hreflang="sr" data-title="Мерседиз (Тексас)" data-language-autonym="Српски / srpski" data-language-local-name="Serbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Српски / srpski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sh mw-list-item"><a href="https://sh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercedes,_Texas" title="Mercedes, Texas – Serbo-Croatian" lang="sh" hreflang="sh" data-title="Mercedes, Texas" data-language-autonym="Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски" data-language-local-name="Serbo-Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tt mw-list-item"><a href="https://tt.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D0%B5%D1%80%D1%81%D0%B5%D0%B4%D0%B5%D1%81_(%D0%A2%D0%B5%D1%85%D0%B0%D1%81)" title="Мерседес (Техас) – Tatar" lang="tt" hreflang="tt" data-title="Мерседес (Техас)" data-language-autonym="Татарча / tatarça" data-language-local-name="Tatar" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Татарча / tatarça</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tr mw-list-item"><a href="https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercedes,_Teksas" title="Mercedes, Teksas – Turkish" lang="tr" hreflang="tr" data-title="Mercedes, Teksas" data-language-autonym="Türkçe" data-language-local-name="Turkish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Türkçe</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uk mw-list-item"><a href="https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D0%B5%D1%80%D1%81%D0%B5%D0%B4%D0%B5%D1%81_(%D0%A2%D0%B5%D1%85%D0%B0%D1%81)" title="Мерседес (Техас) – Ukrainian" lang="uk" hreflang="uk" data-title="Мерседес (Техас)" data-language-autonym="Українська" data-language-local-name="Ukrainian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Українська</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-vi mw-list-item"><a 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src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Mercedes_historic_downtown.jpg/250px-Mercedes_historic_downtown.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="188" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Mercedes_historic_downtown.jpg/375px-Mercedes_historic_downtown.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Mercedes_historic_downtown.jpg/500px-Mercedes_historic_downtown.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1200" /></a></span><div class="ib-settlement-caption">Downtown Mercedes in August 2010</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">Nickname: <div class="ib-settlement-nickname nickname">The Queen City</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">Motto: <div class="ib-settlement-nickname nickname">"It Starts Here!"</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:TXMap-doton-Mercedes.PNG" class="mw-file-description" title="Location of Mercedes, Texas"><img alt="Location of Mercedes, Texas" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/TXMap-doton-Mercedes.PNG/250px-TXMap-doton-Mercedes.PNG" decoding="async" width="250" height="237" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9d/TXMap-doton-Mercedes.PNG 1.5x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="284" /></a></span><div class="ib-settlement-caption">Location of Mercedes, Texas</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Hidalgo_County_Mercedes.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/Hidalgo_County_Mercedes.svg/250px-Hidalgo_County_Mercedes.svg.png" decoding="async" width="250" height="183" class="mw-file-element" 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class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">26°8′58″N</span> <span class="longitude">97°55′7″W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">26.14944°N 97.91861°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">26.14944; -97.91861</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_sovereign_states" title="List of sovereign states">Country</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></span></span> </span>United States</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/U.S._state" title="U.S. state">State</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/Flag_of_Texas.svg/23px-Flag_of_Texas.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/Flag_of_Texas.svg/35px-Flag_of_Texas.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/Flag_of_Texas.svg/46px-Flag_of_Texas.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" 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scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Water</th><td class="infobox-data">0.06 sq mi (0.17 km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Elevation<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th><td class="infobox-data">69 ft (21 m)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Population<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><span class="nowrap"> </span>(<a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_Census" class="mw-redirect" title="2020 United States Census">2020</a>)</div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">16,258</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Density</th><td class="infobox-data">1,407.24/sq mi (543.34/km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Time_zone" title="Time zone">Time zone</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a 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class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Federal_Information_Processing_Standard" class="mw-redirect" title="Federal Information Processing Standard">FIPS code</a></th><td class="infobox-data">48-47700<sup id="cite_ref-GR2_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GR2-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Geographic_Names_Information_System" title="Geographic Names Information System">GNIS</a> feature ID</th><td class="infobox-data">1341366<sup id="cite_ref-GR3_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GR3-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://cityofmercedes.com">cityofmercedes<wbr />.com</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Mercedes</b> is a U.S. city in <a href="/wiki/Hidalgo_County,_Texas" title="Hidalgo County, Texas">Hidalgo County</a>, <a href="/wiki/Texas" title="Texas">Texas</a>. The population was 15,570 at the <a href="/wiki/2010_United_States_census" title="2010 United States census">2010 census</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Census_2010_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Census_2010-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is part of the <a href="/wiki/McAllen%E2%80%93Edinburg%E2%80%93Mission_metropolitan_area" class="mw-redirect" title="McAllen–Edinburg–Mission metropolitan area">McAllen–Edinburg–Mission</a> and <a href="/wiki/Reynosa%E2%80%93McAllen_Metropolitan_Area" class="mw-redirect" title="Reynosa–McAllen Metropolitan Area">Reynosa–McAllen</a> metropolitan areas. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Geography">Geography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mercedes,_Texas&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Geography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Mercedes is located in southeastern Hidalgo County at <span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Mercedes,_Texas&params=26_8_58_N_97_55_7_W_type:city"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">26°8′58″N</span> <span class="longitude">97°55′7″W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">26.14944°N 97.91861°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">26.14944; -97.91861</span></span></span></a></span></span> (26.149315, –97.918675).<sup id="cite_ref-GR1_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GR1-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is bordered to the west by <a href="/wiki/Weslaco,_Texas" title="Weslaco, Texas">Weslaco</a> and to the east, in <a href="/wiki/Cameron_County,_Texas" title="Cameron County, Texas">Cameron County</a>, by <a href="/wiki/La_Feria,_Texas" title="La Feria, Texas">La Feria</a>. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Interstate_2" title="Interstate 2">Interstate 2</a>/<a href="/wiki/U.S._Route_83_in_Texas" title="U.S. Route 83 in Texas">U.S. Route 83</a> freeway passes through the northern side of Mercedes, leading west 21 miles (34 km) to <a href="/wiki/McAllen,_Texas" title="McAllen, Texas">McAllen</a> and east 14 miles (23 km) to <a href="/wiki/Harlingen,_Texas" title="Harlingen, Texas">Harlingen</a>. Mercedes is 9 miles (14 km) north of the <a href="/wiki/Progreso%E2%80%93Nuevo_Progreso_International_Bridge" title="Progreso–Nuevo Progreso International Bridge">Progreso–Nuevo Progreso International Bridge</a> over the Rio Grande, connecting Texas with the Mexican state of <a href="/wiki/Tamaulipas" title="Tamaulipas">Tamaulipas</a>. </p><p>According to the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Census_Bureau" title="United States Census Bureau">United States Census Bureau</a>, Mercedes has a total area of 11.5 square miles (29.8 km<sup>2</sup>), of which 11.4 square miles (29.6 km<sup>2</sup>) are land and 0.1 square miles (0.2 km<sup>2</sup>), or 0.55%, are water.<sup id="cite_ref-Census_2010_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Census_2010-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mercedes,_Texas&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:MercedesCa1915.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/MercedesCa1915.jpg/220px-MercedesCa1915.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="141" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/MercedesCa1915.jpg/330px-MercedesCa1915.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/MercedesCa1915.jpg/440px-MercedesCa1915.jpg 2x" data-file-width="450" data-file-height="288" /></a><figcaption>Downtown Mercedes in 1915</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Texas_-_Mercedes_through_Miller_Dam_-_NARA_-_68149596_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/Texas_-_Mercedes_through_Miller_Dam_-_NARA_-_68149596_%28cropped%29.jpg/220px-Texas_-_Mercedes_through_Miller_Dam_-_NARA_-_68149596_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="170" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/Texas_-_Mercedes_through_Miller_Dam_-_NARA_-_68149596_%28cropped%29.jpg/330px-Texas_-_Mercedes_through_Miller_Dam_-_NARA_-_68149596_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/Texas_-_Mercedes_through_Miller_Dam_-_NARA_-_68149596_%28cropped%29.jpg/440px-Texas_-_Mercedes_through_Miller_Dam_-_NARA_-_68149596_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5223" data-file-height="4027" /></a><figcaption>Mercedes in 1933</figcaption></figure> <p>Mercedes is known as "The Queen City of the Valley" or "La Reina del Valle". Mercedes was founded September 15, 1907, by the American Rio Grande Land & Irrigation Company, and was incorporated March 8, 1909. <sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is one of the oldest towns in the <a href="/wiki/Rio_Grande_Valley_(Texas)" class="mw-redirect" title="Rio Grande Valley (Texas)">Rio Grande Valley</a>, and the city celebrated its centennial in 2007. </p><p>The city was located in Capisallo Pasture, part of Capisallo Ranch owned by Jim Welles. This location was known as the Pear Orchard because of the vast numbers of <a href="/wiki/Opuntia" title="Opuntia">prickly pear</a> cactus growing there at that time. </p><p>The origin of the city name - Mercedes - is not clear. A common claim is that the first name given to the city was "Diaz" in honor of <a href="/wiki/Porfirio_Diaz" class="mw-redirect" title="Porfirio Diaz">Porfirio Diaz</a>, then president of Mexico. Later it was supposedly renamed "Mercedes Diaz" in honor of the president's wife, and from that, Mercedes became the Queen City. This story, however, is historically inaccurate, given that neither of Diaz's two wives were named Mercedes. <sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>During President Woodrow Wilson's administration, Camp Llano Grande was founded in 1916 southwest of Mercedes. Today, its location is in Weslaco, Texas, a town that didn't exist in 1916 and Mercedes was the nearest town. The National Defense Act called for the establishment of several National Guard camps, including Camp Llano Grande, to counter cross-border attacks led by Pancho Villa. Soldiers from Indiana, Minnesota and North Dakota were stationed at the camp from 1916 - 1917. Upon the onset or World War I, the camp merged with Camp Mercedes to train soldiers for service in France. <sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>General John J. Pershing chose Mercedes as the site for a permanent training camp when the United States entered WW1 in 1916. Construction of Camp Mercedes on a 80-acre tract southeast of town was completed in early 1917. Until the WWI recruits arrived, a 16th Cavalry training cadre occupied the camp. The soldiers who later arrived for WWI training specialized in the management of horses for service in France. At its peak, Camp Mercedes hosted 16 officers, 700 enlisted men and 600 horses. After the armistice, the camp was demobilized and closed in 1922.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The old Toluca Ranch still stands east of the International Bridge at <a href="/wiki/Progreso,_Texas" title="Progreso, Texas">Progreso</a>, the sister city to the south. This ranch was close to the river and a prized target for the <a href="/wiki/Banditry" title="Banditry"><i>bandidos</i></a> during the days of <a href="/wiki/Pancho_Villa" title="Pancho Villa">Pancho Villa</a>. It was built with many secret rooms and passages, and had heavy wooden shutters on the windows to protect its residents. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Demographics">Demographics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mercedes,_Texas&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Demographics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1224496135">.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop{border-spacing:1px;border:1px solid #a2a9b1;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0.3em;font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop caption{background-color:lavender;color:black;padding-right:0.2em;padding-left:0.2em;font-size:110%;font-weight:bold;border:1px solid #a2a9b1;border-bottom:none}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop th[scope=col]{border-bottom:1px solid black}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop td:nth-child(2){text-align:right;padding-left:0.5em;padding-right:0}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop td.us-census-pop-estimate{padding-left:0}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop td:nth-child(3){padding-left:0}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop td:nth-child(4){padding-left:0.5em;text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop-footnote{border-top:1px solid black;font-size:85%;text-align:center}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop-right{float:right;clear:right;margin:0 0 1em 1em}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop-left{float:left;clear:left;margin:0 1em 1em 0}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop-center{float:none;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop-none{float:none;margin:0 1em 1em 0}}</style> <table class="us-census-pop us-census-pop-right"> <caption>Historical population</caption> <tbody><tr><th scope="col">Census</th><th scope="col"><abbr title="Population">Pop.</abbr></th><th scope="col"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1152813436">.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);clip-path:polygon(0px 0px,0px 0px,0px 0px);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px;white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="sr-only">Note</span></th><th scope="col"><abbr title="Percent change">%±</abbr></th></tr> <tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1910_United_States_census" title="1910 United States census">1910</a></th><td>1,209</td><td></td><td>—</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1920_United_States_census" title="1920 United States census">1920</a></th><td>3,414</td><td></td><td>182.4%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1930_United_States_census" title="1930 United States census">1930</a></th><td>6,608</td><td></td><td>93.6%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1940_United_States_census" title="1940 United States census">1940</a></th><td>7,624</td><td></td><td>15.4%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1950_United_States_census" title="1950 United States census">1950</a></th><td>10,081</td><td></td><td>32.2%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1960_United_States_census" title="1960 United States census">1960</a></th><td>10,943</td><td></td><td>8.6%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1970_United_States_census" title="1970 United States census">1970</a></th><td>9,355</td><td></td><td>−14.5%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1980_United_States_census" title="1980 United States census">1980</a></th><td>11,851</td><td></td><td>26.7%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1990_United_States_census" title="1990 United States census">1990</a></th><td>12,694</td><td></td><td>7.1%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/2000_United_States_census" title="2000 United States census">2000</a></th><td>13,649</td><td></td><td>7.5%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/2010_United_States_census" title="2010 United States census">2010</a></th><td>15,570</td><td></td><td>14.1%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_census" title="2020 United States census">2020</a></th><td>16,258</td><td></td><td>4.4%</td></tr><tr><td colspan="4" class="us-census-pop-footnote">U.S. Decennial Census<sup id="cite_ref-DecennialCensus_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DecennialCensus-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2020_census">2020 census</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mercedes,_Texas&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: 2020 census"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <caption><b>Mercedes racial composition</b><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /> (NH = Non-Hispanic)<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Race </th> <th>Number </th> <th>Percentage </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Non-Hispanic_or_Latino_whites" class="mw-redirect" title="Non-Hispanic or Latino whites">White</a> (NH) </td> <td>1,151 </td> <td>7.08% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Non-Hispanic_or_Latino_African_Americans" class="mw-redirect" title="Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans">Black or African American</a> (NH) </td> <td>38 </td> <td>0.23% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Native_Americans_in_the_United_States" title="Native Americans in the United States">Native American</a> or <a href="/wiki/Alaska_Native" class="mw-redirect" title="Alaska Native">Alaska Native</a> (NH) </td> <td>10 </td> <td>0.06% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Asian_Americans" title="Asian Americans">Asian</a> (NH) </td> <td>25 </td> <td>0.15% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Pacific_Islander_Americans" title="Pacific Islander Americans">Pacific Islander</a> (NH) </td> <td>9 </td> <td>0.06% </td></tr> <tr> <td>Some Other Race (NH) </td> <td>31 </td> <td>0.19% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Multiracial_Americans" title="Multiracial Americans">Mixed/Multi-Racial</a> (NH) </td> <td>46 </td> <td>0.28% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Hispanic_and_Latino_Americans" title="Hispanic and Latino Americans">Hispanic or Latino</a> </td> <td>14,948 </td> <td>91.94% </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>Total</b> </td> <td><b>16,258</b> </td> <td> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>As of the <a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_census" title="2020 United States census">2020 United States census</a>, there were 16,258 people, 4,834 households, and 3,726 families residing in the city. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2000_census">2000 census</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mercedes,_Texas&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: 2000 census"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>At the 2000 <a href="/wiki/Census" title="Census">census</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-GR2_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GR2-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> there were 13,649 people, 4,170 households and 3,348 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,591.2 inhabitants per square mile (614.4/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 5,455 housing units at an average density of 636.0 per square mile (245.6/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the city was 79.42% <a href="/wiki/White_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="White (U.S. Census)">White</a>, 0.36% <a href="/wiki/African_American_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="African American (U.S. Census)">African American</a>, 0.89% <a href="/wiki/Native_American_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Native American (U.S. Census)">Native American</a>, 0.07% <a href="/wiki/Asian_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Asian (U.S. Census)">Asian</a>, 0.01% <a href="/wiki/Pacific_Islander_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)">Pacific Islander</a>, 16.95% from <a href="/wiki/Race_(United_States_Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Race (United States Census)">other races</a>, and 2.31% from two or more races. <a href="/wiki/Hispanic_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Hispanic (U.S. Census)">Hispanic</a> or <a href="/wiki/Latino_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Latino (U.S. Census)">Latino</a> of any race were 90.01% of the population. </p><p>There were 4,170 households, of which 41.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.7% were <a href="/wiki/Marriage" title="Marriage">married couples</a> living together, 21.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.7% were non-families. 18.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.27 and the average family size was 3.75. </p><p>32.9% of the population were under the age of 18, 11.5% from 18 to 24, 22.8% from 25 to 44, 18.4% from 45 to 64, and 14.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 29 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.3 males. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Median_household_income" class="mw-redirect" title="Median household income">median household income</a> was $23,064 and the median family income was $25,339. Males had a median income of $19,945 versus $18,387 for females. The <a href="/wiki/Per_capita_income" title="Per capita income">per capita income</a> for the city was $8,658. About 30.4% of families and 36.4% of the population were below the <a href="/wiki/Poverty_line" class="mw-redirect" title="Poverty line">poverty line</a>, including 49.4% of those under age 18 and 30.3% of those age 65 or over. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Shopping">Shopping</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mercedes,_Texas&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Shopping"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Rio Grande Valley Premium Outlets, owned by Chelsea Property Group which is a brand of <a href="/wiki/Simon_Property_Group" title="Simon Property Group">Simon Property Group</a>, opened in November 2006.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The city is roughly the geographical center of the Rio Grande Valley urban agglomeration and is located on <a href="/wiki/Interstate_2" title="Interstate 2">Interstate 2</a>/<a href="/wiki/U.S._Route_83" title="U.S. Route 83">U.S. Highway 83</a>, which connects the major urban centers of <a href="/wiki/McAllen,_Texas" title="McAllen, Texas">McAllen</a>, <a href="/wiki/Brownsville,_Texas" title="Brownsville, Texas">Brownsville</a> and <a href="/wiki/Harlingen,_Texas" title="Harlingen, Texas">Harlingen</a>. The city is located near a major <a href="/wiki/Mexico%E2%80%93United_States_border" title="Mexico–United States border">Mexico–United States border</a> crossing making it accessible to the growing middle class population of <a href="/wiki/Nuevo_Le%C3%B3n" title="Nuevo León">Nuevo León</a> and <a href="/wiki/Tamaulipas" title="Tamaulipas">Tamaulipas</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Government_and_infrastructure">Government and infrastructure</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mercedes,_Texas&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Government and infrastructure"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/United_States_Postal_Service" title="United States Postal Service">United States Postal Service</a> operates the Mercedes Post Office.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Mercedes incorporated in 1909 and formed a City Council style government. The first city election installed six council members: John Puckett, Gouverneur K Watson, Mayor William Lingenbrink, Dr. Edward Schoonmaker, Fred Cutting, and Lyle Harrison. <sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Current elected city officials (2023): </p> <ul><li>Oscar Montoya, Mayor</li> <li>Jacob Howell, Commissioner Place 1</li> <li>Armando Garcia, Commissioner Place 2</li> <li>Joe Martinez, Commissioner Place 3</li> <li>Ruben Saldana, Commissioner Place 4</li> <li>Alberto Perez, City Manager</li></ul> <p>Police department </p> <ul><li>Pedro Estrada, Chief of Police</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Education">Education</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mercedes,_Texas&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Education"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Mercedes is divided between two school districts:<sup id="cite_ref-schooldistmap_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-schooldistmap-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> eastern Mercedes is in the <a href="/wiki/Mercedes_Independent_School_District" title="Mercedes Independent School District">Mercedes Independent School District</a>, zoned to <a href="/wiki/Mercedes_High_School" title="Mercedes High School">Mercedes High School</a>, while western Mercedes is in the <a href="/wiki/Weslaco_Independent_School_District" title="Weslaco Independent School District">Weslaco Independent School District</a>, zoned to <a href="/wiki/Weslaco_East_High_School" title="Weslaco East High School">Weslaco East High School</a><sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In addition, <a href="/wiki/South_Texas_Independent_School_District" title="South Texas Independent School District">South Texas Independent School District</a>, which is headquartered in Mercedes,<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> serves magnet students in many <a href="/wiki/Rio_Grande_Valley_(Texas)" class="mw-redirect" title="Rio Grande Valley (Texas)">Rio Grande Valley</a> communities, including Mercedes. </p><p><a href="/wiki/The_Science_Academy_of_South_Texas" title="The Science Academy of South Texas">The Science Academy of South Texas</a> and <a href="/wiki/South_Texas_High_School_for_Health_Professions" title="South Texas High School for Health Professions">South Texas High School for Health Professions</a>, schools of STISD, are in Mercedes. </p><p>In 2015, the city joined other cities in south Texas in support of the newly formed <a href="/wiki/University_of_Texas_Rio_Grande_Valley" title="University of Texas Rio Grande Valley">University of Texas Rio Grande Valley</a> by adopting a resolution declaring August 31 as UTRGV day.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Also, they recognized the university by installing a boot with the university logos right across the municipal city hall.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Colegio_Jacinto_Trevi%C3%B1o" class="mw-redirect" title="Colegio Jacinto Treviño">Colegio Jacinto Treviño</a> located in Mercedes, Texas, was a pioneering Chicano institution of higher education founded in 1970. It played a critical role in the Mexican-American civil rights movement, focusing on bilingual and bicultural education for underserved communities. Established in response to the limited access Mexican-Americans had to higher education and to challenge mainstream educational systems, the college became an emblem of Chicano self-determination and empowerment. The college was founded during the height of the Chicano Movement, a period in which Mexican-Americans were organizing for civil rights, labor rights, and educational equity. Named after Jacinto Treviño, a Mexican-American revolutionary and educator, the institution was conceived as a space where Chicano students could receive an education relevant to their cultural identity, history, and the socioeconomic challenges faced by their communities. It was created by activists and educators who sought to decolonize education, asserting that traditional institutions failed to reflect the realities and needs of Mexican-American students. </p><p><br /> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Public_libraries">Public libraries</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mercedes,_Texas&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Public libraries"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Dr Hector P Garcia Library serves Mercedes.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Public_arts">Public arts</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mercedes,_Texas&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Public arts"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Mercedes_tx_2016-08-29-.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Mercedes_tx_2016-08-29-.png/220px-Mercedes_tx_2016-08-29-.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="220" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Mercedes_tx_2016-08-29-.png/330px-Mercedes_tx_2016-08-29-.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Mercedes_tx_2016-08-29-.png/440px-Mercedes_tx_2016-08-29-.png 2x" data-file-width="720" data-file-height="719" /></a><figcaption>One of many cowboy boots displayed throughout Mercedes</figcaption></figure> <p>Mercedes is home to a unique public art project: there are 30 handcrafted <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1154941027">.mw-parser-output .frac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .frac .num,.mw-parser-output .frac .den{font-size:80%;line-height:0;vertical-align:super}.mw-parser-output .frac .den{vertical-align:sub}.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);clip-path:polygon(0px 0px,0px 0px,0px 0px);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px}</style><span class="frac">5<span class="sr-only">+</span><span class="num">1</span>⁄<span class="den">2</span></span>-foot-tall (1.7 m) cowboy boots dispersed throughout the city, each painted with the insignia of different colleges from around the state, country and even Mexico. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Radio_stations">Radio stations</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mercedes,_Texas&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Radio stations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>These <a href="/wiki/FM_broadcast_band" title="FM broadcast band">FM</a> radio stations broadcast from Mercedes: </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1184024115">.mw-parser-output .div-col{margin-top:0.3em;column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .div-col-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .div-col-rules{column-rule:1px solid #aaa}.mw-parser-output .div-col dl,.mw-parser-output .div-col ol,.mw-parser-output .div-col ul{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .div-col li,.mw-parser-output .div-col dd{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}</style><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 18em;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/KFRQ" title="KFRQ">KFRQ</a> 94.5</li> <li><a href="/wiki/KKPS" title="KKPS">KKPS</a> 99.5</li> <li><a href="/wiki/KTEX" title="KTEX">KTEX</a> 100.3</li> <li><a href="/wiki/KNVO-FM" title="KNVO-FM">KNVO</a> 101.1</li> <li><a href="/wiki/KJAV" title="KJAV">KJAV</a> 104.9</li> <li><a href="/wiki/KHKZ" title="KHKZ">KHKZ</a> 106.3</li> <li><a href="/wiki/KVLY_(FM)" title="KVLY (FM)">KVLY</a> 107.9</li></ul></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notable_people">Notable people</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mercedes,_Texas&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Notable people"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Natalia_Anciso" title="Natalia Anciso">Natalia Anciso</a>, artist and educator</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rolando_Hinojosa-Smith" title="Rolando Hinojosa-Smith">Rolando Hinojosa-Smith</a>, author and professor of English</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Billy_Gene_Pemelton" title="Billy Gene Pemelton">Billy Gene Pemelton</a>, Olympic pole vaulter (1964)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elida_Reyna" title="Elida Reyna">Elida Reyna</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tejano_music" title="Tejano music">Tejano</a> musician</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jeff_Wentworth" title="Jeff Wentworth">Jeff Wentworth</a>, state senator</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nancy_Nash_(actress)" title="Nancy Nash (actress)">Nancy Nash</a>, born Maude Miller, movie actress</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Amanda_McBroom" title="Amanda McBroom">Amanda McBroom</a>,<a href="/wiki/Singer_Songwriter" class="mw-redirect" title="Singer Songwriter">Singer Songwriter</a>, 2007 Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song "The Rose"</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Climate">Climate</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mercedes,_Texas&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Climate"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the <a href="/wiki/K%C3%B6ppen_Climate_Classification" class="mw-redirect" title="Köppen Climate Classification">Köppen Climate Classification</a> system, Mercedes has a <a href="/wiki/Humid_subtropical_climate" title="Humid subtropical climate">humid subtropical climate</a>, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mercedes,_Texas&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-CenPopGazetteer2019-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-CenPopGazetteer2019_1-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2019_Gazetteer/2019_gaz_place_48.txt">"2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files"</a>. 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Retrieved on May 9, 2010.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-17"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-17">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">de Leon Edwards, Beatrice, EdD. Images of America, Mercedes. Arcadia Publishing. 2014</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-schooldistmap-18"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-schooldistmap_18-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/sch_dist/st48_tx/c48215_hidalgo/DC10SD_C48215_001.pdf">SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP (2010 CENSUS): Hidalgo County, TX</a>." <a href="/wiki/U.S._Census_Bureau" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Census Bureau">U.S. Census Bureau</a>. 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