El Paso, Texas
county seat of El Paso County, Texas, United States
El Paso is a city in the U.S. state of Texas (near Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico). It is in El Paso County and is the county seat (the city where the county is governed). It is at the western end of Texas, and is along Interstate 10. The name comes from El Paso de Norte, meaning The Passageway to the North, which was shortened to El Paso.
El Paso, Texas | |
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| City of El Paso | |
 From top, left to right: El Paso skyline, Cathedral of Saint Patrick, Southwest University Park, star on the Franklin Mountains, El Paso Museum of Art, Ysleta Mission | |
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 Location in El Paso County and the state of Texas | |
  El Paso Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 31°45′33.14″N 106°29′24.63″W / 31.7592056°N 106.4901750°WCoordinates: 31°45′33.14″N 106°29′24.63″W / 31.7592056°N 106.4901750°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Texas |
| County | El Paso |
| Metropolitan area | El Paso |
| First settlement | 1680 |
| Settled as Franklin | 1849 |
| Renamed El Paso | 1852 |
| Town Laid out | 1859 |
| Incorporated | 1873 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council–manager |
| • City Council | Mayor Oscar Leeser (D) Peter Svarzbein Alexsandra Annello Cassandra Hernandez Sam Morgan Dr. Michiel Noe Claudia Ordaz Henry Rivera Cissy Lizarraga |
| • City manager | Tommy Gonzalez |
| Area | |
| • City | 256.3 sq mi (663.7 km2) |
| • Land | 255.3 sq mi (661.1 km2) |
| • Water | 1.0 sq mi (2.6 km2) |
| Elevation | 3,740 ft (1,140 m) |
| Population | 649,133 |
| • Estimate (2017)[4] | 683,577 (US: 22nd) |
| • Metro | 844,818 (US: 68th) |
| • CSA | 1,060,397(US: 54th) |
| Demonym(s) | El Pasoan |
| Time zone | UTC−7 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
| ZIP Codes | 79900-79999, 88500-88599 (PO Boxes) |
| Area codes | 915 |
| FIPS code | 48-24000 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1380946[5] |
| Primary Airport | El Paso International Airport ELP (Major/International) |
| Secondary Airport | Biggs Army Airfield- KBIF(Military) |
| Interstates |   |
| U.S. Routes |     |
| Website | www |
The large majority of the city's inhabitants are Hispanic.
El Paso has a desert climate.
On 3 August 2019, 22 people were killed in a mass shooting.
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ "Visit El Paso, Texas". El Paso Convention & Visitors Bureau. Retrieved November 6, 2013.
- ↑ "El Chuco tells of El Paso pachuco history – Ramon Renteria". El Paso Times. June 30, 2013. Archived from the original on February 1, 2014. Retrieved January 5, 2014.
- ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 19, 2015.
- ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau.
- ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
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