ZIP Code 78577

Pharr is a city in Hidalgo County, Texas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 70,400, and in 2019, the estimated population was 79,112. The community was named after sugar planter Henry Newton Pharr. Pharr has a humid subtropical climate, similar to that of the Tampa Bay Area of Florida, but with less precipitation and slightly higher summer maximum temperatures. The highest temperature ever recorded in Pharr is 110 °F (43 °C), once in 1998 and once in 1999. The average annual precipitation is 21.0 inches (530 mm) Most precipitation occurs in the warm season, with the least precipitation distinctly occurring in the cooler winter. September is the peak of the north Atlantic hurricane season and tropical storms and hurricanes occasionally drop copious amounts of rainfall on the region. The driest month is March, with 0.7 inches (18 mm) of precipitation. The Pharr city limits extend south in a narrow band to the Rio Grande and the PharrReynosa International Bridge into Mexico. It is connected by bridge to the Mexican city of Reynosa, Tamaulipas. The city is part of the McAllenEdinburgMission and ReynosaMcAllen metropolitan areas. It has a total area of 23.4 square miles (60.7 km²), of which 0.03 sq miles (0.07 km²) is covered by water. In 1987, Pharr annexed Las Milpas (annexed in 1987).

Geography

Pharr is located in southern Hidalgo County at 26°1223N 98°117W (26.206334, 98.185174). It is bordered to the west by the city of McAllen, to the north by Edinburg, the county seat, and to the east by San Juan. The Pharr city limits extend south in a narrow band to the Rio Grande and the PharrReynosa International Bridge into Mexico. According to the United States Census Bureau, Pharr has a total area of 23.4 square miles (60.7 km²), of which 0.03 sq miles (0.07 km²) is covered by water. The city limits of Pharr extend south to include the town of Las Milpas (annexed in 1987), which is located on the Texas-Mexico border. Pharr is home to the University of Texas at El Paso, which was founded in 1883. The town of Pharra is located near the border with Mexico, and is known as "Pharra" or "Parr" in Spanish. It is located at 26.1223 N 98.117W, and has a population of 1,816. It has a land area of 23.4 square miles (60.7 km²), and 0.3 square miles (0.07 mi) of it is covered with water. It was the site of the U.S. Civil War and the Battle of the Alamo.

History

The community was named after sugar planter Henry Newton Pharr. Pharr was the Republican nominee for Louisiana governor in 1908, as his father had been in 1896. The population of Pharr has grown rapidly since the late 20th century, from a population of 32,921 in 1990 to an estimated 77,320 in 2016 and 79,112 in 2019. In 1987, Pharr annexed Las Milpas. In 2006 Pharr received "The All-America City" award. The town is located on the banks of the Rio Grande River, which flows into the Mississippi River. The river was once part of the Louisiana Canal Company, which at one time owned 8,000 acres (32.4 km²) and which, in 1910, built Pharr on this land. The city is located near the town of New Iberia, which is on the Louisiana-Louisiana border and was founded in 1859. The community was founded on the land owned by the Louisiana Rio Grande Sugar Company and the LouisianaRio Grande Canal Company. It was named for Pharr's father, who was a former president of the company and a former director of the State National Bank of NewIberia. The Pharr community was incorporated in 1910 and was named in honor of Henry N.Pharr, who founded the company in the late 1800s. It is located in the state of Louisiana, near the junction of the Ouachita and Vermilion rivers. It has an estimated population of about 77,000.

Climate

Pharr has a humid subtropical climate, similar to that of the Tampa Bay Area of Florida. The average annual precipitation is 21.0 inches (530 mm) Most precipitation occurs in the warm season, with the least precipitation distinctly occurring in the cooler winter. The highest temperature ever recorded in Pharr is 110 °F (43 °C), once in 1998 and once in 1999. The lowest temperature ever record is 13°F (11°C), on January 12, 1962. The driest month is March, with 0.7 inches (18 mm) of precipitation. The warm season is long, with average highs and lows similar to August's from June through September. September is the peak of the north Atlantic hurricane season and tropical storms and hurricanes occasionally drop copious amounts of rainfall on the region. It is the wettest month, averaging 3.6 inches (91 mm), and the driest is January, with just 0.8 inches (1.5 mm) The average high in January is 68 °f (20 °C) and the average low is 47 °F   (8 °C). In August, the average high is 100 °F  (38 °C); the average lows are 80 °f (27 °C): the warmest day of the year is August 8. The coldest day is August 9, with an average low of 20 °F, and the coldest night is August 10, with a low of 18 °F.

Demographics

As of the 2020 U.S. census, there were 79,715 people, 22,668 households, and 18,420 families residing in the city. The racial makeup of the city was 79.46% White, 0.24% African American, 0.72% Native American,0.23% Asian, 17.32% from other races, and 2.04% from two or more races. Of the 12,798 households, 47.1% had children under 18 living with them, 64.2% were married couples living together, 16.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 15.0% were not families. The average household size was 3.64 and the average family size was 4.02. The median age was 27 years, and for every 100 females there were 90.9 males. The city has a population density of 2,240.2 people/sq mi (864.9/km²). About 90.62% of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race. The per capita income for the city is $9,462, and 35.5% of those under 18 and 23.1%. are living below the poverty line. In the city, the age distribution was 34.8% under 18, 11.3%. from 18 to 24, 26.3% from 25 to 44, 15.8%. from 45 to 64, and 11.9%. who were 65 or older.

Government and infrastructure

Pharr City Hall is located at 118 S Cage Blvd, Pharr, Texas 78577. The Innovation and Technology Department operates its official website (http://pharr-tx.gov), as well as its local government television on Time Warner Cable channel 17.12. All current social media platforms are used to allow for interactive governmental operations. The PharrReynosa International Bridge is operated by the city of Pharr. The Texas Department of Transportation operates the Pharr District Office in Pharr and the U.S. Postal Service operates thePharr Post Office. The city's wastewater treatment system is owned and operated by Pharr Water and Sewer Company. Pharr is located on the Texas Turnpike, which runs from San Antonio to Laredo. It is the second largest city in Texas, after San Antonio, with a population of 2.2 million. The town's water and sewer system was built in the 1950s and 1960s. It was the first of its kind in the state of Texas, and is the largest in the United States. It has a water treatment system of its type in the country. It also has a sewage treatment system that runs from the San Antonio Ship Channel to the Texas Ship Channel. The water system is also the only one of its sort in the Texas Gulf Coast region, and the first in the Southwestern United States, with the rest of the Gulf Coast states having water treatment systems in the Gulf of Mexico and the San Francisco Bay Area.

Transportation

I-2/U.S. 83 is the city's major eastwest artery. U.S.-281 is co-signed with I-69C. The Pharr-Reynosa International Bridge is located on U-281. The city is home to the University of Texas at El Paso, which has a campus of the same name. It is also home to Texas Tech University, which was founded in 1883. The campus is located in the heart of the city and is known as the "Heart of Texas" It is the home of the Texas Tech women's basketball team, which is based in the city. The university has a women's center and a men's center, both of which are located in Pharr. It also has a high school, where the women's program is based. The town is also known as "The Heart of Texas," after the town's women's college, where it was founded. It was also the birthplace of Texas Tech's founder, George W. Bush. The state's capital, El Centro, is also in the town of Pharr, and the city has its own high school and university, which were both founded in the early 20th century. It has a major airport, the Pharr International Airport, and a number of other international bridges, including the George West International Bridge, which connects the city to the rest of the state. The airport is located at the base of the hilltop town of Edinburg, which lies to the north.

Education

The majority of Pharr is served by the Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District. Zoned PSJAISD schools include PSJA North and PSJA Southwest. A small fringe portion of the city is a part of the Hidalgo Independent school District. Residents are allowed to apply to magnet schools operated by the South Texas Independent School district. Pharr Memorial Library serves the city. The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is located in Edinburg. The South Texas College in McAllen is also located in Pharr. The city is home to the Buell Central DAEP, which was established in the 1950s. The Pharr High School football team won the state championship in the 1970s and 1980s. It was the first high school in the state of Texas to win a state championship. The school was also the first to win the state title in the Texas High School Football Championship in the 1980s and the Texas State High School League in the 1990s. There are no high schools in the city, but there are five high schools with around 2,700 and 1,750 students. The high schools are: Thomas Jefferson TSTEM Early College High School, PSJA Sonia M. Sotomayor Early College high School, and BueLL Central DA EP. The town also has a public library, which serves about 1,000 residents. The City of Phar is home of the Phar Memorial Library. The library was established by the city in the 1920s.

Sister cities

Zacualpan de Amilpas, Tetela del Volcan, and Ocuituco, Morelos, Mexico, are sister cities. San Luis Potosí, Mexico is home to the largest volcano in the world, the San Juan de Dios Volcan. The city is also home to one of the world's largest cities, the city of Los Cabos, in the state of Tabasco. The town is located in the province of Morelos and has a population of more than 1.5 million. It is also known as the "City of the Volcan" because of its size and prominence in the region. It was founded in the 13th century by the Spanish conquistador Pedro de Morelos. It has a long history and is known as one of Mexico's oldest cities. Its name means "the city of the volcano" or "the mountain" in Spanish. It also means "town of the volcanoes" in English, and "city of the mountains" in the Spanish language. It's also called "San Luis Poto" for its location in the northern part of the country, near the San José del Potosín volcano. In Spanish, it means "little mountain" and "town" and means "sister city" in both Spanish and English. The name of the city is "San Luis Potosí," which means "Little Town of the Volcano" or simply "Little City of the Mountain".

Air Quality, Water Quality, Superfund Sites & UV Index

The Air Quality index is in Pharr, Hidalgo County, Texas = 78.6. These Air Quality index is based on annual reports from the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The number of ozone alert days is used as an indicator of air quality, as are the amounts of seven pollutants including particulates, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, lead, and volatile organic chemicals. The Water Quality Index is 61. A measure of the quality of an area’s water supply as rated by the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The EPA has a complex method of measuring the watershed quality, using 15 indicators such as pollutants, turbidity, sediments, and toxic discharges. The Superfund Sites Index is 98. Higher is better (100=best). Based upon the number and impact of EPA Superfund pollution sites in the county, including spending on the cleanup efforts. The UV Index in Pharr = 6.1 and is a measure of an area's exposure to the sun's ultraviolet rays. This is most often a combination of sunny weather, altitude, and latitude. The UV Index has been defined by the WHO (www.who.int/news-room/questions-and-answers/item/radiation-the-ultraviolet-(uv)-index) and is uniform worldwide.

Employed

The most recent city population of 8,122 individuals with a median age of 27.3 age the population grows by 43.90% in Pharr, Hidalgo County, Texas population since 2000 and are distributed over a density of 3,348.51 residents per square mile of area (1,292.85/km²). There are average 3.59 people per household in the 18,701 households with an average household income of $31,461 a year. The unemployment rate in Alabama is 9.30% of the available work force and has growths 0.92% over the most recent 12-month period and the projected change in job supply over the next decade based on migration patterns, economic growth, and other factors will increase by 32.54%. The number of physicians in Pharr per 100,000 population = 104.6.

Weather

The annual rainfall in Pharr = 21.4 inches and the annual snowfall = 0 inches. The annual number of days with measurable precipitation (over .01 inch) = 57. The average number of days per year that are predominantly sunny = 228. 96 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily high temperature for the month of July and 48.2 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily low temperature for the month of January. The Comfort Index (higher=better) is 18, where higher values mean a more pleasant climate. The Comfort Index measure recognizes that humidity by itself isn't the problem. (Have you noticed nobody ever complains about the weather being 'cold and humid?) It's in the summertime that we notice the humidity the most, when it's hot and muggy. Our Comfort Index uses a combination of afternoon summer temperature and humidity to closely predict the effect that the humidity will have on people.

Median Home Cost

The percentage of housing units in Pharr, Hidalgo County, Texas which are owned by the occupant = 57.87%. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, or room occupied as separate living quarters. The average age of homes = 15 years with median home cost = $81,480 and home appreciation of 0.45%. This is the value of the years most recent home sales data. Its important to note that this is not the average (or arithmetic mean). The median home price is the middle value when you arrange all the sales prices of homes from lowest to highest. This is a better indicator than the average, because the median is not changed as much by a few unusually high or low values. The property tax rate of $16.93 shown here is the rate per $1,000 of home value. If for simplification for example the tax rate is $14.00 and the home value is $250,000, the property tax would be $14.00 x ($250,000/1000), or $3500. This is the 'effective' tax rate.

Study

The local school district spends $4,578 per student. There are 15.8 students for each teacher in the school, 450 students for each Librarian and 453 students for each Counselor. 1.86% of the area’s population over the age of 25 with an Associate Degree or other 2-year college degree, 7.05% with a master’s degree, Ph.D. or other advanced college degree and 3.56% with high school diplomas or high school equivalency degrees (GEDs).