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El Paso (/ ɛ l ˈ p æ s oʊ /; Spanish: [el ˈpaso]; lit. ' the route ' or ' the pass ') is a city in and the county seat of El Paso County, Texas, United States.The 2020 population of the city from the U.S. Census Bureau was 678,815, [5] making it the 22nd-most populous city in the U.S., the most populous city in West Texas, and the sixth-most populous city in Texas. [8]
El Paso County, Texas. / 31.77°N 106.24°W / 31.77; -106.24. El Paso County is the westernmost county in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, the population was 865,657, [ 1] making it the ninth-most populous county in the state of Texas. Its seat is the city of El Paso, [ 2] the sixth-most populous city in Texas and the ...
Juan de Oñate, was the New Spain, born in present-day Zacatecas, Zacatecas, Mexico, first explorer to arrive at the Rio Grande near El Paso (near the current small town of San Elizario, which is about 30 miles (48 km) downstream of El Paso), where he ordered his expedition party to rest and where the official act of possession, La Toma, was executed and celebrated, on April 30, 1598.
As of the 2020 U.S. Census, Hispanics and Latinos of any race were 39.3% of the state's population. [1] Moreover, the U.S Census shows that the 2010 estimated Hispanic population in Texas was 9.7 million and increased to 11.4 million in 2020 with a 2,064,657 population jump from the 2010 Latino population estimate.
Demographics of Texas. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, as of 2023, Texas was the second largest state in population after California, with a population of 30,503,301, an increase of more than 1.3 million people, or 4.7%, since the 29,145,505 of the 2020 census. [ 1][ 2] Its apportioned population in 2020 was 29,183,290. [ 3]
On August 3, 2019, 23 citizens of 3 countries —The United States of America, Mexico, and Germany— were gunned down in a mass shooting at a Walmart in El Paso, Texas. In solidarity with El Paso, the NCO Leadership Center of Excellence, Fort Bliss, presented a memorial memento to Walmart consisting of 23 chips each inscribed with the three ...
Top Ten cities with 100,000 or more total population of white alone [ 9] City. Total Population. Rank. Percent of total resident population. Laredo, Texas. 261,639.
1888 - El Paso del Norte renamed "Juárez" in honor of Benito Juárez. leaving El Paso, Texas the sole El Paso. 1889 – McGinty Club active. 1890 – Population: 10,338. 1892 – Santa Fe Street bridge built. 1895 – El Paso Public Library founded. 1898 - Zion Lutheran Church is established. It is the first Lutheran Church in El Paso.