El Paso, Texas: City in and county seat of El Paso County, Texas, United States
El Paso is a city in the U.S.
state">U.S. state of Texas. It is the county seat (the city where the county is governed) of El Paso County. It is in the far southwestern part of the U.S. state of Texas, along Interstate 10. The name comes from "El Paso de Norte", meaning The Passageway to the North.
El Paso, Texas | |
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Downtown El Paso Southwest University Park Ysleta Mission North Franklin Mountain West central El Paso | |
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| Nicknames: The Sun City, El Chuco | |
 Location in El Paso County and the state of Texas | |
  El Paso, Texas  El Paso, Texas | |
| Coordinates: 31°45′33″N 106°29′19″W / 31.75917°N 106.48861°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Texas |
| County | El Paso |
| First settlement | 1680 |
| Settled as Franklin | 1849 |
| Renamed El Paso | 1852 |
| Town laid out | 1859 |
| Incorporated | 1873 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council–manager |
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| • City manager | Cary Westin (Interim) |
| Area | |
| • City | 259.25 sq mi (671.46 km2) |
| • Land | 258.43 sq mi (669.33 km2) |
| • Water | 0.82 sq mi (2.13 km2) |
| Elevation | 3,740 ft (1,140 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • City | 678,815 |
| • Rank | 23rd in the United States 6th in Texas |
| • Density | 2,626.69/sq mi (1,014.17/km2) |
| • Metro | 868,859 (67th) |
| Demonym | El Pasoan |
| Time zone | UTC−07:00 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−06:00 (MDT) |
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| Area codes | 915 |
| FIPS code | 48-24000 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1380946 |
| 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. The 2020 population from the U.S. Census Bureau was 678,815, making it the 23rd-largest city in the United States, the sixth-largest city in Texas, and the second-largest city in the Southwestern United States behind Phoenix, Arizona. The city is also the second-largest majority-Hispanic city in the United States, with 81% of its population being Hispanic.
El Paso won the All-America City Award five times: 1969, 2010, 2018, 2020, and 2021.
The city has a desert climate and is home to the University of Texas at El Paso.
On August 3, 2019, 22 people were killed in a mass shooting.
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