Laredo, Texas: Border city in Texas, USA
Laredo is a mid-sized city in southern Texas, United States established in the year 1755.
Laredo has a population of 255,205. Hispanics make up 90% of the total population, and the city is largely Catholic. Laredo is a border city which is part of the bi-national metropolitan area of Laredo, Texas - Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico with a total population over 600,000. The main sources of income for Laredo is international trade, followed by retail sales.
Laredo, Texas | |
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 Downtown Laredo | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
| Nickname(s): "The Gateway City" and "The City Under Seven Flags" | |
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  Laredo Location within Texas  Laredo Location within the United States | |
| Coordinates: 27°31′25″N 99°29′25″W / 27.52361°N 99.49028°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Webb |
| Metropolitan area | Laredo–Nuevo Laredo Metropolitan Area |
| Founded | August 25, 1755 |
| Settled as | Villa de San Agustín de Laredo |
| Founded by | Tomás Sánchez |
| Named for | Laredo, Spain |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council–manager |
| Area | |
| • City | 107.96 sq mi (279.61 km2) |
| • Land | 106.49 sq mi (275.81 km2) |
| • Water | 1.47 sq mi (3.80 km2) |
| • Metro | 161.76 sq mi (418.96 km2) |
| Elevation | 438 ft (137.2 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • City | 255,205 |
| • Density | 2,396.5/sq mi (925.3/km2) |
| • Urban | 251,462 (US: 163rd) |
| • Urban density | 3,916.6/sq mi (1,512.2/km2) |
| • Metro | 267,114 (US: 186th) |
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| Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CST) |
| ZIP Codes | 78040–78046, 78049 |
| Area code | 956 |
| FIPS code | 48-41464 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1339633 |
| Website | laredotexas.gov |
History
Laredo was founded by Don Tomas Sanchez under the name of Villa de San Agustin de Laredo in 1755 in a colony called Nuevo Santander in New Spain. Today, most of Nuevo Santander is part of Texas.
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