Editing Hidalgo County, Texas (section)

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|1583|sqmi|abbr=on}}, of which {{convert|12|sqmi|abbr=on}} (0.8%) are covered by water.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=http://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/counties_list_48.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=April 30, 2015|date=August 22, 2012|title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files}}</ref> The northern part of the county has sandy and light loamy soils over deep reddish or mottled, clayey [[subsoil]]s. In some areas, limestone lies within {{cvt|40|in|m|0}} of the surface. The southern part of the county has moderately deep to deep loamy surfaces over clayey subsoils. Along the Rio Grande, brown to red clays are found. Hidalgo County is in the [[Tamaulipan mezquital|South Texas Plains]] vegetation area, which features grasses, mesquite, live oaks, and chaparral. Native plants, reduced in recent years by extensive farming, include [[Diospyros texana|chapote]], [[Guaiacum angustifolium|guayacán]], [[Ebenopsis ebano|ebony]], [[Vachellia farnesiana var. farnesiana|huisache]], [[Condalia hookeri|brasil]], and [[yucca]].

Natural resources included caliche, sand, gravel, oil, and gas. Oil and gas production in 1982 totaled {{convert|98,487,211,000|cuft|m3}} of gas-well gas, 139,995 barrels of crude oil, 1,101,666 barrels of condensate, and {{convert|15,784,000|cuft|m3}} of casinghead gas. The climate is subtropical and humid. Temperatures range from an average low of {{convert|47|F|C|abbr=on}} in January to an average high to {{convert|96|F|C|abbr=on}} in July; the average annual temperature is {{convert|73|F|C|abbr=on}}. Rainfall averages {{convert|23|in|mm}} a year, and the growing season lasts for 320 days of the year.<ref name="Almanac" />

===Major highways===
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* [[Image:I-2 (TX).svg|20px]] [[Interstate 2]]
* [[Image:I-69C (TX).svg|25px]] [[Interstate 69C]] (Under Construction)
* [[Image:US 83.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 83 in Texas|U.S. Highway 83]]
* [[Image:US 281.svg|25px]] [[U.S. Route 281 in Texas|U.S. Highway 281]]
* [[Image:Texas 107.svg|20px]] [[Texas State Highway 107]]
* [[Image:Texas 186.svg|20px]] [[Texas State Highway 186]]
* [[Image:Texas 336.svg|20px]] [[Texas State Highway 336]]
* [[Image:Texas 495.svg|20px]] [[Texas State Highway 495]]
* [[Image:Texas FM 364.svg|20px]] [[Farm to Market Road 364]]
* [[Image:Texas FM 490.svg|20px]] [[Farm to Market Road 490]]
* [[Image:Texas FM 492.svg|20px]] [[Farm to Market Road 492]]
* [[Image:Texas FM 493.svg|20px]] [[Farm to Market Road 493]]
* [[Image:Texas FM 494.svg|20px]] [[Farm to Market Road 494]]
* [[Image:Texas FM 676.svg|20px]] [[Farm to Market Road 676]]
* [[Image:Texas FM 681.svg|20px]] [[Farm to Market Road 681]]
* [[Image:Texas FM 907.svg|20px]] [[Farm to Market Road 907]]
* [[Image:Texas FM 1016.svg|20px]] [[Farm to Market Road 1016]]
* [[Image:Texas FM 1017.svg|20px]] [[Farm to Market Road 1017]]
* [[Image:Texas FM 1423.svg|20px]] [[Farm to Market Road 1423]]
* [[Image:Texas FM 1426.svg|20px]] [[Farm to Market Road 1426]]
* [[Image:Texas FM 1924.svg|20px]] [[Farm to Market Road 1924]]
* [[Image:Texas FM 1925.svg|20px]] [[Farm to Market Road 1925]]
* [[Image:Texas FM 2061.svg|20px]] [[Farm to Market Road 2061]]
* [[Image:Texas FM 2557.svg|20px]] [[Farm to Market Road 2557]]
* [[Image:Texas FM 3072.svg|20px]] [[Farm to Market Road 3072]]
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===Adjacent counties and municipalities===
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* [[Brooks County, Texas|Brooks County]] (north)
* [[Kenedy County, Texas|Kenedy County]] (northeast)
* [[Willacy County, Texas|Willacy County]] (east)
* [[Cameron County, Texas|Cameron County]] (east)
* [[Starr County, Texas|Starr County]] (west)
* [[Gustavo Díaz Ordaz, Tamaulipas|Gustavo Díaz Ordaz Municipality]], [[Tamaulipas]], [[Mexico]] (south)
* [[Reynosa Municipality]], Tamaulipas, Mexico (south)
* [[Río Bravo Municipality]], Tamaulipas, Mexico (south)
* [[Matamoros Municipality, Tamaulipas|Matamoros Municipality]], Tamaulipas, Mexico (south)
* [[Camargo Municipality, Tamaulipas|Camargo Municipality]], Tamaulipas, Mexico (south)
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===National protected areas===
* [[Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge]] (part)
* [[Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge]]