Editing Port Isabel, Texas

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = Port Isabel, Texas
| settlement_type    = [[City]]
| nickname           = 
| motto              = <!-- Images -->
| image_skyline      = Port Isabel Texas Lighthouse.jpg
| imagesize          = 250px
| image_caption      = [[Port Isabel Light]]house<ref>[https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/ggp01 ''Handbook of Texas Online'' article for the Port Isabel lighthouse state historic structure]</ref>
| image_flag         = 
| image_seal         = <!-- Maps -->
| image_map          = Cameron County PortIsabel.svg
| mapsize            = 250px
| map_caption        = Location of Port Isabel, Texas

<!-- Location -->| subdivision_type   = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name   = United States
| subdivision_type1  = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1  = [[Texas]]
| subdivision_type2  = [[List of counties in Texas|County]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Cameron County, Texas|Cameron]]

<!-- Government -->| government_footnotes = 
| government_type    = 
| leader_title       = 
| leader_name        = 
| leader_title1      = 
| leader_name1       = 
| established_title  = 
| established_date   = <!-- Area -->
| unit_pref          = Imperial
| area_footnotes     = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2019">{{cite web|title=2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2019_Gazetteer/2019_gaz_place_48.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=August 7, 2020}}</ref>
| area_magnitude     = 
| area_total_km2     = 35.73
| area_land_km2      = 17.58
| area_water_km2     = 18.15
| area_total_sq_mi   = 13.80
| area_land_sq_mi    = 6.79
| area_water_sq_mi   = 7.01

<!-- Population -->| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
| population_footnotes = 
| population_total   = 5028
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_density_sq_mi = auto

<!-- General information -->| timezone           = [[North American Central Time Zone|Central (CST)]]
| utc_offset         = -6
| timezone_DST       = CDT
| utc_offset_DST     = -5
| elevation_footnotes = 
| elevation_m        = 2
| elevation_ft       = 7
| coordinates        = {{coord|26|4|25|N|97|12|48|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP code]]s
| postal_code        = 78578, 78597
| area_code          = [[Area code 956|956]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 48-58892<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>
| blank1_name        = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info        = 1375530<ref name="GR3">{{cite web|url=http://geonames.usgs.gov|access-date=2008-01-31|title=US Board on Geographic Names|publisher=[[United States Geological Survey]]|date=2007-10-25}}</ref>
| website            = {{URL|http://www.portisabel-texas.com/}}
| footnotes          = 
}}

'''Port Isabel''' is a city in [[Cameron County, Texas]], United States.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hgp09 |first=Alicia A. |last=Garza |title=Port Isabel, Texas |work=Handbook of Texas Online |publisher=Texas State Historical Association |date=2009-11-11 |access-date=2009-12-29}}</ref> It is part of the [[Brownsville–Harlingen–Raymondville combined statistical area|Brownsville–Harlingen–Raymondville]] and the [[Matamoros–Brownsville Metropolitan Area|Matamoros–Brownsville]] metropolitan areas. The population was 5,028 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4858892| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Port Isabel city, Texas| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=July 8, 2015| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213090410/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4858892| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref>

The city's name is given to the [[Port Isabel Detention Center]], {{convert|12|mi}} to the northwest next to [[Port Isabel-Cameron County Airport]].

==History==

Established as a town after the [[Mexican War of Independence]], Port Isabel became an important [[cotton]]-exporting port before the [[American Civil War]]. The harbor, town and lighthouse all were fought over and exchanged hands during the Civil War.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hgp09|title = TSHA &#124; Port Isabel, TX}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://portisabel-texas.com/blog/about/lighthouse-history/|title = Lighthouse History|date = 2 April 2010}}</ref>  
    
In September 1967, [[Hurricane Beulah]] caused extensive damage to much of the city.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/ybh01 |first=Roy Sylvan |last=Dunn |title=Hurricanes |work=Handbook of Texas Online |publisher=Texas State Historical Association |date=2009-11-11 |access-date=2009-12-29}}</ref> On July 23, 2008 [[Hurricane Dolly (2008)|Hurricane Dolly]], a category 2 storm, also caused extensive damage to the city.

==Geography==

Port Isabel is located in eastern Cameron County at 26°4'25" North, 97°12'48" West (26.073675, –97.213234),<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> on the western side of the south end of [[Laguna Madre (United States)|Laguna Madre]], an estuary of the [[Gulf of Mexico]]. The [[Queen Isabella Causeway]] crosses Laguna Madre to [[South Padre Island, Texas|South Padre Island]] on the Gulf shore. To the southwest it is {{convert|23|mi}} to [[Brownsville, Texas|Brownsville]], the Cameron County seat.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], Port Isabel has a total area of {{convert|35.4|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|17.4|km2|order=flip}} is land and {{convert|18.0|km2|order=flip}}, or 50.94%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 1930 = 1177
| 1940 = 1440
| 1950 = 2372
| 1960 = 3575
| 1970 = 3067
| 1980 = 3769
| 1990 = 4467
| 2000 = 4865
| 2010 = 5006
| 2020 = 5028
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|title=Decennial Census by Decade|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=}}</ref><br> 1850–1900<ref name=1900CensusTX>{{Cite web|title= 1900 Census of Population - Population of Texas By Counties And Minor Civil Divisions |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1900/bulletins/demographic/49-population-tx.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1910<ref name=1910CensusTX>{{Cite web|title= 1910 Census of Population - Supplement for Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1910/abstract/supplement-tx-p1.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref><br> 1920<ref name=1920CensusTX>{{Cite web|title= 1920 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1920/bulletins/demographics/population-tx-number-of-inhabitants.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1930<ref name=1930CensusTX>{{Cite web|title= 1930 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1930/population-volume-1/03815512v1ch10.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1940<ref name=1940CensusTX>{{Cite web|title= 1940 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1940/population-volume-1/33973538v1ch09.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref><br>
1950<ref name=1950CensusTX>{{Cite web|title= 1950 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1950/population-volume-1/vol-01-46.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1960<ref name=1960CensusTX>{{Cite web|title= 1960 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1960/population-volume-1/33255142v1p45ch02.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1970<ref name=1970CensusTX>{{Cite web|title= 1970 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/00496492v1p45s1ch02.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref><br> 1980<ref name=1980CensusTX>{{Cite web|title= 1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1980/volume-1/texas/1980a_txab-01.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1990<ref name=1990CensusTX>{{Cite web|title=1990 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1990/cph-2/cph-2-45.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 2000<ref name=2000CensusTX>{{Cite web|title=2000 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/2003/dec/phc-3-45.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref><br> 2010<ref name=2010CensusTX>{{Cite web|title=2010 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/2010/cph-2/cph-2-45.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable"
|+'''Port Isabel racial composition'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4858892&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2 |access-date=2022-05-21 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref><br /> (NH = Non-Hispanic){{efn|Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.<ref>https://www.census.gov/ {{nonspecific|date=August 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=About the Hispanic Population and its Origin |url=https://www.census.gov/topics/population/hispanic-origin/about.html |website=www.census.gov |access-date=18 May 2022}}</ref>}}
!Race
!Number
!Percentage
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] (NH)
|907
|18.04%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] (NH)
|10
|0.2%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] (NH)
|8
|0.16%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] (NH)
|20
|0.4%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] (NH)
|5
|0.1%
|-
|Some Other Race (NH)
|13
|0.26%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed/Multi-Racial]] (NH)
|37
|0.74%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]]
|4,028
|80.11%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''5,028'''
|
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 5,028 people, 2,073 households, and 1,432 families residing in the city.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 4,965 people, 1,649 households, and 1,225 families residing in the city.  The population density was {{convert|2,215.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 2,055 housing units at an average density of {{convert|935.8|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the city was 79.67% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.03% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.33% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.25% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.10% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 15.54% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 3.08% from two or more races.  74.39% of the population were [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race.

There were 1,649 households, out of which 36.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 16.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.7% were non-families. 22.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.95 and the average family size was 3.46.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 30.4% under the age of 18, 9.9% from 18 to 24, 25.6% from 25 to 44, 21.8% from 45 to 64, and 12.2% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.1 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.5 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $25,323, and the median income for a family was $26,077. Males had a median income of $17,105 versus $16,316 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $11,239.  27.3% of the population and 21.7% of families were below the [[poverty line]].   34.7% of those under the age of 18 and 14.3% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.

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==Government and infrastructure==
[[File:20150715 Port Isabel Aerial Photo IMG 6462 by sebaso.jpg|thumb|Port Isabel Aerial Photo, July 2015]]

Port Isabel maintains the Port Isabel-Cameron County Airport (FAA Code: '''PIL''').<ref>[http://www.txdot.gov/publications/aviation/directory/pil.pdf Texas Department of Transportation, 2008] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120326023409/http://www.txdot.gov/publications/aviation/directory/pil.pdf |date=2012-03-26 }}<sub>Retrieved 26.April 2013</sub></ref>

The [[United States Postal Service]] operates the Port Isabel Post Office.<ref>"[http://usps.whitepages.com/service/post_office/port-isabel-103-n-manautou-st-port-isabel-tx-1378084 Post Office Location - PORT ISABEL] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100305095817/http://usps.whitepages.com/service/post_office/port-isabel-103-n-manautou-st-port-isabel-tx-1378084 |date=2010-03-05 }}." [[United States Postal Service]]. Retrieved on May 9, 2010.</ref>

Port Isabel connects with [[South Padre Island, Texas|South Padre Island]] via the [[Queen Isabella Causeway]].

[[U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement]] operates the [[Port Isabel Detention Center|Port Isabel Service Processing Center]], which is located in an [[unincorporated area]] adjacent to Port Isabel-Cameron County Airport, {{convert|12|mi}} to the northwest of the center of Port Isabel.<ref>"[http://www.ice.gov/pi/dro/facilities/harlingen.htm Port Isabel Service Processing Center]." [[U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement]]. Retrieved on July 21, 2010.</ref>

==Education==

Children living in Port Isabel are zoned to schools in [[Point Isabel Independent School District]]. Children go to Garriga Elementary School (grades K–2), Derry Elementary School (3–5), Port Isabel Junior High School (6–8), and Port Isabel High School (9–12). All of the schools are located in Port Isabel. The mascot of both the junior high and high school is the [[Atlantic tarpon|Tarpon]].<ref>[http://www.pi-isd.net/ Port Isabel ISD] Accessed May 16, 2007.</ref>

In addition, children may apply to schools in [[South Texas Independent School District]].<ref>[http://www.stisd.net/about.html South Texas Independent School District] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20070829161941/http://www.stisd.net/about.html |date=2007-08-29 }} Accessed May 16, 2007.</ref>

The designated community college for Point Isabel ISD and all of Cameron County is [[Texas Southmost College]].<ref>[https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ED/htm/ED.130.htm Texas Education Code Sec. 130.204.  TEXAS SOUTHMOST COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA.]</ref>

The Port Isabel Public Library serves Port Isabel.<ref>"[http://www.port-isabel.lib.tx.us/ Welcome]." Port Isabel Public Library. Retrieved on May 9, 2010.</ref>

==Climate==
{{Weather box/concise_F
| location=Port Isabel Cameron Co Airport, Texas (1981-2010)
| source=NOAA<ref name="NOAA">
  "National Climatic Data Center (NCDC) 1981-2010 Normals:Port Isabel Cameron Co Airport, TX US", NOAA, 2021. Web: [https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cdo-web/datatools/normals].</ref>
| 69.4| 71.8| 77.2| 82.4| 87.1| 91.1| 92.7| 92.9| 89.6| 84.8| 78.5| 70.5 <!--highs-->
| 52.4| 55.0| 60.2| 67.0| 73.6| 77.3| 77.9| 77.2| 75.1| 68.5| 61.3| 53.5 <!--lows-->
|1.21|1.44|1.11|1.41|2.61|2.45|2.13|2.06|5.32|2.91|2.15|1.30<!--precipitation-->
}}
==References==
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==External links==
{{Portal|Texas}}
{{Wikivoyage|Port Isabel}}
* [http://www.portisabel-texas.com/ Port Isabel Official Tourism & Information Website]
* [https://www.welcomehomergv.com/business/port-isabel-historical-museum#:~:text=The%20Museums%20of%20Port%20Isabel,year%20around%20to%20the%20public. Museums of Port Isabel]
* [http://www.portisabel.org/ Port Isabel Chamber of Commerce]

{{Cameron County, Texas}}

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[[Category:Cities in Cameron County, Texas]]
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[[Category:Populated coastal places in Texas]]