City Information

McAllen Demographics

City Chartered: January 31, 1927
Form of Government: City Manager/City Council
Population: 130,831
Land Area: 46.7 square miles

The 10 Fastest Growing Metro Areas from April 1, 2010, to July 1, 2011
Source (Census.gov) Percent Increase
1. Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Wash. 4.3
2. Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas 3.9
3. Hinesville-Fort Stewart, Ga. 3.4
4. McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, Texas 3.0
5. Raleigh-Cary, N.C. 2.9
6. Warner Robins, Ga. 2.9
7. Provo-Orem, Utah 2.7
8. Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, S.C. 2.6
9. Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway, S.C. 2.6
10. Yuma, Ariz. 2.6

Education

McAllen ISD
20 Elementary Schools
7 Middle Schools
5 High Schools
1 Alternative Campus

South Texas Community College

University of Texas Pan American

Golf Courses

Palm View Golf Course – Public

McAllen Country Club – Private

Hospitals

Rio Grande Regional Hospital

McAllen Medical Center

McAllen Heart Hospital

Doctors Hospital at Renaissance

McAllen Medical Cancer Institute

Texas Children’s Hospital Tele-Health Clinic

Clinics

Driscoll Children’s Sub-Specialty Clinic

Vannie E. Cook Jr. Children's Cancer and Hematology Clinic

Texas Oncology

Health Related Services

Texas A&M South Texas Center

Texas Veteran’s Nursing Home

Climate

Average Minimum Temperature: 70° F

Average Maximum Temperature: 90° F

Annual Precipitation: 22.96 inches

Banks (alphabetical order)

  • Alamo Bank of Texas
  • A&G Edwards & Sons
  • Bank of America
  • Bank of South Texas
  • Border Capital Bank
  • Capital One Bank
  • CITI Financial
  • Chase Manhattan Bank
  • Coastal Banc SSB
  • Falcon International Bank
  • First National Bank
  • Frost Bank
  • IBC Bank
  • Inter National Bank
  • International Bank of Commerce
  • Laredo National Bank
  • Lone Star National Bank
  • McAllen National Bank
  • Texas State Bank
  • Rio Bank
  • Wells Fargo Bank

Hotels: 38

Parks & Recreation

Number of facilities maintained by Parks Division: 149
Number of developed acres of parkland maintained: 456
Number of undeveloped acres of parkland maintained: 88
2nd Street Hike and Bike Trail: 8.25 Miles
Bicentennial Blvd Hike and Bike Trail: 3.675 Miles

Central Fire Station

101 S. Bicentennial Blvd.

Fire Sub-Stations:
Station 2 2811 N. Main Street
Station 3 213 E. Dallas
Station 4 2800 S. 10th Street
Station 5 5521 N. 23rd Street
Station 6 5500 S. 23rd Street
Station 7 8709 N. Bentsen Road

Police Department

1601 N. Bicentennial Blvd.

Police Sub-Stations: Sub-Station Borderview (Balboa) at 3501 Helena St.
Sub-Station Suarez at 409 S. 27th St
Sub-Station Chicago at 2133 W. Chicago St.
Sub-Station Las Palmas at 2500 W. Quince St.
Sub-Station Rey Lopez at 1121 S. 16th St.
Sub-Station Down Town at 327 S. 16th St.
Sub-Station Palm City at 2601 S. 22nd St.

City Employees: 1329
Firefighters: 161
Police Officers: 266

McAllen Chamber of Commerce: 1700 Members

McAllen Hispanic Chamber of Commerce

McAllen Economic Development Corporation