Harlingen's strategic location at the intersection of U.S. Route 77 and U.S. Route 83, co-designated as Interstate 69 East and Interstate 2, respectively, in northwestern Cameron County, fostered its development as a distrib… See more

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 40.3 square miles (104.4 km ), of which 39.8 square miles (103.1 km ) is land and 0.5 square miles (1.3 km ), or 1.22%, is covered by water. … See more

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 71,829 people, 21,752 households, and 15,548 families residing in the city.
As of the census of 2000, 57,564 people, 19,021 households, and 14,360 families resided in t… See more

Harlingen is governed by a mayor elected at-large and a five-member city commission representing five individual single-member districts. All seats are eligible for election every three years. The current mayor is Norma Sep… See more

The city is covered by the Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District and South Texas Independent School District. Harlingen is home to four high schools – Harlingen Collegiate High (formerly E… See more