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| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Val Verde |
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| - Total | 15. Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This list of countries, arranged alphabetically The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The political units and divisions of the United States include The 50 states (four of these being officially styled as Commonwealths) which are typically Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State. List of Texas county name etymologies|List of Texas county seat name etymologies The state of Texas is divided into 254 counties, more than any other U Val Verde County is a County located in the US state of Texas. Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 4 sq mi (40. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 0 km²) |
| - Land | 15. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 4 sq mi (40. 0 km²) |
| - Water | 0. 0 sq mi (0. 0 km²) |
| Elevation | 968 ft (295 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| - Total | 36,867 |
| - Density | 2,194. The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 0/sq mi (847. 1/km²) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| - Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| Area code(s) | 830 |
| FIPS code | 48-19792[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1334233[2] |
Del Rio is a city in and the county seat of Val Verde County, Texas, United States. The Central Time Zone observes Standard time by subtracting six hours from UTC during standard time ( UTC−6) and five hours during Daylight saving Areas using UTC−6 Single zone countries Belize Costa Rica El Salvador Guatemala Daylight saving time ( DST UTC−5 is the Time offset used in the North American Eastern Time Zone during Standard time and in the North American Central Time Zone during A telephone numbering plan is a plan for allocating Telephone number ranges to countries regions areas and exchanges and to non-fixed telephone networks The map to the right is now clickable click on an area code to go to the page for that code Federal Information Processing Standards ( FIPS) are publicly announced standards developed by the United States Federal government for use by all non-military The Geographic Names Information System ( GNIS) is a database that contains name and locative information about more than two million physical and cultural features located throughout A county seat is a term for an Administrative center for a County, primarily used in the United States. Val Verde County is a County located in the US state of Texas. Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the [3].
The Del Rio-Ciudad Acuña Metropolitan Area (DR-CA) is one of Six bi-national metropolitan areas along the United States-Mexican border. The city of Del Rio is situated in the American state of Texas on the north of the Rio Grande and Ciudad Acuña is located in the Mexican State of Coahuila south of the river. This metropolitan area is also known as "Tierra de la Amistad". The metropolitan area is made up of one county: Val Verde in Texas and the municipalities of Del Rio, Lake Amistad, Amistad Village, Box Cayon, Rough Canyon, Laughlin Air Force Base and Ciudad Acuña,.
As of January, 2008 [United States Census, 2008|, The Greater Del Rio Metropolitan Area's population is 48,145 people, and The Greater Ciudad Acuña Metropolitan Area's population is 148,669 people.
The 2008 population of Del Rio-Ciudad Acuña Metropolitan Area is 196,814
Del Rio is known as the American address of legendary Mexican radio stations XERA in the 1930s and XERF transmitter powered each of these stations just over the U.S.-Mexico border in Ciudad Acuña, Coahuila and could be heard as far away as Canada. XERA is a Radio station in Mexico, broadcasting at 760 AM in San Cristobal de las Casas, Chiapas. The call letters XERF-AM are assigned to a licensed border-blaster radio station that was located in Villa Acuña, Coahuila, (later renamed Ciudad Acuña
Del Rio's Lake Amistad is home to the ESPN - Bass Masters Elite Series – Battle on the Border Lake Amistad • Del Rio, Texas April 10-13, 2008
“The Best Bass Lake in the World”
Del Rio is also home to Laughlin Air Force Base, the busiest pilot training base in the United States Air Force. Laughlin Air Force Base is a facility of the United States Air Force located five miles (8 km) east of the Central business district (CBD of
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History
The Spanish established a small settlement south of the Rio Grande in present day Mexico and some Spaniards settled on what became the United States side of the Rio Grande as early as the 18th century. However, true development of the U. S. side of the Rio Grande did not begin until after the American Civil War. Causes of the war See also Origins of the American Civil War, Timeline of events leading to the American Civil War The coexistence of a slave-owning South
The San Felipe Springs, about seven miles (11 km) east of the Rio Grande on the U. S. side of the border, produces 90 millions of gallons of water a day. Developers acquired several thousand acres of land adjacent to the springs, and the San Felipe Creek formed by the springs, from the State of Texas in exchange for building a canal system to irrigate the area. The developers sold tracts of land surrounding the canals to recover their investment and show a profit. These investors formed the San Felipe Agricultural, Manufacturing, and Irrigation Company in 1868. The organization completed construction of a network of irrigation canals in 1871. Residents referred to the slowly developing town as San Felipe Del Rio because local lore said the name came from early Spanish explorers who offered a Mass at the site on St. Philip's Day, 1635.
In 1883 local residents requested a post office be established. The United States Postal Department shortened "San Felipe del Rio" to "Del Rio" to avoid confusion with San Felipe de Austin. In 1885 Val Verde County was organized and Del Rio became the county seat. The City of Del Rio was incorporated November 15, 1911.
In 1942, the Army Air Corps opened Laughlin Field nine miles (14 km) east of Del Rio as a training base for the Martin B-26, but it was deactivated in 1945. See A-26 Invader for the plane known as the B-26 from 1948 to 1962 As the Cold War pressures built, Laughlin Field was rebuilt and renamed Laughlin Air Force Base (AFB). Cold War is the state of conflict tension and competition that existed between the United States and the Soviet Union (USSR and their respective allies from the It was again used as a home for flying training. In the mid-1950s, the Strategic Air Command (SAC) noted Laughlin's remoteness that allowed for secret operations, and opened its strategic reconnaissance program there with the RB-57, a bomber modified for high altitude reconnaissance. The Strategic Air Command (SAC was both a major command and a "specified command" in the U SAC soon transitioned to the high altitude U-2 Dragonlady and based all of them in Laughlin AFB. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout In 1962, it was Laughlin-based U-2s that took the first photographs of land-based nuclear missile (Medium Range Ballistic Missiles, or MRBMs) sites being constructed in Cuba. This was the photo intelligence that started the Cuban Missile Crisis. The Cuban Missile Crisis was a confrontation between the United States, the Soviet Union, and Cuba during the Cold War. The U-2s were relocated to Davis-Monthan AFB near Tucson, AZ in July 1963 and Laughlin's mission transitioned to the Undergraduate Pilot Training (UPT) mission in the T-37 and T-38 aircraft. Laughlin AFB also provides training in the T-1A Jayhawk and the T-6A Texan II. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Laughlin plays a large part in the Del Rio community as the area's largest employer. The City of Del Rio also has three Border Patrol Stations. There is one by the mall, another by the border, and one going to San Antonio. The Border Patrol Stations are probably the towns second largest employer.
Geography and Climate
Del Rio is located at (29. 370716, -100. 895839). [4]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 15. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census 4 square miles (40. 0 km²), of which, 15. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 4 square miles (40. 0 km²) of it is land and 0. 06% is water.
Del Rio lies on the northwestern edges of the Tamulipan Thornscrub, also called the south Texas brush country. It is also near the southwestern corner of the Edwards Plateau, which is the western fringe of the famous, oak savanna-covered Texas Hill Country; that area is dotted with numerous small springs; one of these is the San Felipe Springs, which provide a constant flow of water to San Felipe Creek. The Edwards Plateau is a region of west-central Texas which is bounded by the Balcones Fault to the south and east the Llano Uplift and the plains region The Texas Hill Country is a region of Central Texas, USA, that features rolling somewhat rugged Hills that consist primarily of Limestone The creek supplied fresh water for drinking and irrigation to early settlers of Del Rio and is still the town's water supply.
Del Rio, west to about the Pecos River, has a mix of desert shrub and steppe vegetation, depending on soil type, with the gray-leafed Ceniza (Leucophyllum spp. ), Acacia, and Grama grasses dominant members of local flora. The terrain is mostly level, but some areas are dissected with substantial canyons and drainages, though none of the upland areas are high or large enough in areas to be considered mountains.
The climate is semi-arid in moisture and subtropical in temperature. Humidity is more often high than low, with periodic morning fog due to Gulf of Mexico airmasses moving northeast into the area. This gives Del Rio and adjacent areas the effect of being in a coastal dryland area, even though the Gulf of Mexico is over 300 miles (480 km) away. Such humid periods alternate with periods of hot and dry desert airmasses in the spring and fall, or cold and dry great plains airmasses during winter months. Moisture rarely lasts long enough for weather systems to react with it to create much precipitation, as happens more frequently not far to the north and east of the area; there are exceptions during some autumns (tropical weather systems) and spring months (stalled fronts to the north).
Summers are long, hot, and frequently humid; winter months vary between sunny, warm, cloudy, and cool weather, depending on the wind direction and jet stream location. Snow or freezing rain is rare, and such wintry precipitation does not occur most winters, or last long enough to be of consequence.
| Monthly Normal and Record High and Low Temperatures | ||||||||||||
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rec High °F | 90 | 99 | 101 | 106 | 109 | 112 | 108 | 109 | 110 | 106 | 96 | 90 |
| Norm High °F | 62. 8 | 68 | 76 | 82. 7 | 88. 7 | 93. 7 | 96. 2 | 96 | 90. 6 | 81. 7 | 70. 9 | 63. 5 |
| Norm Low °F | 39. 7 | 44. 1 | 51. 6 | 58. 5 | 66. 7 | 72. 1 | 74. 3 | 74. 1 | 69. 4 | 60. 5 | 49. 2 | 41. 2 |
| Rec Low °F | 15 | 14 | 21 | 33 | 45 | 55 | 64 | 64 | 48 | 28 | 22 | 10 |
| Precip (in) | 0. 57 | 0. 96 | 0. 96 | 1. 71 | 2. 31 | 2. 34 | 2. 02 | 2. 16 | 2. 06 | 2 | 0. 96 | 0. 75 |
| Source: USTravelWeather. com [1] | ||||||||||||
Demographics
As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 33,867 people, 10,778 households, and 8,514 families residing in the city. A census is the procedure of acquiring information about every member of a given population The population density was 2,194. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 0 people per square mile (846. 9/km²). There were 11,895 housing units at an average density of 770. 6/sq mi (297. 5/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 7. 78% White, 1. 21% African American, 0. 70% Native American, 0. 49% Asian, 0. 06% Pacific Islander, 17. 79% from other races, and 2. 68% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 81. 04% of the population.
There were 10,778 households out of which 42. 0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59. 3% were married couples living together, 15. NOTICE TO WOULD-BE ROMEOS ************** 8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21. 0% were non-families. 18. 7% of all households were made up of individuals and 8. 4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3. 09 and the average family size was 3. 56.
In the city the population was spread out with 31. 7% under the age of 18, 8. 8% from 18 to 24, 27. 6% from 25 to 44, 20. 2% from 45 to 64, and 11. 7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 94. 0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89. 6 males.
Transportation
Del Rio International Airport serves the city. Del Rio International Airport is a public Airport located just west of Del Rio Texas.
Colgan Air (as Continental Connection for Continental Airlines) provides commercial airline service from Del Rio to Houston. Colgan Air is an American fully certificated Regional airline subsidiary of Pinnacle Airlines. Continental Connection is a brand name under which several commuter airline carriers and their Airline Holding companies operate service marketed exclusively by Continental Airlines Inc ( is a United States certificated air carrier.
Economy
The median income for a household in the city was $27,387, and the median income for a family was $30,788. Males had a median income of $27,255 versus $17,460 for females. The per capita income for the city was $12,199. Per capita income means how much each individual receives in monetary terms of the yearly income generated in the country About 22. 9% of families and 27. 0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 35. The poverty threshold, or poverty line, is the minimum level of Income deemed necessary to achieve an adequate Standard of living in a given country 8% of those under age 18 and 26. 4% of those age 65 or over.
Education
The city is served by the San Felipe Del Rio Consolidated Independent School District. San Felipe Del Rio Consolidated Independent School District is a School district based in Del Rio, Texas ( USA) A majority of Del Rio highschoolers go to the public school.
Famous Residents
- Radney Foster, an American country music singer/songwriter. Radney Foster (born July 20 1959 in Del Rio Texas) is an American Country music artist
- Jessica Alba, an American actress, was a resident when her father's Air Force career located the family here. Jessica Marie Alba (born April 28 1981 is an American television and film Actress.
- Larvell Blanks, a Major League Baseball infielder. Larvell Blanks (born January 28 1950, in Del Rio Texas) is a retired American Major League Baseball Infielder.
- Todd Hays, an American bobsledder, who won the silver medal in the four-man event at the Salt Lake City Olympics in 2002. Todd Hays (born May 21 1969) is an American Bobsledder who competed from 1994 to 2006
- John R. Brinkley, a controversial medical doctor who experimented with goat glands as a means of curing male impotence. John Romulus Brinkley (later John Richard Brinkley; born on July 8, 1885; died May 26, 1942) was a controversial American Medical
- Wolfman Jack, a disc jockey who became world famous in the 1960s and 1970s, first began his career in radio on the clear-channel AM station XERF.
- Shawn Michaels, a professional wrestler, was a resident when his father was stationed at Laughlin Air Force Base. Michael Shawn Hickenbottom (born July 22 1965 better known by his Ring name Shawn Michaels, is an American professional wrestler. Laughlin Air Force Base is a facility of the United States Air Force located five miles (8 km) east of the Central business district (CBD of
- Jim Miller, a nationally known sportscaster for Westwood One Broadcasting, and celebrity wedding photographer
Del Rio in film
The 1994 movie Texas (James A. Jim Miller may refer to any of the following individuals Jim Miller (athletic director, University of Richmond athletic director Jim Miller Michener's Texas) [2] had some scenes filmed in Del Rio. The movie, which took place in the beginning of the 19th century as many Anglo-saxons were settling in the Mexican province of Texas, featured actors such as Randy Travis and Anthony Michael Hall. Randy Travis (born Randy Bruce Traywick, May 4, 1959 in Marshville North Carolina) is an American multiple Grammy Award - and Michael Anthony Hall (born April 14 1968 known professionally as Anthony Michael Hall, is an American actor producer and director who achieved
- 1951 Arrowhead - Charlton Heston
- 1955 The Last Command - Ernest Borgnine
- 1958 Five Bold Women - Irish McCalla
- 1959 John Wayne's "The Alamo"
- 1960 The Spirit of the Alamo (TV) - NBC
- 1960 Roy Rogers Show (TV)
- 1960 John Ford's - Two Rode Together - Jimmy Stewart
- 1966 Top Hand (TV)
- 1967 Aye, That Pancho Villa (TV)
- 1967 Bandolero - Dean Martin
- 1968 Children's West (Lon Chaney, Jr. ) (TV)
- 1973 A Death in Tombstone
- 1974 The Texas Ballad (KLRN-TV)
- 1978 Adventures of Jody Shanan
- 1986 Houston - Legend of Texas (TV) - Sam Elliott
- 1986 The Alamo - Thirteen Days To Glory (TV) - Alec Baldwin
- 1986 No Safe Haven - Wings Hauser
- 1987 Alamo: Price of Freedom - Caser Biggs
- 1988 Lonesome Dove (TV) - Robert Duvall
- 1989 Gunsmoke - The Last Apache (TV) - James Arness
- 1991 JCV Japanese Quiz Show (TV)
- 1991 American Movie Classics (TV - Bob Dorian
- 1992 Rio Diablo (TV) - Travis Tritt
- 1992 Travis Smith (direct to video)
- 1993 Bad Girls - Madeleine Stowe
- 1993 Like Water for Chocolate
- 1993 El Mariachi, Robert Rodriguez
- 1994 8 Seconds - Luke Perry
- 1994 Gambler V (TV) - Kenny Rogers
- 1994 James A. Michener's, "Texas" (TV) - John Schneider
- 1994 Good Old Boys (TV) - Sam Shephard
- 1994 movie Texas
- 1995 Streets of Laredo (TV) - James Garner
- 1995 A&E History Channel's "The Alamo" (TV)
- 1995 Discovery Channel's - "The Battes of the Alamo" (TV)
- 1995 PBS - Ken Burns "The West" (TV)
- 1995 A&E Biography - "Davy Crockett: American Frontier Legend" (TV)
- 1995 The Learning Channel's - "Famous Battles" - Alamo Segment (TV)
- 1995 Discovery Channel's - Buffalo Soldiers" (TV)
- 1995 Desparado, Robert Rodriguez, Antonio Banderas, Selma Hayek
- 1996 From Dusk Till Dawn is a 1996 action/horror film directed by Robert Rodriguez and written by Quentin Tarantino. The movie stars George Clooney, Harvey Keitel, Quentin Tarantino, Juliette Lewis, and Cheech Marin.
- 1996 Once upon A Time In China and America - Sammo Hung
- 1999 Alamo. . . The New Defenders (direct to video)
- 1999 The Bullfighter - Domineca Scorcese
- 1999 The History Channel's - "Haunted San Antonio" (TV)
- 2000 Jericho - Mark Valley - Leon Coffee - Buck Taylor
- 2001 The History Channel's "History vs Hollywood" (TV)
- 2002 "Westown" Sturghill Productions
- 2004 Bandido, Carlos Gallardo, Scott Duncan
- 2006 Blue Eyes - Walker Cable Productions
- 2006 Mexican Gold - Walker Cable Productions
- 2007 The Man Who Came Back - Walker Cable Productions - Eric Braden - Billy Zane
- 2007 - Friend of The Devil (TV Pilot)
- 2007 No Country for Old Men
Music Videos
- 1980 Willie Nelson - "Tougher Than Leather"
- 1995 Brooks & Dunn - "You're Gonna Miss Me When I'm Gone"
- 1996 Gary Hobbs - "Corazon de la Ardiente"
- 1996 La Tropa F - "The Sheriff"
- 1996 "Los Palominos"
- 1999 Shade of Red - "Revolution"
See also
References
- ^ a b American FactFinder. No Country for Old Men is a 2007 crime [[thriller (genre| thriller film]] adapted for the screen and directed by Joel and Ethan Coen, starring "You're Gonna Miss Me When I'm Gone" is a single by American country music duo Brooks & Dunn that reached the top of the Billboard John Romulus Brinkley (later John Richard Brinkley; born on July 8, 1885; died May 26, 1942) was a controversial American Medical United States Census Bureau. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census Retrieved on 2008-01-31. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes
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External links
- Del Rio Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
- Del Rio Chamber of Commerce
- City of Del Rio
- Southwest Texas Live!
- Del Rio Area Parks
- Del Rio, Texas is at coordinates Coordinates:
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