Hidalgo, Texas Hidalgo, Texas City of Hidalgo Location of Hidalgo, Texas Location of Hidalgo, Texas Hidalgo County Hidalgo.svg County Hidalgo Hidalgo is a town/city in Hidalgo County, Texas, United States.

In 1852, John Young settled in the region and retitled the town Edinburgh after his place of birth, Edinburgh, Scotland; Edinburgh became the governmental center of county of Hidalgo County.

Hidalgo is positioned at 26 6 16 N 98 14 47 W (26.104473, -98.246443). It is positioned athwart the Rio Grande (Rio Bravo del Norte) from the Mexican town/city of Reynosa, Tamaulipas.

According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 4.4 square miles (11 km2), of which 4.3 square miles (11 km2) is territory and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2) (2.03%) is water.

The United States Postal Service operates the Hidalgo Post Office. Hidalgo Independent School District and Valley View Independent School District serve sections of the city. The portion in Hidalgo ISD is divided between the zones of Hidalgo Elementary School and Salinas Elementary School.

In addition, South Texas Independent School District operates magnet schools that serve the community.

The Hidalgo Public Library serves Hidalgo.

Hidalgo is home to the Rio Grande Valley Vipers of the NBA Development League, who play in the small-town State Farm Arena, and the Rio Grande Valley FC Toros of the United Soccer League, who play in the RGVFC Stadium.

Former squads include the Rio Grande Valley Magic of the Southern Indoor Football League, the Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees of the Central Hockey League and North American Hockey League, La Fiera FC of the Professional Arena Soccer League and the Rio Grande Valley Sol of the Lone Star Football League and X-League Indoor Football.

"SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP (2010 CENSUS): Hidalgo County, TX." Hidalgo ISD School Map.

Hidalgo Independent School District.

"Trash Pick-Up Schedule" (Hidalgo City Map).

City of Hidalgo.

City of Hidalgo Website Hidalgo, Tx (Hidalgo County) in Handbook of Texas Online Municipalities and communities of Hidalgo County, Texas, United States Alton Donna Edcouch Edinburg Elsa Granjeno Hidalgo La Joya La Villa Mc - Allen Mercedes Mission Palmhurst Palmview Penitas Pharr Progreso Progreso Lakes San Juan Sullivan City Weslaco Abram Cesar Chavez Citrus City Cuevitas Doffing Doolittle Faysville Hargill Havana Heidelberg Indian Hills La Blanca La Homa Laguna Seca Linn (former San Manuel-Linn) Llano Grande Lopezville Los Ebanos Midway North Midway South Mila Doce Monte Alto Muniz Murillo (former Nurillo) North Alamo Olivarez Palmview South Perezville Relampago San Carlos Scissors South Alamo Villa Verde West Sharyland

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