Tag: Port Isabel
Port Isabel is a city in Cameron County, Texas, United States. It is part of the Brownsville–Harlingen–Raymondville and the Matamoros–Brownsville metropolitan areas. The population was 5,006 at the 2010 census.
The town’s name is also attached to the Port Isabel Detention Center located in nearby Los Fresnos.
On September 1967, Hurricane Beulah caused extensive damage to much of the city of Port Isabel. On 23 July 2008, Hurricane Dolly, a category 2 storm, also caused extensive damage to the city.
Port Isabel is located at 26°4’25” North, 97°12’48” West (26.073675, -97.213234).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.9 square miles (7.5 km), of which, 2.2 square miles (5.7 km) of it is land and 0.7 square miles (1.8 km) of it is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 4,965 people, 1,649 households, and 1,225 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,215.5 people per square mile (853.8/km²). There were 2,055 housing units at…
