Brownsville Wedding

Brownsville is a city in Cameron County, Texas, United States. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 139,722. It is the county seat of Cameron CountyGR6.

Brownsville is located at 255549N, 97294W (25.930307, -97.484424)GR1, on the U.S.-Mexico border (marked here by the Rio Grande or Ro Bravo del Norte) from Matamoros, Tamaulipas.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 215.0 km (83.0 mi), making it by far the largest city in the Rio Grande Valley. 208.2 km (80.4 mi) of it is land and 6.8 km (2.6 mi) of it (3.16%) is water.

As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 139,722 people, 38,174 households, and 32,180 families residing in the city. The population density was 671.0/km (1,737.8/mi). There were 42,323 housing units at an average density of 203.2/km (526.4/mi). The racial makeup of the city is 81.65% White, 0.41% African American, 0.42% Native American, 0.54% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 14.66% from other races, and 2.29% from two or more races. 91.28% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.