Monte Grande, Texas
Monte Grande, Texas | |
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  Monte Grande  Monte Grande | |
| Coordinates: 26°16′7″N 97°31′9″W / 26.26861°N 97.51917°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Cameron |
| Elevation | 7 ft (2 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 956 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1378696[1] |
Monte Grande is an unincorporated community in Cameron County, Texas, United States.[1] According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 97 in 2000. It is located within the Rio Grande Valley and the Brownsville-Harlingen metropolitan area.
History
[edit]Monte Grande existed as a community in the late 1970s. The county highway map of that decade showed one business here. Its population was 97 in 2000.[2]
Geography
[edit]Monte Grande is located off Farm to Market Road 2925, 12 miles (19 km) northeast of Harlingen in northern Cameron County.[2]
Education
[edit]Today, the community is served by the Los Fresnos Consolidated Independent School District. Children in the community attend Las Yescas Elementary School, Liberty Memorial Middle School, and Los Fresnos High School.
