San Benito, Texas
San Benito, Texas | |
|---|---|
| City of San Benito | |
San Benito in 1937 | |
| Nickname: "The Resaca City" | |
Location of San Benito, Texas | |
| Coordinates: 26°8′12″N 97°38′9″W / 26.13667°N 97.63583°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Cameron |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council-Manager |
| • City Council | Mayor Celeste Sanchez |
| • City Manager | Manuel Lara |
| Area | |
• Total | 16.13 sq mi (41.79 km2) |
| • Land | 15.79 sq mi (40.90 km2) |
| • Water | 0.34 sq mi (0.89 km2) |
| Elevation | 36 ft (11 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 24,861 |
| • Density | 1,500/sq mi (590/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 78586 |
| Area code | 956 |
| FIPS code | 48-65036 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1375956 |
| Website | www |
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San Benito is a city in Cameron County, in the US state of Texas, United States. Its population was 24,861 at the 2020 census. On April 3, 2007, San Benito celebrated the 100th anniversary of its naming.
The post office was named "Diaz" from April to May 1907. The San Benito Museum, Freddy Fender Museum, and Conjunto Music Museum opened in the same building on November 17, 2007.
On October 25, 1975, on the television show Hee Haw, Freddy Fender saluted his hometown of San Benito, population 15,177.
San Benito is part of the Brownsville–Harlingen–Raymondville and the Matamoros–Brownsville metropolitan areas.