Laredo, Texas

Laredo, Texas
City
Downtown Laredo
Flag Coat of arms
Nickname(s):  "The Gateway City" and "The City Under Seven Flags"
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Coordinates: 27°31′25″N 99°29′25″W / 27.52361°N 99.49028°W / 27.52361; -99.49028
Country	United States
State	Texas
County	Webb
Metropolitan area	Laredo–Nuevo Laredo Metropolitan Area
Founded	August 25, 1755
Settled as	Villa de San Agustín de Laredo
Founded by	Tomás Sánchez
Named for	Laredo, Spain
Government
• Type	Council–manager
Area [1]
• City	107.96 sq mi (279.61 km2)
• Land	106.49 sq mi (275.81 km2)
• Water	1.47 sq mi (3.80 km2)
• Metro	161.76 sq mi (418.96 km2)
Elevation	438 ft (137.2 m)
Population  (2020)
• City	255,205
• Density	2,396.5/sq mi (925.3/km2)
• Urban	251,462 (US: 162nd)[2]
• Urban density	3,916.6/sq mi (1,512.2/km2)
• Metro	267,114 (US: 187th)
Demonyms	Laredoan Laredense
Time zone	UTC−6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CST)
ZIP Codes	78040–78046, 78049
Area code	956
FIPS code	48-41464[3]
GNIS feature ID	1339633[4]
Website	laredotexas.gov

Laredo is a mid-sized city in southern Texas, United States established in the year 1755. Laredo has a population of 255,205. Hispanics make up 90% of the total population, and the city is largely Catholic. Laredo is a border city which is part of the bi-national metropolitan area of Laredo, Texas - Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico with a total population over 600,000. The main sources of income for Laredo is international trade, followed by retail sales.

Laredo was founded by Don Tomas Sanchez under the name of Villa de San Agustin de Laredo in 1755 in a colony called Nuevo Santander in New Spain. Today, most of Nuevo Santander is part of Texas.

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