Member City
City of Mercedes
Mercedes is a member city in Texas, in Hidalgo County, part of the Lower Rio Grande Valley region.
- State
- Texas
- Population
- 16,761
- Officials listed
- 19
- Incorporated
- 1909
- Government type
- Home Rule
- Fiscal year starts
- 10-01
- Region
- Lower Rio Grande Valley
- Coordinates
- 26.1538, -97.9129
- County
About Mercedes
Mercedes is listed in the Texas city directory with Hidalgo County. The directory currently includes 1,226 cities in Texas and 22 in Hidalgo County.
The Census place estimate for Mercedes is 16,761 residents.
By population, it ranks 10 of the 22 cities the directory lists in Hidalgo County.
The source classifies the city's government as Home Rule.
It was incorporated in 1909. The fiscal year begins on 10-01.
Location
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Contact
PO Box 837Mercedes, TX 78570-0837
Phone (956) 565-3114
Contact details are reproduced from the state source and may change. Confirm them with the city before relying on them.
Council meetings
Meeting schedule: (1 & 3 TU 6 P.M.).
Schedules can change. Confirm the current meeting time with the city before attending.
Officials (19)
The directory lists 19 officials for Mercedes, reproduced from the Texas source. Position titles link to the statewide position directory.
Other cities in Hidalgo County
Mercedes is one of 22 cities the directory lists in Hidalgo County. The other cities, ordered by population, are below.
Source
City, county, contact, meeting, and official records for Mercedes are reproduced from Texas Municipal League.
City website or directory profile for Mercedes
Population figures are Census place estimates. Fields the source does not publish are left blank rather than inferred. See the Texas coverage page and the About page for sourcing and corrections.