Laredo : Texas
Geography
Laredo is located at 27°31′28″ North, 99°29′26″ West (27.524445, -99.490593)1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 206.0 km˛ (79.6 mi˛). 203.2 km˛ (78.5 mi˛) of it is land and 2.8 km˛ (1.1 mi˛) of it is water. The total area is 1.37% water.
Laredo is at the southern end of Interstate 35, which spans from Duluth, Minnesota, to Laredo.
Also according to the United States Census Bureau, at a 2000 census, Laredo is the second fastest growing city in the United States.
Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there are 176,576 people, 46,852 households, and 39,964 families residing in the city. The population density is 868.9/km˛ (2,250.5/mi˛). There are 50,319 housing units at an average density of 247.6/km˛ (641.3/mi˛). The racial makeup of the city is 82.27% White, 0.37% African American, 0.44% Native American, 0.46% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 13.94% from other races, and 2.49% from two or more races. 94.13% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There are 46,852 households out of which 52.3% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.0% are married couples living together, 18.7% have a female householder with no husband present, and 14.7% are non-families. 12.7% of all households are made up of individuals and 5.2% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 3.70 and the average family size is 4.05.
