Progreso Lakes, Texas
city in Hidalgo County, Texas, United States
Progreso Lakes is a city in Hidalgo County, Texas, United States. As of the 2020 census, Progreso Lakes had a population of 257. The city, incorporated in 1979, is centered on Lion and Moon Lakes, two resacas or ox-bow lakes.
Progreso Lakes is part of the McAllen–Edinburg–Mission and Reynosa–McAllen metropolitan areas. In addition, it shares the U.S.-Mexico border with the city of Nuevo Progreso, Tamaulipas.
Geography
Progreso Lakes is situated along FM 1015 in southern Hidalgo County, approximately two miles south of Progreso and six miles south of Weslaco.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.2 square miles (5.7 km2), of which 2.1 square miles (5.4 km2) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2) (4.11%) is water.
The Progreso-Nuevo Progreso International Bridge over the Rio Grande connects the city with Nuevo Progreso, Tamaulipas in Mexico.
Demographics
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, there were 257 people, 91 households, and 79 families residing in the city. The median age was 40.4 years.
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