Monte Grande, Texas | |
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Coordinates: 26°16′7″N 97°31′9″W / 26.26861°N 97.51917°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Texas |
County | Cameron |
Elevation | 7 ft (2 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 ( Central (CST)) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Area code | 956 |
GNIS feature ID | 1378696 [1] |
Monte Grande is an unincorporated community in Cameron County, Texas, United States. [1] According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 97 in 2000. It is located within the Rio Grande Valley and the Brownsville-Harlingen metropolitan area.
Monte Grande existed as a community in the late 1970s. The county highway map of that decade showed one business here. Its population was 97 in 2000. [2]
Monte Grande is located off Farm to Market Road 2925, 12 miles (19 km) northeast of Harlingen in northern Cameron County. [2]
Today, the community is served by the Los Fresnos Consolidated Independent School District. Children in the community attend Las Yescas Elementary School, Liberty Memorial Middle School, and Los Fresnos High School.