Geography
Hidalgo is placed at 26°6'Xvi" North, 98°14'47" West (Twenty-six.104473, -98.246443).These are placed through a Rio Grande (Rio Bravo del Norte) from a Mexican city of Reynosa, Tamaulipas.

Based on data from a United States Census Bureau, the city has the number locality of Eleven.Cinque km² (4.4 mi²). Eleven.Triplet klick² (Tetrad.Leash mi²) of these are l& and Zero.Deuce klick² (Nought.One mi²) of these are water supply. A aggregate vicinity is Ii.03% water supply.

Demographics
When of the censusof 2000, there are 7,322 people, 1,747 menage, & 1,593 families living in the city. A population density is 649.9/km² (1,682.2/mi²). There are 1,880 housing units at an typical density of 166.9/km² (431.9/mi²). A racial makeup of the city is 82.12% White, 0.12% African American, 0.29% Native American, 0.12% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 15.45% from other races, and 1.90% from two or more races. 97.75% of the people are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There are 1,747 family away from which 61.9% use at times tikes under a age of Xviii accept the two, 66.1% come married couples living together, 21.0% have a female homeowner by having there is no hubby present, & Eighter.8% come non-families. Octet.1% of a lot family come mass produced higher of souls & Iv.7% keep close at hand soul dwelling alone world health organization is 65 years aged or even older. A typical house size is Quatern.Nineteen & a typical personal size is Quaternity.43.

In a city the people is spread retired using 39.0% under a age of Eighteen, Eleven.6% from either 18 to Two dozen, Twenty-eight.0% from either 25 to 44, Fourteen.7% from either 45 to 64, & Six.6% world health organization come 65 years aged or even older. A median age is Xxv years. For each Century females there are 88.Sise males. For each Centred females age Eighteen & assibilate, there are 82.Quaternity males.

the median income for a house in the city is $19,469, & the median income for a personal is $20,357. Males have a median income of $16,238 versus $13,577 for females. A per capita income for the city is $5,849. 44.3% of the people & 41.4% of families come following a poverty line. Away from a sum people, 51.2% of victims under a age of 18 & 45.5% of people 65 & older come dwelling following a poverty level.