South Padre Island
A town in Cameron County, Texas — population 2,752 as of 2020.
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Overnight
84°F
Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms16% precip
Thursday
88°F
Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms21% precip
Thursday Night
83°F
Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms41% precip
Friday
86°F
Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms62% precip
News around Cameron County
Deceleration
September 10
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Speaking with a fellow dispossessed about the evolving horrors of 'economic development' on the Lower Texas Coast.
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South Padre Island by the numbers
Population
2,752Population figure, 2020
Households & income
- Area
- 2.69 sq mi (6.96 km²), 1.05 sq mi water
- Median age
- 60.8
- Households
- 1,598
- Persons per household
- 1.8
- Median household income
- $70,472
- Median house value
- $516,900
Municipal office
- Office
- MAYOR
- Address
- 4601 PADRE BLVD, SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, TX 78597