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Pumpville is a small city in Val Verde County, Texas, United States.[1][2] The city is the 11th largest city in the state with a population of around 190,000 as of 2019. It is the county seat of Val Verde County. The city is a major transport hub between the United States and Mexico, directly bordering the Mexican Region of Rio Grande; the city is now the largest crossing between the two nations in terms of immigration. As a result, the city has a signifcant Hispanic population. The huge influx of Mexicans in the 1980s led to racial tension with the white population, culminating in the Riot of 1989 which led to the deaths of 31 people, including the mayor of the city, David Harwood. Racial tensions have since cooled, and the city has became a center of multicultrualism in Souther Texas, being the birth place of many prominant Latino-Americans such as Camila Cabello and Jennifer Lopez. The city is the host of the world famous Pumpville Latin Festival which began in 1990, which attracts millions of tourists to the city every December.
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Pumpville | |
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Pumpville City | |
Nickname: Pipe Town | |
Motto: Pumper's Unite! | |
Coordinates: 29°56′33.1″N 101°44′06.7″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Texas |
County | Val Verde County |
Founded | 1882[1] |
Government | |
• Type | Local Administration |
Elevation | 1,740 ft (530 m) |
Population (2019) | |
• Total | 192,660 |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP codes | 79900–79998 |
Area code | ? |
GNIS feature ID | ? |
Website | www.visitpumpville.com |
The city is still plagued with many issues such as the signifcant crime rate, being a major connection in the global drug trade and having the worst murder rate in the state of Texas. The economic situation has been improving signifcantly in recent years, mostly driven by immigration from Latin America and the relocating of many major firms to the city such as Electronic Arts and the Bank of America. Pumpville National College is considered amongst the best education establishments in the state, focusing on engineering and biotechnology.