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Home > Travel Texas > Texas Cities > El Paso
El Paso
Texas is a state located in the Southern and Western regions of the United States of America. El Paso is the county seat of El Paso County in the U.S. state of Texas. According to the 2005 U.S. Census population estimates, the city had a population of 598,590, making it the largest in west Texas, the sixth-largest city in Texas and the 21st-largest city in the United States. El Paso is the second-largest city along the Mexican border. Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua lies across the Rio Grande, forming a bi-national metropolitan area of 2,280,782. In all, the total population of El Paso Juarez compromises the second-largest bi-national metropolitan area on the U.S.
El Paso is home to the University of Texas at El Paso. Fort Bliss, a major United States Army installation, lies to the east and northeast of the city, extending north up to the White Sands Missile Range. The Franklin Mountains extend into El Paso from the north and nearly divide the city into two sections.
El Paso is served by El Paso International Airport, Amtrak via the historic Union Depot, Interstate 10, U.S. Route 54, U.S. Route 180, U.S. Route 85, U.S. Route 62, Texas Loop 375, Texas Loop 478, numerous farms to market roads and the city's original thoroughfare, Texas 20.
In the city the population was spread out with 31.0 percent under the age of 18, 10.0 percent from 18 to 24, 29.1 percent from 25 to 44, 19.2 percent from 45 to 64, and 10.7 percent who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females there were 90.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.0 males.
El Paso is, as of 2006, the second largest U.S. city by population not to have a team in one of the big four professional leagues. El Paso hosts the annual NCAA, National Collegiate Athletic Association Brut Sun Bowl, boxing matches, and occasional NBA, National Basketball Association and NFL, National Football League preseason games. El Paso is also the site of the Borderland Derby horse race held in the nearby suburb of Sunland Park.
El Paso is the kind of town you daydream about. It is a city with endless recreational opportunities, rich history, and modern day luxuries.
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