Place:South Padre Island, Cameron, Texas, United States

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NameSouth Padre Island
Alt namesPalm Beachsource: USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994) GNIS48054862
TypeCity
Coordinates26.112°N 97.17°W
Located inCameron, Texas, United States
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South Padre Island is a resort town in Cameron County, Texas, United States. It is part of the Brownsville–Harlingen Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 2,066 at the 2020 census. The town is located on South Padre Island, a barrier island along the Texas Gulf Coast accessible via the Queen Isabella Causeway from the town of Port Isabel. South Padre Island is named after José Nicolás Ballí (Padre Ballí), a Catholic priest and settler.

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