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Mission

Texas, United States
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Mission, city, Hidalgo county, southern Texas, U.S. It lies in the lower Rio Grande valley and is part of the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission metropolitan area. A settlement was made in 1907 near a mission established (1824) by the Oblate Fathers of the Franciscan order. It developed as a shipping and packing centre for citrus fruits and is now the site of the annual Texas Citrus Fiesta (a salute to the Texas Ruby Red grapefruit). The national headquarters of the American Poinsettia Society is located in Mission. Inc. 1910. Pop. (2000) 45,408; McAllen-Edinburg-Mission Metro Area, 569,463; (2010) 77,058; McAllen-Edinburg-Mission Metro Area, 774,769. ...(100 of 99 words)

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