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Population totals show varied shifts in Port Isabel region
A census narrative critiques undercounting by outlining groups evading counting and lists population changes in Cameron Hidalgo Willacy Starr Zapata Brownsville Harlingen McAllen Mission Pharr Mercedes Raymondville and others. It notes ex convicts and other groups as part of the municipal tally and compares 1950 figures to the latest head counts.
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Hilton
Port Isabel
South Texas
Willacy
Zapata
Falfurrias
Cameron County
Hidalgo County
Willacy County
Starr County
Zapata County
Brownsville
Harlingen
Harlingen Air Force Base
Mission
Pharr
Mercedes
Raymondville