www.elpasotexas.gov - City of El Paso

City Stats

Date Incorporated	1873
Mayor	John Cook
Altitude	4,000 ft. ASL
Latitude	31^o 45 Min. 31.9 Sec. N.
Longitude	106^o 29 Min. 34.4 Sec. W.
Time Zone	Mountain
Mean high temperature (30-Year Average)	76.8 Degrees F.
Mean low temperature (30-Year Average)	50.6 Degrees F.
Mean precipitation (30-Year Average)	8.65 inches
Mean # of days clear skies (30-Year Average)	202 per year
Mean # of days partly cloudy (30-Year Average)	108 per year
Mean # of days with precipitation of more than 0.01 in. (30-Year Average)	49 days
Mean wind speed (30-Year Average)	1.1 MPH
Mean wind direction (30-Year Average)	229 degrees (SW)
Mean peak gust direction (30-Year Average)	From South
Highest Mountain peak	7,200 ft.
Land area (City)	250.9 sq. mi.
Land Area (County)	1058 sq. mi.
Location	Southwest Texas adjoining New Mexico and Mexico
County	El Paso County

Estimated Population December 31, 2006
City of El Paso, Texas	624,365
Remainder of El Paso County	130,720
Total for County of El Paso**	755,085
Ciudad Juarez, Mexico*	1,563,973
Total Metro	2,319,058

Projected Population to 2010
City of El Paso, Texas	665,055
Remainder of El Paso County	141,395
Ciudad Juarez, Mexico*	1,830,100
Total Metro	2,636,550

Projected Population to 2020
City of El Paso, Texas	767,750
Remainder of El Paso County	169,497
Ciudad Juarez, Mexico*	2,541,900
Total Metro	3,479,147

*Source: IMIP, INEGI, Plan de Desarrollo Urbano 2003.
**Source: The Age Cohort Model started with 2000 Census data and includes influence by historic birth, death, and fertility data. Migration of existing population estimated at 25%.

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