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Refugio
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town in and county seat of Refugio County, Texas, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Texas
- County
- Refugio
- Incorporated
- February 1, 1842
- Total
- 1.57 sq mi (4.07 km )
- Land
- 1.57 sq mi (4.07 km )
- Water
- 0 sq mi (0.00 km )
- Elevation
- 46 ft (14 m)
- Density
- 1,730/sq mi (666/km )
- Time zone
- UTC-6 ( Central (CST) )
- Summer dst
- UTC-5 (CDT)
- Fips code
- 48-61436
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Encyclopedic overview
Refugio (/rɪfˈjʊər.i.oʊ/ rif-YOOR-ee-oh) is a town in Refugio County, of which it is the county seat, in the U.S. state of Texas. The population was 2,712 as of the 2020 Census. Refugio is the birthplace of Baseball Hall of Fame member Nolan Ryan.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Refugio” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.