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Corpus Christi, Texas. / 27.74278°N 97.40194°W / 27.74278; -97.40194. Corpus Christi ( / ˌkɔːrpəs ˈkrɪsti / KOR-pəs KRIS-tee; Latin for ' Body of Christ ') is a coastal city in the South Texas region of the U.S. state of Texas and the county seat and largest city of Nueces County [ 5] with portions extending into Aransas ...
Corpus Christi was founded in 1839 by Colonel Henry Lawrence Kinney as Kinney's Trading Post, or Kinney's Ranch, a small trading post to sell supplies to a Mexican revolutionary army camped about 25 miles west, just three years after Texas declared independence from Mexico. The post was located in the disputed territory south of the Nueces River.
Nueces County ( / njuˈeɪsɪs / new-AY-siss) is located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, the population was 353,178, [ 1] making it the 16th-most populous county in the state. The county seat is Corpus Christi. [ 2] The county was formed in 1846 from portions of San Patricio County and organized the following year. [ 3]
The Port of Corpus Christi’s headquarters, the Executive Administration Building, is located near the entrance the Inner Harbor (adjacent to Downtown Corpus Christi) in Nueces County. The Port operates as an independent subdivision of the State of Texas and is governed by state Navigation Code. [ 4 ]
The Corpus Christi metropolitan statistical area is a metropolitan area in South Texas that covers three counties–Aransas, Nueces, and San Patricio. As of the 2000 census , the MSA had a population of 413,280 (though a July 1, 2013 estimate placed the population at 442,600).
The Corpus Christi Harbor Bridge is a through arch bridge in Corpus Christi, Texas, that carries six lanes of U.S. Route 181 (US 181) and Texas State Highway 35 (SH 35) from downtown Corpus Christi to Rincon Point, known to locals as North Beach. The bridge crosses the Corpus Christi Ship Channel and handles nearly 26,000 vehicles daily.
1860 - Population: 175. [6] 1861 - Corpus Christi becomes part of the Confederate States of America. 1862 - August: Town besieged by U.S. forces. [3] 1865 - Confederate States of America collapse and possession returns to the United States of America. 1870 - Population: 2,140.
Corpus Christi Cathedral. / 27.79444°N 97.39694°W / 27.79444; -97.39694. Corpus Christi Cathedral is a cathedral church located in Corpus Christi, Texas, United States. It is the seat of the Catholic Diocese of Corpus Christi .