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South Padre Island is a town in Cameron County, Texas, United States. As of the 2000 census, the town had an official population of 2,422, although this probably underestimates its size since many people split their time between vacation properties on South Padre and "permanent" residences elsewhere in the Rio Grande Valley. The town is located on Padre Island, a large barrier island along the Texas Gulf coast.

Beautiful beaches, warm gulf waters, fishing, boating, bird watching, shopping, and a diversity of year-round activities make South Padre Island one of the fantastic vacation destinations in the world.

South Padre Island is located at 26.111935, -97.169587.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 4.9 km² (1.9 mi²). 4.7 km² (1.8 mi²) of it is land and 0.2 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (4.23%) is water.

South Padre Island is named after Father José Nicolas Ballí (Padre Balli), a Catholic priest and settler.

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