City profile · Town
Mercedes, Texas
Verified Oct 16, 2026Who leads Mercedes, with the evidence behind the record.
City leadership
- Leader
- Oscar D. Montoya Sr.
- Role
- Mayor (Ceremonial)
- Party
- Nonpartisan
- Population
- 13,649
- Census Bureau estimate
- Last verified
- Oct 16, 2026
- Matched the official page in an automated check
- Last checked
- Oct 16, 2026
- The check matched the published record
Source & verification
- Verification sourcecityofmercedes.com/city-government/city-commission ↗
- Official leadership pagecityofmercedes.com/city-government/city-commission ↗
- City websitecityofmercedes.com ↗
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Record history
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Leaders on record
- Oscar D. Montoya Sr. CurrentMayor (Ceremonial) · added May 4, 2026 · verified Oct 16, 2026
Reviewed changes
No reviewer-published changes yet.
Demographics
Census Bureau data for the city
- Population
- 13,649
- Median household income
- $43,243
- Median age
- 33.9
- Land area
- 11.8 sq mi
- Population density
- 1,156.7 per sq mi
- County
- Hidalgo County
- Metro area
- McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX
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