About Linn
Linn is a small unincorporated community in southern Texas.
Linn holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 48.57 square miles.
📰 Linn News Today
- Human smuggling pursuit ends in tractor-trailer fire, sheriff says BorderReport · Jun 5
- McAllen man dies in airborne crash on US 281: DPS valleycentral.com · May 11
- Victoriano Garza Obituary Jul 2, 2026 memorialfuneral.com · Jul 2
- Ribbon Cutting Marks Completion of Linn–San Manuel Fire Station Enhancements Texas Border Business · Feb 5
- Major South Texas highway closed after chase, truck fire MySA · Jun 5
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Linn Unique
- An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
- Positioned in southern Texas, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
- Part of the fabric of Texas — one of 1,863 recognized communities statewide.
Why People Love It Here
- A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
- Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 12 miles.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Linn
- Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge (La Sal del · Nature reserve reviews ★
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateTexas
TypeCDP
Population (2024)—
Land area48.57 sq mi
Coordinates26.5633, -98.1289