Presidio

5 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Presidio \Pre*si"di*o\, n. [Sp.]
     A place of defense; a fortress; a garrison; a fortress; a
     garrison or guardhouse.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  presidio
       n : a fortress established in the southwestern United States by
           the Spanish in order to protect their missions and other
           holdings; "Tucson was first settled as a walled presidio"

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  Presidio, TX (city, FIPS 59396)
    Location: 29.56111 N, 104.36369 W
    Population (1990): 3072 (1049 housing units)
    Area: 9.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 79845

From U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000) [gaz-county]:

  Presidio -- U.S. County in Texas
     Population (2000):    7304
     Housing Units (2000): 3299
     Land area (2000):     3855.505174 sq. miles (9985.712134 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.749851 sq. miles (1.942105 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    3856.255025 sq. miles (9987.654239 sq. km)
     Located within:       Texas (TX), FIPS 48
     Location:             29.986907 N, 104.235904 W
     Headwords:
      Presidio
      Presidio, TX
      Presidio County
      Presidio County, TX
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Presidio, TX -- U.S. city in Texas
     Population (2000):    4167
     Housing Units (2000): 1541
     Land area (2000):     2.572024 sq. miles (6.661512 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    2.572024 sq. miles (6.661512 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            59396
     Located within:       Texas (TX), FIPS 48
     Location:             29.561272 N, 104.366522 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     79845
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Presidio, TX
      Presidio