Calallen, Corpus Christi, Texas
Encyclopedia
Calallen is a neighborhood in the U.S. city of Corpus Christi
, Texas
. It is located in the northwest part of the city.
It is home to the Calallen Wildcats.
Corpus Christi, Texas
Corpus Christi is a coastal city in the South Texas region of the U.S. state of Texas. The county seat of Nueces County, it also extends into Aransas, Kleberg, and San Patricio counties. The MSA population in 2008 was 416,376. The population was 305,215 at the 2010 census making it the...
, Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
. It is located in the northwest part of the city.
History
Calallen was named after Calvin Joseph Allen (1859-1922). It was a town before being annexed by Corpus Christi in 1966.It is home to the Calallen Wildcats.