Texas A&M-Corpus Christi's 240-acre island campus is just minutes from downtown Corpus Christi, Texas. The eighth largest city in Texas. The name means "body of Christ" in Latin. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 277,454.
It is the county seat of Nueces County. The city is often
referred to as "The Sparkling City by The Sea", particularly in literature promoting tourism. The city is served by Corpus Christi International
Airport, on the west side of the city.