Editing San Ygnacio, Texas

{{short description|Census-designated place in Zapata County, Texas, United States}}
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{{Infobox NRHP
 | name = San Ygnacio Historic District
 | nrhp_type = hd
 | image = Plaza Blas Maria Uribe in San Ygnacio, TX IMG 3132.JPG
 | caption = Plaza Blas Maria Uribe in the historic district of San Ygnacio
 | location= Town of San Ygnacio, San Ygnacio, Texas
 | built = {{Start date|1830}}
 | architect = Trevino, Jesus
 | added = July 16, 1973
 | area = {{convert|294.5|acre}}
 | refnum = 73001988<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>
 }}
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'''San Ygnacio''' is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Zapata County, Texas|Zapata County]], [[Texas]], United States. As of the [[2020 United States Census|2020 census]], the CDP population was 504.<ref name="Census 2020"/> It is named for the prominent Spanish saint, [[Ignatius of Loyola]]. The portion of the community between the [[Rio Grande]] and [[U.S. Route 83 in Texas|U.S. Highway 83]] is listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] (NRHP) as '''San Ygnacio Historic District'''.

==History==
[[Image:Jesus Trevino Rancho in San Ygnacio, TX IMG 3121.JPG|left|thumb|<span style="font-size:100%;">The Jesus Trevino Rancho is a national landmark at the intersection of Trevino and Uribe streets in San Ygnacio, Texas. This north side of the structure was accidentally peppered with tar by a truck early in 2010 and has now been restored.</span>]]
[[Image:San Ygnacio Historic Marker IMG 3134.JPG|left|thumb|Historical marker in San Ygnacio]]

San Ygnacio, originally a Mexican pueblo, was founded in 1830 by settlers from nearby [[Guerrero, Tamaulipas]] on the outskirts of the recently established [[Trevino-Uribe Rancho|Uribeno Ranch]]. Frequent [[Comanche]] attacks in the early days of San Ygnacio necessitated the use of defensive stone architecture which has endowed the present area with uncharacteristically enduring historical sites from that period.

San Ygnacio is also historically notable for its involvement in the short-lived revolution of the [[Republic of the Rio Grande|Rio Grande Republic]], which was established at meetings which were convened in the town in 1839.

San Ygnacio played an important role in the [[Garza Revolution]] from 1891 to 1893. Multiple small battles were fought near the town in both Mexican and American territory.

San Ygnacio was attacked in June 1916 by either Mexican [[Carrancistas]] or [[Plan of San Diego|Seditionists]]. On June 10, approximately 100 Mexicans fought a [[San Ygnacio Raid|losing battle]] with about 150 American soldiers from the [[14th Cavalry Regiment (United States)|14th Cavalry]].

San Ygnacio was the site of the filming of the 1952 film ''[[Viva Zapata]]''.

Although many of San Ygnacio's neighboring municipalities were evacuated and consolidated in the deliberate 1953 flooding of the region which created [[Falcon International Reservoir|Falcon Lake]] and [[Zapata, Texas|"New" Zapata]], San Ygnacio's residents petitioned for the right to remain on their land, which was high enough to escape substantial damage. Having survived, its architectural heritage was acknowledged in 1972 when it was added to the National Register of Historic Places, being the last standing collection of Mexican Ranch vernacular architecture, representing the 19th century settlement of the lower Rio Grande valley.  Its oldest building is now a National Historic Landmark, the [[Treviño-Uribe Rancho]], built 1830.

The private River Pierce Foundation works to continue the restoration of the San Ygnacio Historic District.

==Geography==
San Ygnacio is located at {{coord|27|2|38|N|99|26|23|W|type:city}} (27.043938, -99.439726).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|1.6|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|1.5|sqmi|km2}}  is land and {{convert|0.1|sqmi|km2}} is water.<ref>{{cite web|title=US Gazetteer Files 2016-Places-Texas|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/gazetteer.html|website=US Census|accessdate=9 January 2017}}</ref>

==Wildlife==
The community is also one of the few locations within the United States to view the [[Morelet’s seedeater]], a small sparrow-like bird that inhabits second growth stands of ''[[Phragmites]]'' along the Rio Grande.

==Demographics==
[[Image:Cactus Garden at River Pierce Foundation office in San Ygnacio, TX IMG 3135.JPG|left|thumb|Cactus garden at the Zaragosa house]]
[[Image:Newer middle-class residence in San Ygnacio IMG 3123.JPG|left|thumb|Office of the River Pierce Foundation, designed by Randy T. Rickels (1938-2004) of [[Austin, Texas|Austin]].]]

{{US Census population
|2000= 853
|2010= 667
|2020= 504
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|title=Decennial Census by Decade|publisher=[[US Census Bureau]]|access-date=}}</ref><br> 1850–1900<ref name=1900CensusTX>{{Cite web|title= 1900 Census of Population - Population of Texas By Counties And Minor Civil Divisions |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1900/bulletins/demographic/49-population-tx.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1910<ref name=1910CensusTX>{{Cite web|title= 1910 Census of Population - Supplement for Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1910/abstract/supplement-tx-p1.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref><br> 1920<ref name=1920CensusTX>{{Cite web|title= 1920 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1920/bulletins/demographics/population-tx-number-of-inhabitants.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1930<ref name=1930CensusTX>{{Cite web|title= 1930 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1930/population-volume-1/03815512v1ch10.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1940<ref name=1940CensusTX>{{Cite web|title= 1940 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1940/population-volume-1/33973538v1ch09.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref><br>
1950<ref name=1950CensusTX>{{Cite web|title= 1950 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1950/population-volume-1/vol-01-46.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1960<ref name=1960CensusTX>{{Cite web|title= 1960 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1960/population-volume-1/33255142v1p45ch02.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1970<ref name=1970CensusTX>{{Cite web|title= 1970 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/00496492v1p45s1ch02.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref><br> 1980<ref name=1980CensusTX>{{Cite web|title= 1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1980/volume-1/texas/1980a_txab-01.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1990<ref name=1990CensusTX>{{Cite web|title=1990 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1990/cph-2/cph-2-45.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 2000<ref name=2000CensusTX>{{Cite web|title=2000 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/2003/dec/phc-3-45.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref><br> 2010<ref name=2010CensusTX>{{Cite web|title=2010 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/2010/cph-2/cph-2-45.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2/>
}}

San Ygnacio first appeared as a [[census designated place]] in the [[2000 U.S. Census]]. <ref name=2000CensusTX/>

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''San Ygnacio CDP, Texas – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – San Ygnacio CDP, Texas |url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=160XX00US4865426&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – San Ygnacio CDP, Texas |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US4865792&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – San Ygnacio CDP, Texas |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US4865792&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|47
|18
|style='background: #ffffe6; |39
|5.51%
|2.70%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |7.74%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|10
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|1.17%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|1
|2
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.12%
|0.30%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other Race]] alone (NH)
|0
|1
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.00%
|0.15%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|2
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.23%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|793
|646
|style='background: #ffffe6; |465
|92.97%
|96.85%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |92.26%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''853'''
|'''667'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''504'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 853 people, 253 households, and 198 families residing in the CDP. The population density was {{convert|556.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 355 housing units at an average density of {{convert|231.7|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the CDP was 79.13% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.17% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.35% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 17.35% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.99% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 92.97% of the population.

There were 253 households, out of which 44.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.9% were married couples living together, 15.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.7% were non-families. 20.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.37 and the average family size was 3.97.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 33.6% under the age of 18, 11.4% from 18 to 24, 23.9% from 25 to 44, 19.7% from 45 to 64, and 11.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females, there were 107.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.4 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $16,563, and the median income for a family was $19,375. Males had a median income of $17,344 versus $12,188 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $6,968. About 48.2% of families and 54.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 61.1% of those under age 18 and 25.4% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
[[Image:Benito Juarez Head Start Center in San Ygnacio, TX IMG 3130.JPG|200px|thumb|right|The [[Benito Juárez]] Head Start Center in the community's historic district]]

All of Zapata County is a part of the [[Zapata County Independent School District]].

==Politics==
In the [[2020 United States presidential election in Texas]] the community more heavily voted for [[Donald Trump]] than political operatives expected as residents felt obliged to protect their oil and gas related jobs, and pro-Trump organizers contacted residents in-person while pro-Biden ones, due to [[COVID-19]]-related cautions, did not.<ref>{{cite web|last=Herrera|first=Jack|url=https://www.texasmonthly.com/news-politics/democrats-losing-texas-latinos-trump/|title=Why Democrats Are Losing Texas Latinos|work=[[Texas Monthly]]|date=October 2021|accessdate=2022-02-21}}</ref>

==Trivia==
San Ygnacio was the site of the filming of the 1952 film ''[[Viva Zapata]]''.

==See also==
{{portal|National Register of Historic Places|Texas}}
* [[List of census-designated places in Texas]]
* [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Zapata County, Texas]]

==Bibliography==
Lott, Virgil N., and Martinez, Sr., Mercurio J. (1953) (father of [[Webb County, Texas|Webb County]] [[County Judge]] [[Mercurio Martinez|Mercurio Martinez, Jr.]]). ''The Kingdom of Zapata''. Austin, Texas, Eakin Press.

==References==
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==External links==
{{commons category|San Ygnacio, Texas}}
* [http://www.texasescapes.com/SouthTexasTowns/SanYgnacioTexas/SanYgnacioTexas.htm San Ygnacio, Texas] from ''Texas Escapes''


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