Editing Santa Cruz, Texas (former CDP)

{{Short description|Former US census-designated place}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}
{{Distinguish|Santa Cruz, Starr County, Texas}}{{Infobox settlement
|official_name            = Santa Cruz, Texas
|settlement_type          = former [[Census-designated place]]
|image_map                = TXMap-doton-ElRefugio.PNG
|mapsize                  = 250px
|map_caption              = Location of Santa Cruz, Texas
|image_map1               = Starr County SantaCruz.svg
|mapsize1                 = 250px
|subdivision_type         = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
|subdivision_name         = United States
|subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
|subdivision_name1        = [[Texas]]
|subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Texas|County]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[Starr County, Texas|Starr]]
|unit_pref  =  Imperial
|area_total_km2           = 1.1
|area_land_km2            = 1.1
|area_water_km2           = 0.0
|area_total_sq_mi         = 0.4
|area_land_sq_mi          = 0.4
|area_water_sq_mi         = 0.0
|population_as_of         = [[United States Census, 2000|2000]]
|population_total         = 630
|population_density_km2   = 597.6
|population_density_sq_mi = 1547.7
|timezone                 = [[North American Central Time Zone|Central (CST)]]
|utc_offset               = -6
|timezone_DST             = CDT
|utc_offset_DST           = -5
|elevation_m              = 49
|elevation_ft             = 161
|coordinates              = {{coord|26|20|56|N|98|46|4|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
|postal_code              = 78582
|area_code                = [[Area code 956|956]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 48-65708<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>
|blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
|blank1_info              = 1346628<ref name="GR3">{{cite web|url=http://geonames.usgs.gov|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=US Board on Geographic Names|publisher=[[United States Geological Survey]]|date=2007-10-25}}</ref>
}}
'''Santa Cruz''' is a former [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Starr County, Texas|Starr County]], [[Texas]], United States. The population was 630 at the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]]. Prior to the 2010 census, this CDP was deleted and parts were taken to form [[El Chaparral, Texas|El Chaparral]] and [[Santa Rosa, Starr County, Texas|Santa Rosa]] CDPs. A new CDP of the same name ([[Santa Cruz, Starr County, Texas|Santa Cruz]]) was created that does not contain any part of the old CDP.

==Geography==
Santa Cruz is located at {{coord|26|20|56|N|98|46|4|W|type:city}} (26.348871, -98.767815).<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 0.4&nbsp;square mile (1.1&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>), all land.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|2000= 630
|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>
}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Santa Cruz 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 – Santa Cruz CDP, Texas|url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=160XX00US4865708&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 26, 2024}}</ref>
!% 2000
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|2
|0.32%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|0
|0.00%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|0
|0.00%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|0
|0.00%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|0
|0.00%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
|0
|0.00%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|0
|0.00%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|629
|99.68%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''630'''
|'''100.00%'''
|}

As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 630 people, 158 households, and 148 families residing in the CDP. The population density was {{convert|1,547.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 179 housing units at an average density of {{convert|439.7|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the CDP was 80.63% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.63% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 17.46% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.27% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 99.68% of the population.

There were 158 households, out of which 60.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 81.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 12.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 5.7% were non-families. 5.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.99 and the average family size was 4.13.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 37.8% under the age of 18, 11.9% from 18 to 24, 27.6% from 25 to 44, 17.1% from 45 to 64, and 5.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 25 years. For every 100 females, there were 81.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.6 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $16,563, and the median income for a family was $22,581. Males had a median income of $11,771 versus $12,625 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $4,493. About 59.7% of families and 65.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 73.0% of those under age 18 and 56.3% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
Santa Cruz is served by the [[Rio Grande City Grulla Independent School District]] (formerly Rio Grande City Consolidated Independent School District).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st48_tx/schooldistrict_maps/c48427_starr/DC20SD_C48427.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Starr County, TX|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2022-08-28}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/sch_dist/st48_tx/c48427_starr/DC10SD_C48427_001.pdf 2010 map]</ref>

==References==
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{{Starr County, Texas}}

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[[Category:Former census-designated places in Texas]]