Santa Rosa, Starr County, Texas Explained

Official Name:	Santa Rosa, Texas
Settlement Type:	CDP
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Mapsize:	300px
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	United States
Subdivision Type1:	State
Subdivision Name1:	Texas
Subdivision Type2:	County
Subdivision Name2:	Starr
Unit Pref:	Imperial
Area Total Sq Mi:	0.1
Area Land Sq Mi:	0.1
Area Water Sq Mi:	0.0
Population As Of:	2020
Population Total:	265
Population Density Km2:	auto
Timezone:	Central (CST)
Utc Offset:	-6
Timezone Dst:	CDT
Utc Offset Dst:	-5
Coordinates:	26.3486°N -98.77°W
Postal Code Type:	Zip Code
Postal Code:	78582

Santa Rosa is a census-designated place (CDP) in Starr County, Texas, United States. It was a new CDP for the 2010 census, with a population of 241. It was formed, along with El Chaparral CDP, from the old Santa Cruz CDP. (Not to be confused with the new Santa Cruz CDP.)^[1]

Geography

Santa Rosa is located at 26.3486°N -98.77°W (26.348732, -98.769912).^[2]

Demographics

Santa Rosa was one of two CDPs (along with the El Chaparral CDP) formed out of the deleted Santa Cruz CDP prior to the 2010 U.S. Census.

2020 census

Santa Rosa CDP, Texas – Racial and ethnic composition
!Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)!Pop 2010^[3] !^[4] !% 2010!

White alone (NH)	0	style='background: #ffffe6;	2	0.00%	style='background: #ffffe6;	0.75%
Black or African American alone (NH)	0	style='background: #ffffe6;	0	0.00%	style='background: #ffffe6;	0.00%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)	0	style='background: #ffffe6;	0	0.00%	style='background: #ffffe6;	0.00%
Asian alone (NH)	0	style='background: #ffffe6;	0	0.00%	style='background: #ffffe6;	0.00%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)	0	style='background: #ffffe6;	0	0.00%	style='background: #ffffe6;	0.00%
Some Other Race alone (NH)	0	style='background: #ffffe6;	0	0.00%	style='background: #ffffe6;	0.00%
Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH)	0	style='background: #ffffe6;	0	0.00%	style='background: #ffffe6;	0.00%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	241	style='background: #ffffe6;	263	100.00%	style='background: #ffffe6;	99.25%
Total	241	style='background: #ffffe6;	265	100.00%	style='background: #ffffe6;	100.00%

Education

The CDP is within the Rio Grande City Grulla Independent School District (formerly Rio Grande City Consolidated Independent School District)^[5]

References

1. Web site: Population and Housing Unit Counts, 2010 Census of Population and Housing. Texas: 2010.
2. Web site: Santa Rosa, Texas :: Boundary Map of Santa Rosa, Texas.
3. Web site: P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Santa Rosa CDP, Texas. United States Census Bureau.
4. Web site: P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Santa Rosa CDP, Texas. United States Census Bureau.
5. Web site: 2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Starr County, TX. U.S. Census Bureau. 2022-08-28. - 2010 map