Santel, Texas Explained

Official Name:	Santel, 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
Population As Of:	2020
Population Total:	24
Population Density Km2:	auto
Timezone:	Central (CST)
Utc Offset:	-6
Timezone Dst:	CDT
Utc Offset Dst:	-5
Coordinates:	26.3756°N -98.8833°W
Postal Code Type:	Zip Code
Postal Code:	78582

Santel is a census-designated place (CDP) in Starr County, Texas, United States. It is a new CDP, formed from part of the former Los Villareales CDP prior to the 2010 census. The settlement has a population of 44 people.^[1]

Geography

Santel is located at 26.3756°N -98.8833°W (26.375560, -98.883283).^[2]

Demographics

Santel was formed prior to the 2010 U.S. Census, one of five CDPs (La Escondida, La Esperanza, Santel, Mi Ranchito Estate, Ranchitos del Norte) formed in full or in part out of the deleted Los Villareales CDP.

2020 census

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

White alone (NH)	1	style='background: #ffffe6;	0	2.27%	style='background: #ffffe6;	0.00%
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;	1	0.00%	style='background: #ffffe6;	4.17%
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)	43	style='background: #ffffe6;	23	97.73%	style='background: #ffffe6;	95.83%
Total	44	style='background: #ffffe6;	24	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: Santel, Texas :: Boundary Map of Santel, Texas.
3. Web site: P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Santel 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) – Santel 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