Santa Maria, Texas
| Santa Maria, Texas | |
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| Census-designated place | |
 Location of Santa Maria, Texas |
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| Coordinates: 26°4′41″N 97°50′53″W / 26.07806°N 97.84806°WCoordinates: 26°4′41″N 97°50′53″W / 26.07806°N 97.84806°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Cameron |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.2 sq mi (0.6 km2) |
| • Land | 0.2 sq mi (0.6 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 66 ft (20 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 733 |
| • Density | 2,995/sq mi (1,156.2/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 78592 |
| Area code(s) | 956 |
| FIPS code | 48-65744 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1376017 |
Santa Maria is a census-designated place (CDP) in Cameron County, Texas, United States. The population was 733 at the 2010 census, down from 846 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Brownsville–Harlingen Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Santa Maria is located near the southwest corner of Cameron County at 26°4′41″N 97°50′53″W / 26.07806°N 97.84806°W (26.077955, -97.847926).U.S. Route 281 passes through, leading southeast 27 miles (43 km) to Brownsville and west 26 miles (42 km) to Hidalgo. The community is about one mile north of the Rio Grande, which forms the Mexico–United States border.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 0.24 square miles (0.63 km2), all of it land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 846 people, 220 households, and 198 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 3,622.2 people per square mile (1,420.2/km²). There were 241 housing units at an average density of 1,031.8/sq mi (404.6/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 55.67% White, 0.24% Native American, 43.85% from other races, and 0.24% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 99.76% of the population.
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