Santa Catarina
Santa Catarina, a dryland farming community on Farm Road 755 six miles south of La Gloria and twenty miles northeast of Rio Grande City in Starr County, was first settled about 1809 as a part of the Kelsay Ranch. By the mid-1960s the community had twenty residents and a filling station, a grocery, and a cotton gin. In 1970 its population was forty-five, but its last store closed in 1978. Though in 1990 the Texas Almanac reported a population of forty-eight at Santa Catarina, a 1991 local report noted that only two families lived at the community. In 2000 the population was fifteen.
Dick D. Heller, Jr. | © TSHA
Adapted from the official Handbook of Texas, a state encyclopedia developed by Texas State Historical Association (TSHA). It is an authoritative source of trusted historical records.
Belongs to
Santa Catarina is part of or belongs to the following places:
Currently Exists
Yes
Place type
Santa Catarina is classified as a Town
Associated Names
- (Robberson)
Location
Latitude: 26.65533540Longitude: -98.57752060
Has Post Office
No
Is Incorporated
No
Population Count, 2014
15