Santa Catarina, Texas facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Santa Catarina
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 Santa Catarina
Location in Texas
Santa Catarina
Location in the United States
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| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Starr |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 1379027 |
Santa Catarina is a small place in Starr County, Texas, United States. It's known as an unincorporated community. This means it's a group of homes and businesses that isn't officially a city or town with its own local government.
Santa Catarina is located in the northeastern part of Starr County. You can find it along a road called FM 755. It's about 20 miles northeast of a larger city called Rio Grande City. It's also about six miles southwest of another community named La Gloria.
In the year 2000, experts estimated that only about 15 people lived in Santa Catarina. This information comes from the Handbook of Texas, which is a big collection of facts about Texas.
Education in Santa Catarina
Kids living in Santa Catarina go to public schools managed by the San Isidro Independent School District. This school district helps make sure that students in the area get a good education.
