Santa Cruz is a former census-designated place (CDP) in Starr County, Texas, United States. The population was 630 at the 2000 census. Prior to the 2010 census, this CDP was deleted and parts were taken to form El Chaparral and Santa Rosa CDPs. A new CDP of the same name (Santa Cruz) was created that does not contain any part of the old CDP.
Geography
Santa Cruz is located at (26.348871, -98.767815).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 0.4 square mile (1.1 km<sup>2</sup>), all land.
Demographics
Santa Cruz first appeared as a census designated place in the 2000 U.S. census.
!% 2000
|-
|White alone (NH)
|2
|0.32%
|-
|Black or African American alone (NH)
|0
|0.00%
|-
|Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)
|0
|0.00%
|-
|Asian alone (NH)
|0
|0.00%
|-
|Pacific Islander alone (NH)
|0
|0.00%
|-
|Other race alone (NH)
|0
|0.00%
|-
|Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)
|0
|0.00%
|-
|Hispanic or Latino (any race)
|629
|99.68%
|-
|Total
|630
|100.00%
|}
As of the census