About Santa Maria
Set in the southern part of Texas, Santa Maria is a small unincorporated community.
Officially, Santa Maria is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 0.28 square miles.
📰 Santa Maria News Today
- Santa Maria mobile home damaged in early morning fire valleycentral.com · Apr 14
- Father & Daughter Reunited in Santa Maria, Mother Remains Detained in Texas - News Channel 3-12 News Channel 3-12 · Apr 14
- CBP detains Venezuelan doctor at Texas airport; husband in Santa Maria speaks out KSBY News · Apr 13
- Harvard pulls out of the Cuyama Valley Santa Maria Times · Jun 24
- Santa Maria Man Fights to Get Wife Released From Texas Detention Center Noozhawk · Apr 17
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Santa Maria Unique
- One of the smallest municipal footprints in the country at just 0.28 sq mi.
- An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
- Positioned in southern Texas, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
Why People Love It Here
- Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
- Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 4 miles.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Santa Maria
- Las Palomas Wildlife Management Area - Anacua Unit · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge · Nature reserve reviews ★
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
🏫 Schools in Santa Maria
- SANTA MARIA ACADEMIC ACADEMY-OPTIONS CAMPUS (6-12)
- SANTA MARIA DAEP
- SANTA MARIA H S
- SANTA MARIA JJAEP
- SANTA MARIA MIDDLE
- TONY GONZALEZ EL
Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateTexas
TypeCDP
Population (2024)—
Land area0.28 sq mi
Coordinates26.0770, -97.8474