Santa Maria, TX

Santa Maria is a census-designated place in Cameron County, Texas, United States. The 2020 census counted 651 residents. Santa Maria is part of the Brownsville–Harlingen Metropolitan Statistical Area. U.S. Route 281 passes through the CDP, leading southeastward 27 miles to Brownsville and west 26 miles to Hidalgo. Taken together, these details give a newcomer a usable picture of Santa Maria, where its history, geography, and current gathering places meet. For Santa Maria, the memorable detail is the way older history and current gathering places share one local map. The community is approximately one mile north of the Rio Grande, which forms the Mexico–United States border.