Santa Fe, Texas - wikipedia Santa Fe, Texas City in Texas, United States Santa Fe, Texas City Santa Fe, Texas, Post Office Location of Santa Fe, Texas Santa Fe Location of Santa Fe, Texas Santa Fe Santa Fe ( the US ) Show map of Texas Show map of the US Show all Coordinates : 29 ° 22 ′ 50 '' N 95 ° 6 ′ 15 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 29.38056 ° N 95.10417 ° W ﻿ / 29.38056 ; - 95.10417 Coordinates : 29 ° 22 ′ 50 '' N 95 ° 6 ′ 15 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 29.38056 ° N 95.10417 ° W ﻿ / 29.38056 ; - 95.10417 Country United States State Texas County Galveston Area Total 17.3 sq mi ( 44.9 km ) Land 17.1 sq mi ( 44.4 km ) Water 0.2 sq mi ( 0.5 km ) Elevation 30 ft ( 9 m ) Population ( 2010 ) Total 12,222 Density 710 / sq mi ( 270 / km ) Time zone Central ( CST ) ( UTC - 6 ) Summer ( DST ) CDT ( UTC - 5 ) ZIP codes 77510, 77517 Area code ( s ) 409 FIPS code 48 - 65726 GNIS feature ID 1351043 Santa Fe ( English : Holy Faith ) is a city in Galveston County, Texas. It is named for the Santa Fe Railroad ( now part of BNSF Railway ) which runs through the town alongside State Highway 6. The population of Santa Fe at the 2010 census was 12,222. Contents 1 History 2 Geography 3 Demographics 4 Government and infrastructure 5 Education 5.1 Primary and secondary schools 5.1. 1 Public schools 5.2 Public libraries 6 Transportation 7 Notable residents 8 References 9 External links History In 1877, the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway was built through the western part of Galveston county. By the turn of the century, three small, unincorporated towns had formed along the railway : Alta Loma, Arcadia and Algoa. The Santa Fe Independent School District, named after the railway, was established shortly afterward to serve the area. Santa Fe City Hall In the mid-1970s, the neighboring city of Hitchcock attempted to annex the Morningview neighborhood in eastern Alta Loma, to which the neighborhood residents were opposed. To avoid annexation, a petitioning effort was begun to incorporate the area into a new city. On January 21, 1978, a ballot proposal to incorporate Alta Loma and parts of Arcadia ( a total of nine square miles ) passed by a wide margin, and the city of Santa Fe was born. In the years since, Santa Fe has grown to include all of Arcadia and parts of Algoa, and has become an affluent area of Galveston County. On February 14, 1981, the Ku Klux Klan hosted a fish fry on a private farm in Santa Fe to protest the growing presence of Vietnamese shrimpers in the Gulf. During the event, a Vietnamese fishing boat was ceremonially burned. That controversy, as well as similar conflicts in nearby port towns like Rockport, led to a decision of the United States District Court, S.D. Texas, Houston Division Vietnamese Fishermen 's Association v. Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, and also served as the basis for the 1985 Ed Harris film Alamo Bay. On June 19, 2000, the Supreme Court ruled that the Santa Fe Independent School District 's policy of permitting `` student - led, student - initiated '' prayer at football games and other school events violated the Constitution 's prohibitions against the establishment of state religion. On the morning of May 18, 2018, a 17 year old student opened fire at Santa Fe High School, killing ten students and faculty and injuring thirteen others. Students and faculty evacuated the building when a fire alarm was activated. Dimitrios Pagourtzis is awaiting trial for ten counts of capital murder for the shooting. Geography Map of Santa Fe Santa Fe is located at 29 ° 22 ′ 50 '' N 95 ° 6 ′ 15 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 29.38056 ° N 95.10417 ° W ﻿ / 29.38056 ; - 95.10417 ( 29.380651, − 95.104163 ). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 17.3 square miles ( 44.9 km ), of which 17.1 square miles ( 44.4 km ) is land and 0.19 square miles ( 0.5 km ), or 1.10 %, is water. Demographics Historical population Census Pop. % ± 1980 6,172 -- 8,429 36.6 % 2000 9,548 13.3 % 12,222 28.0 % Est. 2016 13,205 8.0 % U.S. Decennial Census As of the census of 2010, there were 12,222 people and 4,564 households residing in the city. The population density was 682.5 people per square mile ( 275.31 / km2 ). There were 4,957 housing units at an average density of 289.2 per square mile ( 111.66 / km2 ). The racial makeup of the city was 93.8 % White, 0.4 % African American, 0.5 % Native American, 0.5 % Asian, 0.1 % Pacific Islander, 3.3 % from other races, and 1.5 % from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 11.6 % of the population. There were 4,583 households out of which 36.8 % had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.7 % were married couples, 12.2 % had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.7 % were non-families. 27.0 % of all households were made up of individuals and 19.3 % had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 3.03. In the city, the population was spread out with 27.2 % under the age of 20, 5.2 % from 20 to 24, 23.9 % from 25 to 44, 29.6 % from 45 to 64, and 14.3 % who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40.5 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.2 males. The median income for a household in the city was $60,797, and the median income for a family was $69,841. Males had a median income of $57,619 versus $36,445 for females. The per capita income for the city was $27,863. About 7.3 % of families and 9.5 % of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.3 % of those under age 18 and 5.7 % of those age 65 or over. Government and infrastructure The Santa Fe Post Office is located at 13002 Highway 6. The Santa Fe Justice Center is located at 3650 FM 646 N. Education Primary and secondary schools Public schools The city is served by the Santa Fe Independent School District. The schools in the city include : R.J. Wollam Elementary School ( Pre-K through 2 ) Dan J. Kubacak Elementary ( 3 through 5 ; formerly Santa Fe Elementary North ) Santa Fe Junior High School ( 6 through 8 ) Santa Fe High School ( 9 through 12 ) All of Santa Fe is served by the College of the Mainland. Public libraries Santa Fe owns the Mae S. Bruce Library at 13302 6th Street. The Santa Fe Community Library opened inside a former World War II army barracks in 1975. By 2011 the barracks became overwhelmed by the library 's increasing size. A group of residents established a building committee and, with Moody Foundation and Kempner Fund grants and donations from the community, purchased a 1,920 - square - foot ( 178 m ) metal portable building on land leased from the Santa Fe Independent School District. The portable was across Highway 6 from the barracks. After continuing growth of the library, in 1987 Mae S. Bruce presented a 6,400 - square - foot ( 590 m ) brick structure to the city. The library moved to the structure and was renamed after Bruce. Transportation Airports in unincorporated areas near Santa Fe include : Creasy Airport Kami - Kazi Airport Airports with scheduled commercial airline service for the area, located in Houston, are William P. Hobby Airport and George Bush Intercontinental Airport. Scholes International Airport in nearby Galveston is available for general aviation and non-scheduled commercial service. Notable residents Country music star Johnny Lee, best known for his 1980 hit single `` Lookin ' for Love '', was raised on a dairy farm in Santa Fe ( then known as Alta Loma ) and graduated from Santa Fe High School in 1964. References ^ Jump up to : `` American FactFinder ''. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008 - 01 - 31. Jump up ^ `` US Board on Geographic Names ''. United States Geological Survey. 2007 - 10 - 25. Retrieved 2008 - 01 - 31. Jump up ^ `` Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics : 2010 Demographic Profile Data ( DP - 1 ) : Santa Fe city, Texas ''. U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved January 9, 2012. Jump up ^ SANTA FE, TX The Handbook of Texas Online Texas State Historical Association ( TSHA ) Jump up ^ Claudia Kolker, San Francisco Chronicle, 11 September 2000, URL : http://www.sfgate.com:80/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2000/09/11/MN95611.DTL Jump up ^ Still Shrimping : Vietnamese American shrimpers 25 years after the second wave AsianWeek Jump up ^ 543 F. Supp. 198 Jump up ^ The KKK and Vietnamese Fishermen Jump up ^ FindLaw Cases and Codes Jump up ^ `` Multiple fatalities reported after Texas high school shooting - live updates ''. Retrieved 2018 - 05 - 18. Jump up ^ Elizabeth Zwirz ( 2018 - 08 - 10 ). `` Dimitrios Pagourtzis, Texas school shooting suspect, indicted on capital murder charge : report ''. Retrieved 2018 - 05 - 11. Jump up ^ `` US Gazetteer files : 2010, 2000, and 1990 ''. United States Census Bureau. 2011 - 02 - 12. Retrieved 2011 - 04 - 23. Jump up ^ `` Geographic Identifiers : 2010 Demographic Profile Data ( G001 ) : Santa Fe city, Texas ''. U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved January 9, 2012. Jump up ^ `` Population and Housing Unit Estimates ''. Retrieved June 9, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Census of Population and Housing ''. Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015. Jump up ^ http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/48/4865726.html Jump up ^ `` Post Office Location -- SANTA FE. '' United States Postal Service. Retrieved on December 6, 2008. Jump up ^ `` Welcome to the Mae S. Bruce Library !. '' Mae S. Bruce Library. Retrieved on December 6, 2011. Jump up ^ `` About the Mae S. Bruce Library !. '' Mae S. Bruce Library. Retrieved on December 6, 2008. External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to Santa Fe, Texas. City of Santa Fe official website Santa Fe, Texas from the Handbook of Texas Online U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System : Santa Fe, Texas Houston -- The Woodlands -- Sugar Land Counties Austin Brazoria Chambers Fort Bend Galveston Harris Liberty Montgomery Waller `` Principal '' cities Houston The Woodlands Sugar Land Baytown Conroe Other cities Alvin Angleton Bellaire Clute Deer Park Dickinson Freeport Friendswood Galena Park Galveston Humble Jacinto City Katy Lake Jackson La Marque La Porte League City Manvel Missouri City Pasadena Pearland Richmond Rosenberg South Houston Stafford Texas City West University Place For a complete listing, see list of cities and towns in Houston -- The Woodlands -- Sugar Land MSA Unincorporated areas Atascocita Channelview Cloverleaf Crosby Cypress Fresno Hockley Klein Port Bolivar Spring The Woodlands Bodies of water Buffalo Bayou Galveston Bay Gulf Intracoastal Waterway Houston Ship Channel San Jacinto River Trinity River Lake Houston Lake Conroe Municipalities and communities of Galveston County, Texas, United States County seat : Galveston Cities Bayou Vista Clear Lake Shores Dickinson Friendswood ‡ Galveston Hitchcock Jamaica Beach Kemah La Marque League City ‡ Santa Fe Seabrook ‡ Texas City Village Tiki Island CDPs Bacliff Bolivar Peninsula San Leon Unincorporated communities Algoa Bayview Caplen Crystal Beach Gilchrist High Island Port Bolivar Footnotes ‡ This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties State of Texas Austin ( capital ) Topics Architecture Climate Cuisine Geography Government Healthcare History Languages Law Literature Media Newspapers Radio TV National Historic Landmarks Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks National Register of Historic Places Sites Sports Symbols Texans Tourist attractions Transportation Seal of Texas Society Culture Crime Demographics Economy Education Gambling Politics Regions Ark ‐ La ‐ Tex Big Bend Blackland Prairies Brazos Valley Central Texas Coastal Bend Concho Valley Cross Timbers Deep East Texas East Texas Edwards Plateau Golden Triangle Hill Country Llano Estacado Northeast Texas North Texas Osage Plains Panhandle Permian Basin Piney Woods Rio Grande Valley Southeast Texas South Plains South Texas Texoma Trans - Pecos West Texas Metropolitan areas Abilene Amarillo Austin -- Round Rock Beaumont -- Port Arthur Brownsville -- Harlingen College Station -- Bryan Corpus Christi Dallas -- Fort Worth -- Arlington El Paso Houston -- The Woodlands -- Sugar Land Killeen -- Temple Laredo Longview Lubbock McAllen -- Edinburg -- Mission Midland Odessa San Angelo San Antonio -- New Braunfels Sherman -- Denison Texarkana Tyler Victoria Waco Wichita Falls Counties See : List of counties in Texas Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Santa_Fe,_Texas&oldid=854505031 '' Categories : Santa Fe, Texas Cities in Texas Cities in Galveston County, Texas Greater Houston Hidden categories : Articles with short description Coordinates on Wikidata Articles containing explicitly cited English - language text Talk Contents About Wikipedia Languages تۆرکجه Bân - lâm - gú Català Cebuano Deutsch Español Euskara فارسی Français Hrvatski Italiano Kreyòl ayisyen Malagasy Nederlands 日本 語 Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча Polski Português Simple English Српски / srpski Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски Türkçe اردو Tiếng Việt Volapük 17 more Edit links This page was last edited on 11 August 2018, at 21 : 05 ( UTC ). 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Question: what is the population of santa fe texas
Answer: 12,222