San Estevan
Orange Walk
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Founded
1888 (138 years)?
Prominent Ethnicity
Mestizo
Population
2022
2,115 (+2.3%)
Household Size
3.5
Males
1,063
Females
1,053
2010
1,661 (+0.6%)
Household Size
4.3
Males
839
Females
822
2000
1,566 (+3.0%)
Household Size
4.8
Males
823
Females
743
1991
1,234 (+2.4%)
Household Size
5.6
Males
654
Females
580
1980
978
Household Size
5.9
Males
543
Females
435
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History

Education

Sometime around 1926 the compulsory attendance age was lifted from 12 to 14 years.[1]

Education

The Catholic School had 94 students in 1927 and 129 in 1928.[2][3]

Etymology

In The Handbook of British Honduras 1888-89 it is stated that H. J. Marchand was appointed as Deputy Registrar for San Estevan in 1887.[4]

Spelled as San Estavan in the 1980 census, likely a spelling error.[5]

Police

In 1949 the police force consisted of 1 officer, and then in 1950 a new one man police substation was erected.[6]

Religious Institutions

in 1854 Father Antonio Ayerve had built a church at San Estevan, and on the eve of Palm Sunday, when everything was ready for the opening, a fire broke out in a house adjacent to the church and in a few hours the building was entirely destroyed. Thus the good Father was left without a church and without resources.[7]

In 1928 San Estevan was transferred to Orange Walk Town and the Mission of Caledonia was transferred to Corozal Town.

Vicariate Apostolic of British Honduras

St. Stephen's Church In 1900, Father Rigge had a small naphtha launch and used it to serve small settlements along the Río Hondo.[8]

Reverends

  • 1917 Rev. Francis Kemphues, S.J.
  • 1925 Henry Huerman, S.J.[9]
  • 1927 Rev. Louis E. Newell, S.J.

Missions


1888
2026