August Pine Ridge
Orange Walk
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Founded
1887 (139 years)?
Prominent Ethnicity
Mestizo
Population
2022
2,160 (+1.7%)
Household Size
3.8
Males
1,089
Females
1,071
2010
1,794 (+0.5%)
Household Size
4.5
Males
914
Females
880
2000
1,701 (+4.7%)
Household Size
5.3
Males
893
Females
808
1991
1,199 (+3.2%)
Household Size
5.9
Males
537
Females
562
1980
885
Household Size
5.7
Males
480
Females
405
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History

Etymology

In The Handbook of British Honduras 1888-89 it is stated that R. Romero was appointed as Deputy Registrar for August Pine Ridge in 1887.[1]

Referred to as Augustine Pineridge in the 1980 census.[2]

Police

In 1949 the police force consisted of 1 officer.[3]

Religious Institutions

Roman Catholic Church

From at least 1917[4] to 1928[5], August Pine Ridge had a catholic mission under the Church of the Immaculate Conception, from Settlement 186.

Seventh Day Adventist Church

The August Pine Ridge SDA Church is under the North Belize Mission Conference (Settlement 64) in the Belize Union Mission (Settlement 12) of the Inter-American Division (Miami, Florida) of the Seventh Day Adventist Church. In 2025 they had 7 members.[6]


1887
2026