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

Council Members

Date
Position
Name
2025-06-22
chairperson
Fred Reneau
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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 1906[4] to at least 1947[5] August Pine Ridge was a mission of the Church of the Immaculate Conception in Settlement 186[6][7], and in 2026 its Sagrado Corazón Church was a mission of La Inmaculada parish in Settlement 186.[8]

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.[9]


1887
2026