Santa Cruz, Honduras

Area of Santa Cruz, Honduras	151.4 km²
Population	6,678
Male Population	3,385 (50.7%)
Female Population	3,293 (49.3%)
Population change from 1975 to 2015	+269%
Population change from 2000 to 2015	+45%
Median Age	17.4 years
Male Median Age	17.3 years
Female Median Age	17.5 years
Timezone	Central Standard Time

Map of Santa Cruz

Population Over Time

Years 1975 to 2015

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015
Population	1,810	3,310	4,605	6,678
Population Density	12.0 / km²	21.9 / km²	30.4 / km²	44.1 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Population change from 2000 to 2015

Increase of 45% from year 2000 to 2015

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Santa Cruz, Honduras	+269%	+101.8%	+45%
Lempira Department	+167.3%	+68.1%	+30.9%
Honduras	+159.6%	+64.6%	+29.2%

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Median Age

Median Age: 17.4 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Male)	Median Age (Female)
Santa Cruz, Honduras	17.4 years	17.3 years	17.5 years
Lempira Department	18.9 years	18.5 years	19.3 years

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Population By Age and Gender

Santa Cruz, Honduras Population Tree

Age	Male	Female	Total
Under 5	494	488	982
5-9	504	501	1,005
10-14	524	472	997
15-19	374	367	742
20-24	288	273	561
25-29	244	208	452
30-34	175	227	402
35-39	181	157	338
40-44	128	125	253
45-49	118	107	225
50-54	78	81	159
55-59	76	72	148
60-64	58	65	123
65-69	60	69	130
70-74	39	37	76
75-79	25	23	49
80-84	13	17	30
85 Plus	7	6	14

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Population Density

Population Density: 44.1 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Population Density
Santa Cruz, Honduras	6,678	151.4 km²	44.1 / km²
Lempira Department	310,704	4,286.2 km²	72.5 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Ancient Population until 2100

Year	Est. Population	Avg 10 Year Growth %	Avg 10 Year Growth
0	154	n/a	n/a
100	192	2.2%	3
200	240	2.3%	4
300	300	2.3%	6
400	375	2.3%	7
500	468	2.2%	9
600	585	2.3%	11
700	731	2.3%	14
800	914	2.3%	18
900	1,143	2.3%	22
1000	1,428	2.3%	28
1100	1,785	2.3%	35
1200	2,231	2.3%	44
1300	2,789	2.3%	55
1400	3,486	2.3%	69
1500	4,357	2.3%	87
1600	1,245	-11.8%	-311
1700	356	-11.8%	-88
1800	329	-0.8%	-2
1900	856	10%	52
1910	878	2.6%	22
1920	893	1.7%	15
1930	1,034	15.8%	141
1940	1,203	16.3%	169
1950	1,412	17.4%	209
1960	1,636	15.9%	224
1970	1,837	12.3%	201
1990	3,310	34.2%	736
2000	4,605	39.1%	1,295
2020	7,250	25.5%	1,322
2030	8,175	12.8%	925
2040	8,883	8.7%	708
2050	9,342	5.2%	459
2060	9,587	2.6%	245
2070	9,654	0.7%	67
2080	9,576	-0.8%	-78
2090	9,390	-1.9%	-186
2100	9,130	-2.8%	-260

Sources:
1. JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
2. CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
3. [Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Sources: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. & Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Other Cities in Lempira Department

Name	Area	Population	Population Density
Belén, Honduras	198.8 km²	7,021	91.5 / mi²
Candelaria, Honduras	53.2 km²	6,419	312.5 / mi²
Cololaca	225.3 km²	7,762	89.2 / mi²
Erandique	296.7 km²	14,883	129.9 / mi²
Gracias	449.1 km²	47,457	273.7 / mi²
Gualcinse	162.8 km²	10,966	174.5 / mi²
Guarita	180.3 km²	7,275	104.5 / mi²
La Campa, Honduras	108.3 km²	6,557	156.8 / mi²
La Iguala	349 km²	24,804	184.1 / mi²
La Unión	85.3 km²	12,284	372.8 / mi²
La Virtud	89 km²	6,444	187.6 / mi²
Las Flores, Honduras	80.8 km²	9,269	297.3 / mi²
Lepaera	310.3 km²	35,511	296.4 / mi²
Mapulaca	32.5 km²	3,951	314.9 / mi²
Piraera	178.4 km²	13,194	191.5 / mi²
San Andrés, Lempira	246.8 km²	12,730	133.6 / mi²
San Francisco	137.6 km²	8,670	163.2 / mi²
San Juan Guarita	43 km²	2,146	129.4 / mi²
San Manuel Colohete	182.9 km²	13,516	191.4 / mi²
San Marcos de Caiquín	96.6 km²	5,442	145.9 / mi²
San Rafael Municipality	101.5 km²	12,992	331.6 / mi²
San Sebastian, Lempira	222 km²	10,173	118.7 / mi²
Talgua	82.9 km²	9,905	309.5 / mi²
Tambla	58.6 km²	2,895	128.0 / mi²
Tomalá	47.7 km²	6,292	342.0 / mi²
Valladolid, Honduras	78.3 km²	3,223	106.6 / mi²
Virginia	37.1 km²	2,259	157.8 / mi²

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