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San Patricio is a city in Nueces and San Patricio counties in the U.S. state of Texas. The population was 384 at the 2020 census.

San Patricio city overview:
Name:	San Patricio city
LSAD Code:	25
LSAD Description:	city (suffix)
State:	Texas
County:	San Patricio County
Elevation:	43 ft (13 m)
Total Area:	3.89 sq mi (10.07 km²)
Land Area:	3.85 sq mi (9.97 km²)
Water Area:	0.04 sq mi (0.10 km²)
Total Population:	384
Population Density:	97.45/sq mi (37.63/km²)
ZIP code:	78368
Area code:	361
FIPS code:	4865612
GNISfeature ID:	1346436

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History

The town was founded in 1829 by empresarios James McGloin and John McMullen. They had received approval from the Mexican government to settle 200 Irish Catholic families on the land—the name meaning Saint Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland. Empresario James Power was involved as well.

The Battle of San Patricio was fought near the town in 1836 during the Texas Revolution.

With the approval of the General Council, Texas revolutionaries James Grant, Frank W. Johnson and Robert C. Morris collaborated on plans to lead an assault on the Mexican town of Matamoros. Recruiting some 300 men, several of whom were native to San Antonio, they gathered provisions from the Alamo and Presidio La Bahia for their expedition. The men needed mounts for their long journey and divided into groups as they traveled toward the coast to capture wild horses.

On February 27, 1836, Mexican General José de Urrea’s advanced reconnaissance patrol discovered Frank W. Johnson and about 34 Texians camped at the abandoned Irish settlement of San Patricio. In a surprise attack at 3:30am, Mexican troops fired on the Texian Army and killed about 10 (7 of them Hispanics) and captured 18. Johnson and four others who were captured managed to escape and rejoin James Fannin’s command at Goliad. One man, Daniel J. Toler, escaped capture. The men killed were buried in the Old Cemetery on the Hill in San Patricio.

Grant and Morris’s party was also surprised by Urrea’s army as they camped at Agua Dulce Creek. On March 2, the Mexicans surprised them, killing both Grant and Morris and twelve others. The survivors were taken captured and imprisoned at Matamoros.

In 1846, San Patricio became the second county seat of San Patricio County after Nueces County was partitioned from San Patricio County. In 1893, the county seat was moved to Sinton.

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Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, San Patricio, located at 27°57′33″N 97°46′23″W / 27.95917°N 97.77306°W / 27.95917; -97.77306 (27.959196, -97.773134), has a total area of 3.9 square miles (10.0 km), of which 3.8 square miles (9.9 km) is land and 0.04 square mile (0.1 km) (1.03%) is water.