Barangay Santa Cruz

Barangay Santa Cruz forms part of San Jacinto, a municipality in Pangasinan, and is classified as a small barangay.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Santa Cruz had a population of 573. This made it the 19th largest of 19 barangays in San Jacinto by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Santa Cruz accounted for approximately 1.29% of the total population of San Jacinto, which stood at 44,351 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Santa Cruz moving from 551 residents to 573 residents, an intercensal change of +4.0%. The trajectory indicates a growing community. Barangay Santa Cruz is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

San Jacinto is a municipality comprising 19 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Santa Cruz, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Pangasinan, which contains 1,364 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Santa Cruz ranks 1318th by 2020 population. Pangasinan is classified as a 1st by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Like every Philippine barangay, Barangay Santa Cruz is led by an elected Punong Barangay (barangay captain) supported by seven Sangguniang Barangay members (kagawads), an SK Chairperson, a Barangay Secretary, and a Barangay Treasurer. The next Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) are scheduled for Monday, November 2, 2026, with officials serving four-year terms under Republic Act No. 12232.