Amistad, Texas

Amistad, Texas
CDP
Location of Amistad, Texas
Coordinates: 29°31′28″N101°09′11″W / 29.52444°N 101.15306°W / 29.52444; -101.15306
Country	United States
State	Texas
County	Val Verde
Area
• Total	1.5 sq mi (3.9 km2)
• Land	1.5 sq mi (3.9 km2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation [1]	1,184 ft (361 m)
Population  (2020) [2]
• Total	24
• Density	16/sq mi (6.2/km2)
GNIS feature ID	2584604 [1]

Amistad is a census-designated place (CDP) in Val Verde County, Texas, United States. The population was 53 at the 2010 census. ^[3] This CDP was formed prior to the 2010 census from parts of the deleted Box Canyon-Amistad CDP. ^[4]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 1.5 square miles (3.9 km²), all land. ^[5]

Education

Amistad is in the Comstock Independent School District. ^[6]

The whole county is served by Southwest Texas Junior College, according to the Texas Education Code. ^[7]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2010	53		—
2020	24		−54.7%
U.S. Decennial Census [8] 1850–1900 [9] 1910 [10] 1920 [11] 1930 [12] 1940 [13] 1950 [14] 1960 [15] 1970 [16] 1980 [17] 1990 [18] 2000 [19] 2010 [20]

Amistad first appeared as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. census, one of two CDPs carved out of the deleted Box Canyon-Amistad CDP ^[20]

2020 census

Amistad CDP, Texas – Racial and ethnic composition
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.

Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)	Pop 2010 [21]	Pop 2020 [22]	% 2010	% 2020
White alone (NH)	38	16	71.70%	66.67%
Black or African American alone (NH)	0	0	0.00%	0.00%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)	0	0	0.00%	0.00%
Asian alone (NH)	1	0	1.89%	0.00%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)	0	0	0.00%	0.00%
Other race alone (NH)	0	0	0.00%	0.00%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)	0	2	0.00%	8.33%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	14	6	26.42%	25.00%
Total	53	24	0.00%	0.00%

See also

• Box Canyon-Amistad, Texas

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Amistad, Texas
2. "Census Bureau profile: Amistad, Texas". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
3. "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Amistad CDP, Texas". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved February 1, 2012.
4. "Population and Housing Unit Counts, 2010 Census of Population and Housing" (PDF). Texas: 2010. Retrieved January 2, 2017.
5. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Amistad CDP, Texas". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved February 1, 2012.
6. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Val Verde County, TX" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved July 3, 2022.
7. Texas Education Code: Sec. 130.200. SOUTHWEST TEXAS JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA.
8. "Decennial Census by Decade". US Census Bureau.
9. "1900 Census of Population - Population of Texas By Counties And Minor Civil Divisions" (PDF). United States Census Bureau .
10. "1910 Census of Population - Supplement for Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau .
11. "1920 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau .
12. "1930 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau .
13. "1940 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau .
14. "1950 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau .
15. "1960 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau .
16. "1970 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau .
17. "1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau .
18. "1990 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau .
19. "2000 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau .
20. "2010 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau .
21. "P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Amistad CDP, Texas". United States Census Bureau .
22. "P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Amistad CDP, Texas". United States Census Bureau .