Box Canyon, Texas

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Box Canyon, Texas
CDP
Laughlin Air Force Base CDP (2020).jpg
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Location of Box Canyon, Texas
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Coordinates: 29°32′01″N101°09′31″W / 29.53361°N 101.15861°W / 29.53361; -101.15861
Country United States
State Texas
County Val Verde
Area
 • Total
1.4 sq mi (3.7 km2)
 • Land1.4 sq mi (3.7 km2)
 • Water0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation
[1]
1,194 ft (364 m)
Population
 (2020) [2]
 • Total
29
 • Density20/sq mi (7.8/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Zip Code
78840
FIPS code 48-09656
GNIS feature ID2584613 [1]

Box Canyon is a census-designated place (CDP) in Val Verde County, Texas, United States. The population was 34 at the 2010 census. [3] This CDP was formed prior to the 2010 census from parts of the deleted Box Canyon-Amistad CDP. [4]

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Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 1.4 square miles (3.7 km2), all land. [5]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2010 34—
2020 29−14.7%
U.S. Decennial Census [6]
1850–1900 [7] 1910 [8]
1920 [9] 1930 [10] 1940 [11]
1950 [12] 1960 [13] 1970 [14]
1980 [15] 1990 [16] 2000 [17]
2010 [18] 2020 [19]

Box Canyon 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 [18]

2020 census

Box Canyon 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 [20] Pop 2020 [19] % 2010% 2020
White alone (NH)191955.88%65.52%
Black or African American alone (NH)000.00%0.00%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)010.00%3.45%
Asian alone (NH)000.00%0.00%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)000.00%0.00%
Other race alone (NH)000.00%0.00%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)010.00%3.45%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)15844.12%27.59%
Total34290.00%0.00%

Education

The area is served by the Comstock Independent School District. [21]

The whole county is served by Southwest Texas Junior College, according to the Texas Education Code. [22]

See also

References

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


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