Owl Ranch, Texas

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Owl Ranch, Texas
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Owl Ranch
Coordinates: 27°53′31″N98°05′45″W / 27.89194°N 98.09583°W / 27.89194; -98.09583
Country United States
State Texas
County Jim Wells
Area
[1]
  Total
0.742 sq mi (1.92 km2)
  Land0.742 sq mi (1.92 km2)
  Water0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation
285 ft (87 m)
Population
 (2020) [2]
  Total
189
  Density250/sq mi (98/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 361
GNIS feature ID2413654 [3]

Owl Ranch is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Jim Wells County, Texas, United States. Its population was 225 as of the 2010 census. [1] Prior to 2010, the community was grouped with nearby Amargosa as part of the Owl Ranch-Amargosa census-designated place.

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Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the community has an area of 0.742 square miles (1.92 km2), all land. [1]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2010 225
2020 189−16.0%
U.S. Decennial Census [4]
1850–1900 [5] 1910 [6]
1920 [7] 1930 [8] 1940 [9]
1950 [10] 1960 [11] 1970 [12]
1980 [13] 1990 [14] 2000 [15]
2010 [16] 2020 [2]

Owl Ranch first appeared as census designated place in the 2010 U.S. Census formed from part of the deleted Owl Ranch-Amargosa CDP. [16]

2020 census

Owl Ranch 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 [17] Pop 2020 [2] % 2010% 2020
White alone (NH)5122.22%6.35%
Black or African American alone (NH)030.00%1.59%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)000.00%0.00%
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)000.00%0.00%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)22017497.78%92.06%
Total225189100.00%100.00%

Education

Owl Creek is located within the Alice Independent School District, [18] which operates Alice High School.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "2010 Census Gazetteer Files - Places: Texas". U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved March 6, 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 "P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Owl Ranch CDP, Texas". United States Census Bureau .
  3. "Owl Ranch". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  4. "Decennial Census by Decade". United States Census Bureau .
  5. "1900 Census of Population - Population of Texas By Counties And Minor Civil Divisions" (PDF). United States Census Bureau .
  6. "1910 Census of Population - Supplement for Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau .
  7. "1920 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau .
  8. "1930 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau .
  9. "1940 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau .
  10. "1950 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau .
  11. "1960 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau .
  12. "1970 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau .
  13. "1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau .
  14. "1990 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau .
  15. "2000 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau .
  16. 1 2 "2010 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau .
  17. "P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Owl Ranch CDP, Texas". United States Census Bureau .
  18. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Jim Wells County, TX" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved June 28, 2022.