Box Canyon, Texas

Box Canyon, Texas
CDP
Location of Box Canyon, Texas
Location of Box Canyon, Texas
Location of Box Canyon, Texas
Coordinates: 29°32′01″N 101°09′31″W / 29.53361°N 101.15861°W / 29.53361; -101.15861
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyVal 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 zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Zip Code
78840
FIPS code48-09656
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]

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%±
201034—
202029−14.7%
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) 19 19 55.88% 65.52%
Black or African American alone (NH) 0 0 0.00% 0.00%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 0 1 0.00% 3.45%
Asian alone (NH) 0 0 0.00% 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 1 0.00% 3.45%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 15 8 44.12% 27.59%
Total 34 29 0.00% 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. ^ a b 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. ^ a b "2010 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  19. ^ a b "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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