Amistad, Texas Explained

Official Name:	Amistad, Texas
Settlement Type:	CDP
Image Map1:	ValVerde County BoxCanyonAmistad.svg
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	United States
Subdivision Type1:	State
Subdivision Name1:	Texas
Subdivision Type2:	County
Subdivision Name2:	Val Verde
Unit Pref:	Imperial
Area Total Km2:	3.9
Area Land Km2:	3.9
Area Water Km2:	0.0
Population As Of:	2020
Population Total:	24
Population Density Km2:	auto
Coordinates:	29.5244°N -101.1531°W
Population Footnotes:	^[1]

Amistad is a census-designated place (CDP) in Val Verde County, Texas, United States. The population was 53 at the 2010 census.^[2] This CDP was formed prior to the 2010 census from parts of the deleted Box Canyon-Amistad CDP.^[3]

Geography

Amistad is located at 29.5244°N -101.1531°W (29.5245, -101.1531).^[4]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 3.9sqkm, 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

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

2020 census

Amistad CDP, Texas – Racial and ethnic composition
!Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)!Pop 2010^[8] !^[9] !% 2010!

White alone (NH)	38	style='background: #ffffe6;	16	71.70%	style='background: #ffffe6;	66.67%
Black or African American alone (NH)	0	style='background: #ffffe6;	0	0.00%	style='background: #ffffe6;	0.00%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)	0	style='background: #ffffe6;	0	0.00%	style='background: #ffffe6;	0.00%
Asian alone (NH)	1	style='background: #ffffe6;	0	1.89%	style='background: #ffffe6;	0.00%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)	0	style='background: #ffffe6;	0	0.00%	style='background: #ffffe6;	0.00%
Other Race alone (NH)	0	style='background: #ffffe6;	0	0.00%	style='background: #ffffe6;	0.00%
Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH)	0	style='background: #ffffe6;	2	0.00%	style='background: #ffffe6;	8.33%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	14	style='background: #ffffe6;	6	26.42%	style='background: #ffffe6;	25.00%
Total	53	style='background: #ffffe6;	24	0.00%	style='background: #ffffe6;	0.00%

Notes and References

1. Web site: May 2023 . Census Bureau profile: Amistad, Texas . . Jun 4, 2024.
2. Web site: Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Amistad CDP, Texas . . February 1, 2012 .
3. Web site: Population and Housing Unit Counts, 2010 Census of Population and Housing. Texas: 2010. 2017-01-02.
4. Web site: US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990. United States Census Bureau. 2011-04-23. 2011-02-12.
5. Web site: Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Amistad CDP, Texas . . February 1, 2012 .
6. Web site: 2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Val Verde County, TX. U.S. Census Bureau. 2022-07-03.
7. https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ED/htm/ED.130.htm Texas Education Code: Sec. 130.200. SOUTHWEST TEXAS JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA.
8. Web site: 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.
9. Web site: 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.