Box Canyon, Texas Explained

Official Name:Box Canyon, Texas
Settlement Type:CDP
Mapsize:250px
Image Map1:ValVerde County BoxCanyonAmistad.svg
Mapsize1:250px
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 Km2:3.7
Area Land Km2:3.7
Area Water Km2:0.0
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:29
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Coordinates:29.5333°N -101.1583°W
Postal Code Type:Zip Code
Postal Code:78840
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:48-09656

Box Canyon is a census-designated place (CDP) in Val Verde County, Texas, United States. The population was 34 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

Box Canyon is located at 29.5333°N -101.1583°W (29.5335, -101.1586).[4]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 3.7sqkm, all land.[5]

Demographics

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

Education

The area is served by the Comstock Independent School District.[6]

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

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: May 2023 . Census Bureau profile: Box Canyon, Texas . . Jun 4, 2024.
  2. Web site: Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Box Canyon 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): Box Canyon 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.