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

2020 census

Box Canyon CDP, Texas – Racial and ethnic composition
!Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)!Pop 2010^[6] !^[7] !% 2010!

White alone (NH)	19	style='background: #ffffe6;	19	55.88%	style='background: #ffffe6;	65.52%
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;	1	0.00%	style='background: #ffffe6;	3.45%
Asian alone (NH)	0	style='background: #ffffe6;	0	0.00%	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 Multiracial (NH)	0	style='background: #ffffe6;	1	0.00%	style='background: #ffffe6;	3.45%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	15	style='background: #ffffe6;	8	44.12%	style='background: #ffffe6;	27.59%
Total	34	style='background: #ffffe6;	29	0.00%	style='background: #ffffe6;	0.00%

Education

The area is served by the Comstock Independent School District.^[8]

The whole county is served by Southwest Texas Junior College, according to the Texas Education Code.^[9]

See also

• Box Canyon-Amistad, Texas, name of CDP at 2000 census

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: 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.
7. Web site: 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.
8. Web site: 2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Val Verde County, TX. U.S. Census Bureau. 2022-07-03.
9. https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ED/htm/ED.130.htm Texas Education Code: Sec. 130.200. SOUTHWEST TEXAS JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA.