Box Canyon-Amistad, Texas Explained

Official Name:Box Canyon-Amistad, Texas
Settlement Type:Former 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 Km2:10.4
Area Land Km2:10.4
Area Water Km2:0.0
Area Total Sq Mi:4.0
Area Land Sq Mi:4.0
Area Water Sq Mi:0.0
Population As Of:2000
Population Total:76
Population Density Km2:7.3
Population Density Sq Mi:18.9
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Coordinates:29.5283°N -101.1689°W
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:48-09658[1]

Box Canyon-Amistad was a census-designated place (CDP) in Val Verde County, Texas, United States. The population was 76 at the 2000 census. For the 2010 census, the area was delineated as two separate CDPs, Amistad and Box Canyon.

Geography

Box Canyon-Amistad was located at 29.5283°N -101.1689°W (29.528215, -101.168849).[2]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP had a total area of 4.0 square miles (10.4 km2), all of it land.

Demographics

Box Canyon-Amistad first appeared as a census designated place in the 2000 U.S. Census; prior to the 2010 U.S. Census it was split into the Box Canyon CDP and the Amistad CDP.

As of the census of 2000, there were 76 people, 43 households, and 23 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 18.9 people per square mile (7.3/km2). There were 135 housing units at an average density of 33.6sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the CDP was 98.68% White and 1.32% Native American. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.63% of the population.

There were 43 households, out of which 2.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.8% were married couples living together, 2.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 46.5% were non-families. 46.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.77 and the average family size was 2.43.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 3.9% under the age of 18, 1.3% from 18 to 24, 9.2% from 25 to 44, 50.0% from 45 to 64, and 35.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 61 years. For every 100 females, there were 111.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 108.6 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $20,833, and the median income for a family was $24,688. Males had a median income of $38,750 versus $39,167 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $19,721. There were no families and 15.5% of the population living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and none of those over 64.

Education

The area is served by the Comstock Independent School District.[3] [4]

The whole county is served by Southwest Texas Junior College according to the Texas Education Code.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: U.S. Census website . . 2008-01-31 .
  2. Web site: US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990. United States Census Bureau. 2011-04-23. 2011-02-12.
  3. Web site: CENSUS 2000 BLOCK MAP: BOX CANYON−AMISTAD CDP. U.S. Census Bureau. 2022-07-03. - Compare with the school district map.
  4. Web site: 2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Val Verde County, TX. U.S. Census Bureau. 2022-06-29. - See 1999 map from the Texas Education Agency. Compare with the CDP map.
  5. https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ED/htm/ED.130.htm Texas Education Code: Sec. 130.200. SOUTHWEST TEXAS JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA.