Box Canyon, Texas
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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name = Box Canyon, Texas
| settlement_type = CDP
| image_skyline = File:Laughlin Air Force Base CDP (2020).jpg
| imagesize = 175px
| image_caption =
| image_map = TXMap-doton-BoxCanyon-Amistad.PNG
| mapsize = 200px
| map_caption = Location of Box Canyon, Texas
| 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
| government_footnotes =
| government_type =
| established_title =
| established_date =
| unit_pref = Imperial
| area_footnotes =
| area_total_km2 = 3.7
| area_land_km2 = 3.7
| area_water_km2 = 0.0
| area_total_sq_mi =
| area_land_sq_mi =
| area_water_sq_mi =
| population_as_of = 2020
| population_footnotes = {{cite web |date=May 2023 |title=Census Bureau profile: Box Canyon, Texas |url=https://data.census.gov/all?q=Box%20Canyon%20CDP,%20Texas |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=Jun 4, 2024}}
| population_total = 29
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_density_sq_mi =
| timezone = Central (CST)
| utc_offset = -6
| timezone_DST = CDT
| utc_offset_DST = -5
| elevation_ft = 1194
| coordinates = {{coord|29|32|01|N|101|09|31|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type = Zip Code
| postal_code = 78840
| area_code =
| blank_name = FIPS code
| blank_info = 48-09656
| blank1_name = GNIS feature ID
| blank1_info = 2584613{{GNIS|2584613}}
| footnotes =
}}
Box Canyon is a census-designated place (CDP) in Val Verde County, Texas, United States. The population was 34 at the 2010 census.{{Cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |title=Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Box Canyon CDP, Texas |publisher=United States Census Bureau |accessdate=February 1, 2012 }} This CDP was formed prior to the 2010 census from parts of the deleted Box Canyon-Amistad CDP.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of {{convert|3.7|sqkm|disp=flip}}, all land.{{Cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Box Canyon CDP, Texas |publisher=United States Census Bureau |accessdate=February 1, 2012 }}
Demographics
{{US Census population
|2010=34
|2020=29
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|title=Decennial Census by Decade|website=United States Census Bureau|access-date=}}
1850–1900{{Cite web|title= 1900 Census of Population - Population of Texas By Counties And Minor Civil Divisions |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1900/bulletins/demographic/49-population-tx.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}} 1910{{Cite web|title= 1910 Census of Population - Supplement for Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1910/abstract/supplement-tx-p1.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}}
1920{{Cite web|title= 1920 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1920/bulletins/demographics/population-tx-number-of-inhabitants.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}} 1930{{Cite web|title= 1930 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1930/population-volume-1/03815512v1ch10.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}} 1940{{Cite web|title= 1940 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1940/population-volume-1/33973538v1ch09.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}}
1950{{Cite web|title= 1950 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1950/population-volume-1/vol-01-46.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}} 1960{{Cite web|title= 1960 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1960/population-volume-1/33255142v1p45ch02.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}} 1970{{Cite web|title= 1970 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/00496492v1p45s1ch02.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}}
1980{{Cite web|title= 1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1980/volume-1/texas/1980a_txab-01.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}} 1990{{Cite web|title=1990 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1990/cph-2/cph-2-45.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}} 2000{{Cite web|title=2000 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/2003/dec/phc-3-45.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}}
2010{{Cite web|title=2010 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/2010/cph-2/cph-2-45.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}} 2020
}}
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=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+Box Canyon CDP, Texas – Racial and ethnic composition !Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) !Pop 2010{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Box Canyon CDP, Texas|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US4809656&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=United States Census Bureau}} !{{partial|Pop 2020}}{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Box Canyond CDP, Texas|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US4809656&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=United States Census Bureau}} !% 2010 !{{partial|% 2020}} |
| 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.{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st48_tx/schooldistrict_maps/c48465_val_verde/DC20SD_C48465.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Val Verde County, TX|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|accessdate=2022-07-03}}
The whole county is served by Southwest Texas Junior College, according to the Texas Education Code.[https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ED/htm/ED.130.htm Texas Education Code: Sec. 130.200. SOUTHWEST TEXAS JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA.]
See also
- Box Canyon-Amistad, Texas, name of CDP at 2000 census
References
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{{Val Verde County, Texas}}
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Category:Census-designated places in Texas
Category:Census-designated places in Val Verde County, Texas
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