Study Butte, Texas

{{short description|Census-designates place in Brewster County, Texas, United States}}

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| official_name = Study Butte, Texas

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| image_map = File:Brewster County, Texas incorporated and unincorporated places, Study Butte highlighted.png

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| map_caption = Location in Brewster County and the state of Texas

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| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = United States

| subdivision_type1 = State

| subdivision_name1 = Texas

| subdivision_type2 = County

| subdivision_name2 = Brewster

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| area_total_km2 = 12.3

| area_land_km2 = 12.3

| area_water_km2 = 0.0

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| population_as_of = 2020

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| population_total = 200

| population_density_km2 = auto

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| timezone = Central (CST)

| utc_offset = -6

| timezone_DST = CDT

| utc_offset_DST = -5

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| elevation_ft = 2579

| coordinates = {{coord|29|20|06|N|103|32|32|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}

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| blank_info = 48-70688{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}

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| blank1_info = 2584741{{GNIS|2584741}}

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Study Butte ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|s|tj|uː|d|i|_|ˌ|b|juː|t}} {{respell|STEW|dee|_|BEWT}}{{cite web |url=http://www.texastripper.com/pronounce/locations-s.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080214185847/http://www.texastripper.com/pronounce/locations-s.html |archive-date=2008-02-14 |title=Towns S Texas Pronunciation Guide}}) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Brewster County, Texas, United States. The population was 200 at the 2020 census, down from 233 at the 2010 census.{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US4870688| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212201452/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US4870688| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Study Butte CDP, Texas| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=April 22, 2014}} At the 2000 census, the area was part of the Study Butte-Terlingua CDP.

Geography

Study Butte is located in southern Brewster County. The Terlingua CDP borders Study Butte to the southwest. Texas State Highway 118 passes through Study Butte and leads {{convert|3.7|mi}} southeast to the west entrance to Big Bend National Park and {{convert|78|mi}} north to the city of Alpine.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the Study Butte CDP has a total area of {{convert|12.3|km2|disp=flip}}, all land.

=Climate=

This area has a large amount of sunshine year round due to its stable descending air and high pressure. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Study Butte-Terlingua has a desert climate, abbreviated "BWh" on climate maps.[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=594807&cityname=Study+Butte%2C+Texas%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary for Study Butte-Terlingua, Texas]{{Cite web|publisher=Western Regional Climate Center, Desert Research Institute|title=US COOP Station Map|url=http://www.wrcc.dri.edu/coopmap/|accessdate=Mar 22, 2016}}

{{Weather box

|location=Study Butte, Texas (May 1, 1993–Jun 30, 2006)

|single line=Y

|collapsed = Yes

|Jan record high F=88

|Feb record high F=94

|Mar record high F=101

|Apr record high F=107

|May record high F=111

|Jun record high F=113

|Jul record high F=111

|Aug record high F=108

|Sep record high F=106

|Oct record high F=102

|Nov record high F=96

|Dec record high F=85

|year record high F=113

|Jan high F=69.2

|Feb high F=73.2

|Mar high F=81.0

|Apr high F=88.9

|May high F=98.2

|Jun high F=100.6

|Jul high F=99.6

|Aug high F=98.2

|Sep high F=94.7

|Oct high F=86.3

|Nov high F=75.7

|Dec high F=66.3

|year high F=86.0

|Jan mean F=52.8

|Feb mean F=57.3

|Mar mean F=64.1

|Apr mean F=72.1

|May mean F=82.2

|Jun mean F=86.7

|Jul mean F=86.6

|Aug mean F=85.6

|Sep mean F=81.3

|Oct mean F=71.7

|Nov mean F=60.8

|Dec mean F=51.4

|year mean F=71.1

|Jan low F=36.5

|Feb low F=41.5

|Mar low F=47.3

|Apr low F=55.2

|May low F=66.3

|Jun low F=72.9

|Jul low F=73.8

|Aug low F=73.0

|Sep low F=67.9

|Oct low F=57.2

|Nov low F=45.9

|Dec low F=36.5

|year low F=56.2

|Jan record low F=18

|Feb record low F=20

|Mar record low F=21

|Apr record low F=37

|May record low F=47

|Jun record low F=62

|Jul record low F=61

|Aug record low F=61

|Sep record low F=49

|Oct record low F=27

|Nov record low F=25

|Dec record low F=16

|year record low F=16

|precipitation colour=green

|Jan precipitation inch=0.26

|Feb precipitation inch=0.17

|Mar precipitation inch=0.37

|Apr precipitation inch=0.33

|May precipitation inch=0.63

|Jun precipitation inch=1.32

|Jul precipitation inch=1.86

|Aug precipitation inch=1.77

|Sep precipitation inch=0.61

|Oct precipitation inch=1.09

|Nov precipitation inch=0.47

|Dec precipitation inch=0.26

|year precipitation inch=9.14

|Jan snow inch=0.0

|Feb snow inch=0.0

|Mar snow inch=0.0

|Apr snow inch=0.0

|May snow inch=0.0

|Jun snow inch=0.0

|Jul snow inch=0.0

|Aug snow inch=0.0

|Sep snow inch=0.0

|Oct snow inch=0.0

|Nov snow inch=0.0

|Dec snow inch=0.0

|year snow inch=0.0

|unit precipitation days=0.01 in

|Jan precipitation days=1

|Feb precipitation days=1

|Mar precipitation days=1

|Apr precipitation days=1

|May precipitation days=2

|Jun precipitation days=3

|Jul precipitation days=5

|Aug precipitation days=4

|Sep precipitation days=2

|Oct precipitation days=2

|Nov precipitation days=2

|Dec precipitation days=1

|year precipitation days=25

|source 1 = Western Regional Climate Center, Desert Research Institute{{Cite web|publisher=Western Regional Climate Center, Desert Research Institute|title=STUDY BUTTE, TEXAS (4187146959), Period of Record Monthly Climate Summary |url=http://www.wrcc.dri.edu/cgi-bin/cliMAIN.pl?tx8714|accessdate=Mar 22, 2016}}

|date=Mar 2016

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Demographics

{{US Census population

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| 2010 = 233

| 2020 = 200

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|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|title=Decennial Census by Decade|publisher=US 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

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Study Butte first appeared as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. Census after the Study Butte-Terlingua CDP was split into the Study Butte CDP and the Terlingua CDP.

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|+Study Butte CDP, Texas – Racial and ethnic composition
{{nobold|Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.}}

!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) – Study Butte CDP, Texas|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US4870688&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) – Study Butte CDP, Texas|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US4870688&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=United States Census Bureau}}

!% 2010

!{{partial|% 2020}}

White alone (NH)

|108

|style='background: #ffffe6; |85

|46.35%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |42.50%

Black or African American alone (NH)

|style='background: #ffffe6; |0

|0.00%