Box Canyon, Texas

Box Canyon, Texas
CDP
Location of Box Canyon, Texas
Location of Box Canyon, Texas
Location of Box Canyon, Texas
Coordinates: 29°32′01″N 101°09′31″W / 29.53361°N 101.15861°W / 29.53361; -101.15861
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyVal Verde
Area
 • Total
1.4 sq mi (3.7 km2)
 • Land1.4 sq mi (3.7 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation
1,194 ft (364 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
29
 • Density20/sq mi (7.8/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Zip Code
78840
FIPS code48-09656
GNIS feature ID2584613

Box Canyon is a census-designated place (CDP) in Val Verde County, Texas, United States. As of the 2020 census, Box Canyon had a population of 29. 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 1.4 square miles (3.7 km2), all land.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
201034—
202029−14.7%
U.S. Decennial Census
1850–1900 1910
1920 1930 1940
1950 1960 1970
1980 1990 2000
2010 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

Box Canyon CDP, Texas – Racial and ethnic composition
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 Pop 2020 % 2010 % 2020
White alone (NH) 19 19 55.88% 65.52%
Black or African American alone (NH) 0 0 0.00% 0.00%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 0 1 0.00% 3.45%
Asian alone (NH) 0 0 0.00% 0.00%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH) 0 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other race alone (NH) 0 0 0.00% 0.00%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) 0 1 0.00% 3.45%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 15 8 44.12% 27.59%
Total 34 29 0.00% 0.00%

Education

The area is served by the Comstock Independent School District.

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

See also

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Box Canyon, Texas
  2. ↑ "Census Bureau profile: Box Canyon, Texas". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
  3. ↑ "2020 Decennial Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171)". United States Census Bureau. 2021. Retrieved March 12, 2026.
  4. ↑ "Population and Housing Unit Counts, 2010 Census of Population and Housing" (PDF). Texas: 2010. Retrieved January 2, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Box Canyon CDP, Texas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 1, 2012.
  6. ↑ "Decennial Census by Decade". United States Census Bureau.
  7. ↑ "1900 Census of Population - Population of Texas By Counties And Minor Civil Divisions" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  8. ↑ "1910 Census of Population - Supplement for Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  9. ↑ "1920 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  10. ↑ "1930 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  11. ↑ "1940 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  12. ↑ "1950 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  13. ↑ "1960 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  14. ↑ "1970 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  15. ↑ "1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  16. ↑ "1990 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  17. ↑ "2000 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  18. 1 2 "2010 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  19. 1 2 "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.
  20. ↑ "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.
  21. ↑ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Val Verde County, TX" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
  22. ↑ Texas Education Code: Sec. 130.200. SOUTHWEST TEXAS JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA.