Box Canyon, Texas

Box Canyon, Texas
CDP
Location of Box Canyon, Texas
Coordinates: 29°32′00″N 101°9′30″W
Country	United States
State	Texas
County	Val Verde
Area
• Total	1.4 sq mi (3.7 km^2)
• Land	1.4 sq mi (3.7 km^2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km^2)
Population  (2020)[1]
• Total	29
• Density	20/sq mi (7.8/km^2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Zip Code	78840
FIPS code	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°32′00″N 101°9′30″W (29.5335, -101.1586).[4]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 1.4 square miles (3.7 km^2), all land.[5]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2010	34		—
2020	29		−14.7%
U.S. Decennial Census[6] 1850–1900[7] 1910[8] 1920[9] 1930[10] 1940[11] 1950[12] 1960[13] 1970[14] 1980[15] 1990[16] 2000[17] 2010[18] 2020[19]

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[18]

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[20]	Pop 2020[19]	% 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%
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.[21]

The whole county is served by Southwest Texas Junior College, according to the Texas Education Code.[22]

See also

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

References

1. "Census Bureau profile: Box Canyon, Texas". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
2. "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Box Canyon CDP, Texas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 1, 2012.
3. "Population and Housing Unit Counts, 2010 Census of Population and Housing" (PDF). Texas: 2010. Retrieved January 2, 2017.
4. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
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. "2010 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
19. "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.