Box Canyon, Texas

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Box Canyon, Texas
Location of Box Canyon, Texas
Location of Box Canyon, Texas
ValVerde County BoxCanyonAmistad.svg
Coordinates: 29°32′00″N 101°9′30″W / 29.53333°N 101.15833°W / 29.53333; -101.15833Coordinates: 29°32′00″N 101°9′30″W / 29.53333°N 101.15833°W / 29.53333; -101.15833
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyVal Verde
Area
 • Total1.4 sq mi (3.7 km2)
 • Land1.4 sq mi (3.7 km2)
 • Water0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total34
 • Density24/sq mi (9.2/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Zip Code
78840
FIPS code48-09656

Box Canyon is a census-designated place (CDP) in Val Verde County, Texas, United States. The population was 34 at the 2010 census.[1] This CDP was formed prior to the 2010 census from parts of the deleted Box Canyon-Amistad CDP. [2]

Geography

Box Canyon is located at 29°32′00″N 101°9′30″W / 29.53333°N 101.15833°W / 29.53333; -101.15833 (29.5335, -101.1586).[3]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 1.4 square miles (3.7 km2), all of it land.[4]

Education

The area is served by the Comstock Independent School District.[5]

The whole county is served by Southwest Texas Junior College according to the Texas Education Code.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "Population and Housing Unit Counts, 2010 Census of Population and Housing" (PDF). Texas: 2010. Retrieved 2017-01-02.
  3. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
  4. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Box Canyon CDP, Texas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 1, 2012.
  5. ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Val Verde County, TX" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2022-07-03.
  6. ^ Texas Education Code: Sec. 130.200. SOUTHWEST TEXAS JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA.