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Box Canyon-Amistad, Texas
Former CDP
Location of Box Canyon-Amistad, Texas
Location of Box Canyon-Amistad, Texas
ValVerde County BoxCanyonAmistad.svg
Country United States
State Texas
County Val Verde
Area
 • Total 4.0 sq mi (10.4 km2)
 • Land 4.0 sq mi (10.4 km2)
 • Water 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total 76
 • Density 18.9/sq mi (7.3/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code 48-09658

Box Canyon-Amistad was a census-designated place (CDP) in Val Verde County, Texas, United States. The population was 76 at the 2000 census. For the 2010 census, the area was delineated as two separate CDPs, Amistad and Box Canyon.

Geography

Box Canyon-Amistad was located at 29°31′42″N 101°10′8″W / 29.52833°N 101.16889°W / 29.52833; -101.16889 (29.528215, -101.168849).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP had a total area of 4.0 square miles (10.4 km2), all of it land.

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop.
2000 76
U.S. Decennial Census
1850–1900 1910
1920 1930 1940
1950 1960 1970
1980 1990 2000
2010

Box Canyon-Amistad first appeared as a census designated place in the 2000 U.S. Census; prior to the 2010 U.S. Census it was split into the Box Canyon CDP and the Amistad CDP.

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.

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