Amargosa, Texas | |
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Coordinates: 27°53′30″N 98°06′31″W / 27.89167°N 98.10861°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Texas |
County | Jim Wells |
Area | |
• Total | 1.523 sq mi (3.94 km2) |
• Land | 1.517 sq mi (3.93 km2) |
• Water | 0.006 sq mi (0.02 km2) |
Elevation | 299 ft (91 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 305 |
• Density | 200/sq mi (77/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Area code | 361 |
GNIS feature ID | 2586907[3] |
Amargosa is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Jim Wells County, Texas, United States. Its population was 291 at the 2010 census.[1] Prior to 2010, the community was grouped with nearby Owl Ranch as part of the Owl Ranch-Amargosa census-designated place. The community is named for the Amargosa Creek that runs nearby.[4] The word amargosa means "bitter" in Spanish.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the community has an area of 1.523 square miles (3.94 km2); 1.517 square miles (3.93 km2) of its area is land, and 0.006 square miles (0.016 km2) is water.[1]
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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2010 | 291 | — | |
2020 | 305 | 4.8% | |
U.S. Decennial Census[5] 1850–1900[6] 1910[7] 1920[8] 1930[9] 1940[10] 1950[11] 1960[12] 1970[13] 1980[14] 1990[15] 2000[16] 2010[17] 2020[2] |
Amargosa first appeared as census designated place in the 2010 U.S. Census formed from part of the deleted Owl Ranch-Amargosa CDP.[17]
Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) | Pop 2010[18] | Pop 2020[2] | % 2010 | % 2020 |
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White alone (NH) | 25 | 10 | 8.59% | 3.28% |
Black or African American alone (NH) | 0 | 2 | 0.00% | 0.66% |
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
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 Multi-Racial (NH) | 1 | 0 | 0.34% | 0.00% |
Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 265 | 293 | 91.07% | 96.07% |
Total | 291 | 305 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
Amargosa is within the Alice Independent School District.[19] The district operates Alice High School.
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Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |