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Limestone County

Population in July 2007: 77.
Males: 40  (52.6%)
Females: 37  (47.4%)

Median resident age:  61.3 years
Texas median age:  32.3 years

Zip code: 788HH


Estimated median household income in 2007: $29,061 (it was $20,833 in 2000)
Box Canyon-Amistad:  $29,061
Texas:  $47,548

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $26,594
Box Canyon-Amistad:  $26,594
Texas:  $23,938

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $88,703 (it was $48,300 in 2000)
Box Canyon-Amistad:  $88,703
Texas:  $120,900

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $88,472; Detached houses: $119,244; Mobile homes: $37,500

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Races in Box Canyon-Amistad:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.1%)
  • Hispanic (2.6%)
  • American Indian (1.3%)

2008 cost of living index in Box Canyon-Amistad: 75.8 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: English (17.1%), Irish (15.8%), United States (15.8%), German (7.9%), Swedish (5.3%), Czech (3.9%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 458 feet

Land area: 4.02 square miles.

Population density: 19 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Box Canyon-Amistad

  • High school or higher: 86.2%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.7%
  • Unemployed: 21.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 51.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Box Canyon-Amistad CDP

  • Never married: 8.6%
  • Now married: 55.2%
  • Separated: 3.4%
  • Widowed: 17.2%
  • Divorced: 15.5%

0 residents are foreign born

This place:  0.0%
Texas:  13.9%


According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this place in May 2009.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Box Canyon-Amistad:  1.2% ($600)
Texas:  1.8% ($1,393)

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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: San Angelo, TX (139.8 miles , pop. 88,439).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: San Antonio, TX (160.0 miles , pop. 1,144,646).

Nearest cities: Lake View, TX (3.8 miles) , Cienegas Terrace, TX (4.2 miles ), Del Rio, TX (4.4 miles ), Val Verde Park, TX (4.8 miles ), Laughlin AFB, TX (5.1 miles ), Brackettville, TX (6.9 miles ), Spofford, TX (7.2 miles) , Quemado, TX (7.2 miles ).

Latitude: 29.53 N, Longitude: 101.17 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 830

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Box Canyon-Amistad-area historical tornado activity is significantly below Texas state average. It is 76% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/16/1989, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 48.3 miles away from the Box Canyon-Amistad place center caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 9/17/1988, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 7.4 miles away from the place center injured 2 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


Box Canyon-Amistad-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Texas state average. It is 100% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/3/2005 at 14:39:16, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 94.3 miles away from Box Canyon-Amistad center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Box Canyon-Amistad:
  • VAL VERDE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 19 miles; DEL RIO, TX)
  • FORT DUNCAN MEDICAL CENTER (about 70 miles; EAGLE PASS, TX)
  • LILLIAN M HUDSPETH MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 74 miles; SONORA, TX)

Amtrak station near Box Canyon-Amistad:
  • 20 miles: DEL RIO (100 N. MAIN ST.). Services: partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service, intercity bus service.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Box Canyon-Amistad:
  • SOUTHWEST TEXAS JUNIOR COLLEGE (about 90 miles; UVALDE, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,366)
  • ANGELO STATE UNIVERSITY (about 133 miles; SAN ANGELO, TX; FT enrollment: 5,477)
  • THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO (about 154 miles; SAN ANTONIO, TX; FT enrollment: 14,495)
  • THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE-SAN ANTONIO (about 157 miles; SAN ANTONIO, TX; FT enrollment: 2,303)
  • ST MARYS UNIVERSITY (about 157 miles; SAN ANTONIO, TX; FT enrollment: 3,588)
  • PALO ALTO COLLEGE (about 159 miles; SAN ANTONIO, TX; FT enrollment: 3,623)
  • OUR LADY OF THE LAKE UNIVERSITY-SAN ANTONIO (about 160 miles; SAN ANTONIO, TX; FT enrollment: 2,312)

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Average household size:
This place:  1.8 people
Texas:  2.7 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  53.5%
Whole state:  71.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  0.0%
Whole state:  4.4%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  15.5%
Whole state:  15.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  15.5%
Whole state:  6.7%


Box Canyon-Amistad compared to Texas state average:
  • Unemployed percentage above state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Median age significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in below state average.
  • House age significantly below state average.
  • Number of college students significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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2004 Presidential Election results in Limestone County Texas:


Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Electricity (50%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (44%)
  • Utility gas (6%)


Religion statistics for Box Canyon-Amistad

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 56.71%
Here56.7%
USA50.2%

Adherents


Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations.
NameSouthern Baptist ConventionUnited Methodist ChurchChurches of ChristCatholic Church USA National Primitive Baptist Convention
Adherents51.1%15.3%8.9%6.4%5.1%
Congregations24.6%13.1%21.3%1.6%13.1%
NameBaptist Missionary Association of AmericaAssemblies of GodAmerican Baptist AssociationPresbyterian Church (USA)Other
Adherents4.0%2.9%2.4%1.8%2.1%
Congregations4.9%6.6%3.3%1.6%9.8%
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
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7.50% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,617 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.50%
Texas average:  8.37%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from McLennan County, TX  1.11% ($23,654 average AGI)
from Freestone County, TX  1.03% ($41,861)
from Harris County, TX  0.43% ($49,200)


7.34% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,938 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.34%
Texas average:  7.44%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to McLennan County, TX  1.63% ($24,649 average AGI)
to Freestone County, TX  0.92% ($30,500)
to Tarrant County, TX  0.36% ($33,840)


Strongest AM radio stations in Box Canyon-Amistad:
  • KKYX (680 AM; 50 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • KTJK (1230 AM; 1 kW; DEL RIO, TX; Owner: FORUM BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KTKR (760 AM; 50 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KWMC (1490 AM; 1 kW; DEL RIO, TX; Owner: MINERVA GARZA VALDEZ)
  • WOAI (1200 AM; 50 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KENS (1160 AM; 25 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: KENS-TV, INC.)
  • KCTA (1030 AM; 50 kW; CORPUS CHRISTI, TX; Owner: BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF THE SOUTHWEST)
  • WBAP (820 AM; 50 kW; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: WBAP-KSCS OPERATING, LTD.)
  • KVOZ (890 AM; 12 kW; DEL MAR HILLS, TX; Owner: CONSOLIDATED RADIO, INC.)
  • KTRH (740 AM; 50 kW; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: AMFM TEXAS LICENSES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KINF (1020 AM; 50 kW; ROSWELL, NM; Owner: JAMES CRYSTAL HOLDINGS OF NEW MEXICO, INC.)
  • KSAH (720 AM; 10 kW; UNIVERSAL CITY, TX; Owner: KSAH LICENSING, INC.)
  • KICA (980 AM; 50 kW; CLOVIS, NM; Owner: BROADCAST ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in Box Canyon-Amistad:
  • KTDR (96.3 FM; DEL RIO, TX; Owner: GRANDE BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KDLK-FM (94.3 FM; DEL RIO, TX; Owner: FORUM BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • K210BU (89.9 FM; DEL RIO, TX; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)

TV broadcast stations around Box Canyon-Amistad:
  • KTRG (Channel 10; DEL RIO, TX; Owner: ORTIZ BROADCASTING CORPORATION)

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