Census-designated place in Texas, United States
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] Owl Ranch as part of the Owl Ranch-Amargosa census-designated place. The community is named for the Amargosa Creek that runs nearby.[ 4] amargosa means "bitter" in Spanish.
Geography
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]
Demographics
Historical population
Census Pop. Note %± 2010 291 — 2020 305 4.8%
Amargosa first appeared as census designated place in the 2010 U.S. Census formed from part of the deleted Owl Ranch-Amargosa CDP .[ 17]
2020 census
Amargosa 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[ 18]
Pop 2020[ 2]
% 2010
% 2020
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 Multiracial (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%
Education
Amargosa is within the Alice Independent School District .[ 19] Alice High School .
References
^ a b c "2010 Census Gazetteer Files - Places: Texas" . U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved March 6, 2017 .^ a b c "P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Amargosa CDP, Texas" . United States Census Bureau ^ "Amargosa Census Designated Place" . Geographic Names Information System United States Geological Survey , United States Department of the Interior .^ Grimm, Agnes G. "Amargosa, TX" . Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved April 21, 2017 . ^ "Decennial Census by Decade" . US Census Bureau .^ "1900 Census of Population - Population of Texas By Counties And Minor Civil Divisions" (PDF) . United States Census Bureau ^ "1910 Census of Population - Supplement for Texas" (PDF) . United States Census Bureau ^ "1920 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF) . United States Census Bureau ^ "1930 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF) . United States Census Bureau ^ "1940 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF) . United States Census Bureau ^ "1950 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF) . United States Census Bureau ^ "1960 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF) . United States Census Bureau ^ "1970 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF) . United States Census Bureau ^ "1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF) . United States Census Bureau ^ "1990 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Texas" (PDF) . United States Census Bureau ^ "2000 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Texas" (PDF) . United States Census Bureau ^ a b "2010 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Texas" (PDF) . United States Census Bureau ^ "P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Amargosa CDP, Texas" . United States Census Bureau ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Jim Wells County, TX" (PDF) . U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved June 28, 2022 .
