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Box Canyon
TexasCDP
Total population
19
Median home value
$0
Bachelor's+
Median income
$0
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Situated in Texas, United States, Box Canyon is a tiny census-designated community. The settlement sits at 29.534°, -101.159°, a subtropical location in the northern hemisphere. Around 19 people are recorded as living there in the most recent open data. The census-designated community extends across a compact 3.7 km². Resident density is around 5 per km², indicating a very sparse settlement pattern. Open solar datasets indicate about 1,939 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 76% of daylight hours. Its latitude implies a climate characterised by hot summers and mild winters typical of the subtropics. Read on for charts and tables covering demographics, climate, hazards, schools, wildlife and other open-data indicators for Box Canyon.
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History & geography
Demographics & economy
Race & ethnicity
Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Current forecast
Forecast for Box Canyon, TX from NOAA NWS API.
Air quality
Industrial & pollution facilities
Natural hazard risk
Health (adults)
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Turkey VultureCathartes aura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves507
- Northern MockingbirdMimus polyglottos (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves378
- Black VultureCoragyps atratus (Bechstein, 1793) · Aves318
- KilldeerCharadrius vociferus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves234
- Mourning DoveZenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves226
- Northern CardinalCardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves224
- Great-tailed GrackleQuiscalus mexicanus (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves215
- Great Blue/Cocoi HeronArdea herodias Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves206
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Schools
Earthquake history
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
Nearby places in Texas
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about Box Canyon
Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
- Wildfire Clark, Edwards, TexasWildfires · 2026-09-16 · 56 mi
- Wildfire McKee Draw, Edwards, TexasWildfires · 2026-08-29 · 68 mi
- Wildfire Dry River, Sutton, TexasWildfires · 2026-09-15 · 74 mi
- Wildfire West Fork, Sutton, TexasWildfires · 2026-08-28 · 83 mi
- Prescribed Fire RX Tom Green 7105, Tom Green, TexasWildfires · 2026-08-20 · 119 mi
- Prescribed Fire RX Tom Green 6687, Tom Green, TexasWildfires · 2026-08-10 · 119 mi
- Wildfire Kurk, San Saba, TexasWildfires · 2026-09-08 · 183 mi
- Wildfire Rio Escondido, Hamilton, TexasWildfires · 2026-08-24 · 226 mi
Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Nearest stream gauge
Live readings from USGS NWIS · measured 2026-09-22 02:00 UTC.
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • USGS NWIS (water data)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library
- • NASA EONET