Coyanosa, Texas
| Coyanosa, Texas | |
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| CDP | |
 Location of Coyanosa, Texas |
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| Coordinates: 31°14′26″N 103°3′58″W / 31.24056°N 103.06611°WCoordinates: 31°14′26″N 103°3′58″W / 31.24056°N 103.06611°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Pecos |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.2 sq mi (0.5 km2) |
| • Land | 0.2 sq mi (0.5 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 2,608 ft (795 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 163 |
| • Density | 820/sq mi (330/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 79730 |
| Area code(s) | 432 |
| FIPS code | 48-17408 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1355271 |
Coyanosa is a census-designated place (CDP) in Pecos County, Texas, United States. The population was 163 at the 2010 census.
Coyanosa is located at 31°14′26″N 103°03′58″W / 31.240532°N 103.066121°W (31.240532, -103.066121). It is situated south of the intersection of Farm Roads 1776 and 1450, approximately 26 miles northwest of in northwestern Pecos County.
According to the United States Census Bureau in 2000, the CDP has a total area of 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2), all of it land. By the 2010 census, the CDP had increased in size to 0.2 square miles (0.52 km2), all land.
Coyanosa was originally settled as a ranching community in the early 1900s. A post office was established in 1908, but was discontinued ten years later. Further development of the community resumed in the 1950s as numerous water wells were drilled in the area to irrigate nearby cotton farms. By 1958, approximately 200 people lived in Coyanosa. The post office reopened and by the early 1960s, the population had risen to 600. Increasing fuel prices in the mid-1970s made irrigation unprofitable and forced many area cotton farms out of business. A decline in the number of inhabitants soon followed. By 1990, Coyanosa had around 270 people. That figure had fallen to 138 by 2000.
As of the census of 2000, there were 138 people, 46 households, and 39 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 1,153.3 people per square mile (444.0/km2). There were 59 housing units at an average density of 493.1/sq mi (189.8/km2). The racial makeup of the CDP was 100.00% White. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 85.51% of the population.
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