Owl Ranch-Amargosa, Texas | |
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CDP | |
Location of Owl Ranch-Amargosa, Texas |
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Coordinates: 27°53′22″N 98°6′32″W / 27.88944°N 98.10889°WCoordinates: 27°53′22″N 98°6′32″W / 27.88944°N 98.10889°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Texas |
County | Jim Wells |
Area | |
• Total | 2.3 sq mi (5.9 km2) |
• Land | 2.3 sq mi (5.9 km2) |
• Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
Population (2000) | |
• Total | 527 |
• Density | 233.3/sq mi (90.1/km2) |
Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
• Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
FIPS code | 48-54510 |
Owl Ranch-Amargosa is a census-designated place (CDP) in Jim Wells County, Texas, United States. The population was 527 at the 2000 census. The area is widely referred to as "Tecolote", the Spanish term for "owl".
For the 2010 census, the CDP was split into two parts, Owl Ranch and Amargosa.
Owl Ranch-Amargosa is located at 27°53′22″N 98°6′32″W / 27.88944°N 98.10889°W (27.889475, -98.109000). This community is locally known as Tecalote (Mexican word for owl).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 2.3 square miles (6.0 km2), of which, 2.3 square miles (6.0 km2) of it is land and 0.44% is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 527 people, 157 households, and 127 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 233.3 people per square mile (90.0/km²). There were 206 housing units at an average density of 91.2/sq mi (35.2/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 78.56% White, 0.57% African American, 0.38% Native American, 18.22% from other races, and 2.28% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 93.93% of the population.