Editing Coyanosa, Texas

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'''Coyanosa''' is an [[Unincorporated community|unincorporated]] desert [[village]] in [[Pecos County, Texas|Pecos County]], located in the [[Permian Basin (North America)|Permian Basin]] in West Texas, United States. Its population was 155 at the [[2020 United States Census|2020 census]]. Part of the [[Coyanosa Draw]] runs adjacent to the town, 2.2 miles to the west. There is a food store, two Mexican restaurants, a public library, an RV park and a post office at Coyanosa by way of businesses and services.

Coyanosa is mentioned as the hometown of the main character in the book "The man from Coyanosa" (1998) by [[Lauran Paine]].

People from Coyanosa are called Coyanosans.

Coyanosa is the main portion of the eponymous [[census-designated place]] (CDP).

==History==
Coyanosa was originally settled as a ranching community in the early 1900s. A post office was established in 1908, but was discontinued 10 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, around 200 people lived in Coyanosa.<ref name="Texas Escapes"/> 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.<ref name="Texas Handbook">{{cite web | url = https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hlc70 | title = Coyanosa, Texas | publisher = [[The Handbook of Texas]] online | date = | accessdate = 2009-06-23}}</ref>

==Geography==
Coyanosa is located at {{coord|31.240532|-103.066121|type:city_region:US|format=dms|display=inline}} (31.240532, -103.066121).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> It is situated south of the intersection of Farm Roads [[Farm to Market Road 1776|1776]] and [[Farm to Market Road 1450|1450]], approximately 26 miles northwest of [[Fort Stockton, Texas|Fort Stockton]] in northwestern Pecos County.<ref name="Texas Escapes">{{cite web | url = http://www.texasescapes.com/WestTexasTowns/Coyanosa-Texas.htm | title = Coyanosa, Texas | work = History in a Pecan Shell | publisher = Texas Escapes Online Magazine | date =  | accessdate = 2009-06-23}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]] in 2000, the CDP has a total area of {{convert|0.1|sqmi|km2}}, all of it land. By the 2010 census, the CDP had increased in size to {{convert|0.2|sqmi|km2}}, all land.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/cph-2-45.pdf|title=Population and Housing Unit Counts, 2010 Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Texas: 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.maptechnica.com/city-map/Coyanosa/TX/4817408|title=Coyanosa, Texas :: Boundary Map of Coyanosa, Texas|publisher=|access-date=2016-12-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161229171240/https://www.maptechnica.com/city-map/Coyanosa/TX/4817408|archive-date=2016-12-29|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Climate==
According to [https://www.bestplaces.net/climate/city/tx/coyanosa bestplaces.net], Coyanosa has on average 261 sunny days out of the year, averages 2 inches of snow a year, and 14 inches of rain on average per year. July is the hottest month for Coyanosa with an average high temperature of 97.7°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Texas. January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Coyanosa with an average of 28.3°. This is one of the coldest places in Texas.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bestplaces.net/climate/city/tx/coyanosa |title=Climate in Coyanosa, Texas |publisher=Bestplaces.net |date= |accessdate=2022-09-07}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|2020=155
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|title=Decennial Census by Decade|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=}}</ref><br> 1850–1900<ref name=1900CensusTX>{{Cite web|title= 1900 Census of Population - Population of Texas By Counties And Minor Civil Divisions |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1900/bulletins/demographic/49-population-tx.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1910<ref name=1910CensusTX>{{Cite web|title= 1910 Census of Population - Supplement for Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1910/abstract/supplement-tx-p1.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref><br> 1920<ref name=1920CensusTX>{{Cite web|title= 1920 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1920/bulletins/demographics/population-tx-number-of-inhabitants.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1930<ref name=1930CensusTX>{{Cite web|title= 1930 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1930/population-volume-1/03815512v1ch10.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1940<ref name=1940CensusTX>{{Cite web|title= 1940 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1940/population-volume-1/33973538v1ch09.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref><br>
1950<ref name=1950CensusTX>{{Cite web|title= 1950 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1950/population-volume-1/vol-01-46.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1960<ref name=1960CensusTX>{{Cite web|title= 1960 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1960/population-volume-1/33255142v1p45ch02.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1970<ref name=1970CensusTX>{{Cite web|title= 1970 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/00496492v1p45s1ch02.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref><br> 1980<ref name=1980CensusTX>{{Cite web|title= 1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1980/volume-1/texas/1980a_txab-01.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1990<ref name=1990CensusTX>{{Cite web|title=1990 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1990/cph-2/cph-2-45.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 2000<ref name=2000CensusTX>{{Cite web|title=2000 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/2003/dec/phc-3-45.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref><br> 2010<ref name=2010CensusTX>{{Cite web|title=2010 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/2010/cph-2/cph-2-45.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 
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Coyanosa has been part of its namesake CDP since 1980 and, as such, no census information since then is available for the village alone. As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, 138 people, 46 households, and 39 families were  residing in the CDP. The population density was {{convert|1,153.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The 59 housing units  averaged 493.1/sq&nbsp;mi (189.8/km<sup>2</sup>). The [[Race (U.S. Census)|racial makeup]] of the CDP was 100.00% White. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 85.51% of the population.

Of the 46 households,  45.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.4% were married couples living together, 15.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 15.2% were not families. About 10.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and none had someone living alone who was 65  or older. The average household size was 3.00, and the average family size was 3.18.

In the CDP, the age distribution was 31.9% under the age of 18, 10.9% from 18 to 24, 19.6% from 25 to 44, 28.3% from 45 to 64, and 9.4% who were 65 or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.8 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $9,643, and  for a family was $17,083. Males had a median income of $38,393 versus $48,750 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $7,974. There were 36.4% of families and 41.9% of the population living below the [[poverty line]], including 37.0% of under eighteens and 36.4% of those over 64.

==Government and infrastructure==
The United States Postal Service operates the Coyanosa Post Office. Coyanosa is under the jurisdiction of the municipality of Fort Stockton, the county seat of Pecos County.

==Education==
Coyanosa is served by the [[Fort Stockton Independent School District]].

==Religion==
There is only one church in Coyanosa, the St. Isidore Catholic Church. It is a parish under the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Angelo.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://sanangelodiocese.org/coyanosa | title=Coyanosa }}</ref>

==Petroleum==
Coyanosa is also on the site of an oil field, having wells going down as much as 2 miles.
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==References==
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==External links==
* [https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hlc70 Coyanosa in the Handbook of Texas]

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