Editing Study Butte-Terlingua, Texas

{{short description|Former census-designated place in Brewster County, Texas, United States}}
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'''Study Butte-Terlingua''' was a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Brewster County, Texas|Brewster County]], [[Texas]], United States. The population was 267 at the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]]. For the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]] it was split into two CDPs, [[Study Butte, Texas|Study Butte]] and [[Terlingua, Texas|Terlingua]].

==Geography==
The Study Butte-Terlingua CDP was located at {{coord|29|19|31|N|103|33|37|W|type:city}} (29.325224, -103.560383).<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 had a total area of {{convert|15.9|sqmi|km2}}, all of it land.

===Climate===
This area has a large amount of sunshine year round due to its stable descending air and high pressure.  According to the [[Köppen Climate Classification]] system, Study Butte-Terlingua has a [[desert climate]], abbreviated "Bwh" on climate maps.<ref>[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=594807&cityname=Study+Butte%2C+Texas%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary for Study Butte-Terlingua, Texas]</ref>

==Demographics==
{{stack|{{US Census population
| 2000 = 267
| 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|publisher=[[US 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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Study Butte-Terlingua was first listed as a [[census designated place]] in the [[2000 U.S. Census]].<ref name=2000CensusTX/> It was split into the [[Study Butte, Texas|Study Butte CDP]] and [[Terlingua, Texas|Terlingua CDP]] prior to the [[2010 U.S. Census]].<ref name=2010CensusTX/>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Study Butte-Terlingua CDP, Texas – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''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.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Study Butte-Terlingua CDP, Texas|url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=160XX00US4870694&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 26, 2024}}</ref>
!% 2000
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|115
|43.07%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|3
|1.12%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|7
|2.62%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|0
|0.00%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|0
|0.00%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
|0
|0.00%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|4
|1.50%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|138
|51.69%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''267'''
|'''100.00%'''
|}

As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 267 people, 104 households, and 60 families residing in the CDP. The [[population density]] was 16.7 people per square mile (6.5/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 122 housing units at an average density of 7.6/sq&nbsp;mi (3.0/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the CDP was 73.41% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.12% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 2.62% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 20.97% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.87% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 51.69% of the population.

There were 104 households, out of which 28.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.2% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.3% were non-families. 36.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.58.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 29.2% under the age of 18, 9.7% from 18 to 24, 25.1% from 25 to 44, 25.5% from 45 to 64, and 10.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 130.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 139.2 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $35,357, and the median income for a family was $33,750. Males had a median income of $17,366 versus $16,563 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $15,052. About 10.2% of families and 19.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 25.7% of those under the age of eighteen and none of those 65 or over.

==Education==
Study Butte-Terlingua is served by the [[Terlingua Common School District]]. [[Big Bend High School]] is the local school. Prior to fall 1996 students at the high school level attended [[Alpine High School]] in the [[Alpine Independent School District]].<ref name=Pressly>{{cite web|last=Pressly|first=Sue Ann|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1997-aug-10-mn-21103-story.html|title=Town's New High School Makes Grade With Students|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=1997-08-10|accessdate=2021-06-16}}</ref> Previously the Terlingua CSD had Big Bend High and Terlingua Elementary as separate schools.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://penick.tea.state.tx.us/SchoolDistrictLocator/ISD/terlingua.asp|title=Terlingua Common School District|publisher=[[Texas Education Agency]]|date=2001-03-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010306064442/http://penick.tea.state.tx.us/SchoolDistrictLocator/ISD/terlingua.asp|accessdate=2021-06-16|archive-date=2001-03-06}}</ref>

==See also==
{{portal|Texas}}
* [[List of census-designated places in Texas]]

==References==
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==Further reading==
*{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/blk2000/st48_Texas/Place/4870694_StudyButteTerlingua/CBP4870694_000.pdf|title=CENSUS 2000 BLOCK MAP: STUDY BUTTE−TERLINGUA CDP|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]}} - Pages [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/blk2000/st48_Texas/Place/4870694_StudyButteTerlingua/CBP4870694_001.pdf 1] and [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/blk2000/st48_Texas/Place/4870694_StudyButteTerlingua/CBP4870694_002.pdf 2]

==External links==
{{commons category|Study Butte-Terlingua, Texas}}
* [https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hls82 Study Butte in Handbook of Texas]


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