Editing Tornillo, Texas

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| official_name      = Tornillo, Texas
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| area_total_km2     = 8.9
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| area_total_sq_mi   = 3.4
| area_land_sq_mi    = 3.4
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| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
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| population_total   = 1432
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| timezone           = [[Mountain Time Zone|Mountain (MST)]]
| utc_offset         = -7
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| postal_code        = 79838 & 79853
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'''Tornillo''' ({{IPAc-en|t|ɔːr|ˈ|n|iː|j|oʊ}} {{respell|tor|NEE|yoh}}) is a [[border town]] in [[El Paso County, Texas]], United States. The population was 1,568 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]].<ref name="Census 2010">{{Cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US4873376| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212204456/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US4873376| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Tornillo CDP, Texas| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=January 11, 2013}}</ref> For statistical purposes, the United States Census Bureau has defined this [[unincorporated community]] as a [[census-designated place]] (CDP). It is part of the [[El Paso, Texas|El Paso]] [[El Paso metropolitan area|Metropolitan Statistical Area]]. The Tornillo and [[Guadalupe, Chihuahua]], area is connected by the [[Tornillo–Guadalupe International Bridge]].

The town is the home of [[Sonic Ranch]], the world's largest residential recording complex.{{cn|date=July 2024}} 

In June 2018, the US government opened a [[Tornillo tent city|tent city detention camp]] for migrant children at the [[Tornillo Port of Entry|Marcelino Serna Port of Entry]] on the Mexican border in Tornillo. By January 11, 2019, the last migrant child had been moved out of the camp en route to, or placed with, vetted sponsors.<ref name=lastChild >[https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/01/12/tornillo-shelter-no-migrant-children-closed-border-us-mexico/2558537002/ Madlin Mekelburg, El Paso Times (12 January 2019) No migrant children remain at Tornillo tent shelter as it heads toward closure, official says]</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|3.4|sqmi|km2}}, all  land.

The city is located on [[Texas State Highway 20|State Highway 20]] and the [[Southern Pacific Railroad]].<ref name=":0" />

===Climate===
According to the [[Köppen Climate Classification]] system, Tornillo has a [[semi-arid climate]], abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps.<ref>[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=880914&cityname=Tornillo%2C+Texas%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary for Tornillo, Texas]</ref> Temperatures reach an average high of 96&nbsp;°F and average low of 62&nbsp;°F in June, and an average high of 59&nbsp;°F and average low of 28&nbsp;°F in December. The annual average rainfall is 9.25 inches.<ref>[https://www.usclimatedata.com/climate/tornillo/texas/united-states/ustx1368 Climate Tornillo - Texas and Weather Averages Tornillo]</ref>

{{Weather box
 | width       = auto
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 | single line = yes
 | location    = Tornillo, Texas (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–present)
 | Jan record high F  = 81
 | Feb record high F  = 88
 | Mar record high F  = 95
 | Apr record high F  = 98
 | May record high F  = 104
 | Jun record high F  = 111
 | Jul record high F  = 107
 | Aug record high F  = 106
 | Sep record high F  = 103
 | Oct record high F  = 97
 | Nov record high F  = 87
 | Dec record high F  = 79
 | year record high F = 
 | Jan high F = 61.1
 | Feb high F = 67.1
 | Mar high F = 74.9
 | Apr high F = 82.5
 | May high F = 90.7
 | Jun high F = 97.7
 | Jul high F = 95.4
 | Aug high F = 93.8
 | Sep high F = 88.7
 | Oct high F = 80.9
 | Nov high F = 69.6
 | Dec high F = 60.1
 | year high F = 80.2
 | Jan mean F = 44.9
 | Feb mean F = 50.1
 | Mar mean F = 57.2
 | Apr mean F = 64.5
 | May mean F = 72.2
 | Jun mean F = 80.1
 | Jul mean F = 81.1
 | Aug mean F = 79.9
 | Sep mean F = 73.9
 | Oct mean F = 64.2
 | Nov mean F = 52.4
 | Dec mean F = 44.3
 | year mean F = 63.7
 | Jan low F = 28.8
 | Feb low F = 33.1
 | Mar low F = 39.5
 | Apr low F = 46.5
 | May low F = 53.6
 | Jun low F = 62.6
 | Jul low F = 66.8
 | Aug low F = 65.9
 | Sep low F = 59.0
 | Oct low F = 47.5
 | Nov low F = 35.2
 | Dec low F = 28.5
 | year low F = 47.3
 | Jan record low F  = 4
 | Feb record low F  = -1
 | Mar record low F  = 13
 | Apr record low F  = 27
 | May record low F  = 35
 | Jun record low F  = 44
 | Jul record low F  = 53
 | Aug record low F  = 49
 | Sep record low F  = 41
 | Oct record low F  = 21
 | Nov record low F  = 15
 | Dec record low F  = -2
 | year record low F = 
 | precipitation colour   = green
 | Jan precipitation inch = 0.36
 | Feb precipitation inch = 0.37
 | Mar precipitation inch = 0.25
 | Apr precipitation inch = 0.23
 | May precipitation inch = 0.50
 | Jun precipitation inch = 0.65
 | Jul precipitation inch = 1.68
 | Aug precipitation inch = 1.45
 | Sep precipitation inch = 1.12
 | Oct precipitation inch = 0.77
 | Nov precipitation inch = 0.36
 | Dec precipitation inch = 0.54
 | year precipitation inch = 8.28
 | unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
 | Jan precipitation days  = 3.0
 | Feb precipitation days  = 3.1
 | Mar precipitation days  = 1.9
 | Apr precipitation days  = 1.4
 | May precipitation days  = 2.4
 | Jun precipitation days  = 3.4
 | Jul precipitation days  = 6.7
 | Aug precipitation days  = 6.3
 | Sep precipitation days  = 4.5
 | Oct precipitation days  = 3.7
 | Nov precipitation days  = 2.1
 | Dec precipitation days  = 3.1
 | year precipitation days = 41.6
 | Jan snow inch = 0.4
 | Feb snow inch = 0.2
 | Mar snow inch = 0.0
 | Apr snow inch = 0.0
 | May snow inch = 0.0
 | Jun snow inch = 0.0
 | Jul snow inch = 0.0
 | Aug snow inch = 0.0
 | Sep snow inch = 0.0
 | Oct snow inch = 0.1
 | Nov snow inch = 0.3
 | Dec snow inch = 0.7
 | year snow inch = 1.7
 | unit snow days = 0.1 in
 | Jan snow days  = 0.2
 | Feb snow days  = 0.0
 | Mar snow days  = 0.0
 | Apr snow days  = 0.0
 | May snow days  = 0.0
 | Jun snow days  = 0.0
 | Jul snow days  = 0.0
 | Aug snow days  = 0.0
 | Sep snow days  = 0.0
 | Oct snow days  = 0.0
 | Nov snow days  = 0.0
 | Dec snow days  = 0.3
 | year snow days = 0.5
 | source = [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration|NOAA]]<ref name="NOWData">{{cite web
|url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/climate?wfo=epz
|title = NOWData - NOAA Online Weather Data
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|access-date = December 19, 2023}}</ref><ref name="NCEI">{{cite web
|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&stations=USC00419088&format=pdf&dataTypes=MLY-TMAX-NORMAL,MLY-TMIN-NORMAL,MLY-TAVG-NORMAL,MLY-PRCP-NORMAL,MLY-SNOW-NORMAL
|title = Summary of Monthly Normals 1991-2020
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|access-date = December 19, 2023}}</ref>
}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|2020= 1432
|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>
}}

===2020 census===

{| class="wikitable"
|+'''Tornillo racial composition'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4873376&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2 |access-date=2022-05-19 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref><br> (''NH = Non-Hispanic''){{efn|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 can be of any race.<ref>https://www.census.gov/ {{nonspecific|date=August 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=About the Hispanic Population and its Origin |url=https://www.census.gov/topics/population/hispanic-origin/about.html |website=www.census.gov |access-date=18 May 2022}}</ref>}}
!Race
!Number
!Percentage
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] (NH)
|30
|2.09%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed/Multi-Racial]] (NH)
|4
|0.28%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]]
|1,398
|97.63%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''1,432'''
|
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 1,432 people, 337 households, and 281 families residing in the CDP.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 1,609 people, 394 households, and 366 families residing in the CDP. The population density was {{convert|470.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 437 housing units at an average density of {{convert|127.8|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the CDP was 97.2% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.56% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.58% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.68% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] were 99.13% of the population.

There were 394 households, out of which 67.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 73.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 14.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 6.9% were non-families. 6.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 2.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 4.08 and the average family size was 4.27.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 44.0% under the age of 18, 11.2% from 18 to 24, 27.8% from 25 to 44, 11.9% from 45 to 64, and 5.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 22 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.3 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $19,514, and the median income for a family was $20,329. Males had a median income of $16,955 versus $15,761 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $5,778. About 36.6% of families and 36.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 40.4% of those under age 18 and 40.2% of those age 65 or over.

Celebrity former residents include Pro Jockey Willie Shoemaker and Los Angeles radio personality Jamey Karr.

==Education==
Almost all of Tornillo is served by the [[Tornillo Independent School District]]. A small portion lies within the [[Fabens Independent School District]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st48_tx/schooldistrict_maps/c48141_el_paso/DC20SD_C48141.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: El Paso County, TX|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2022-06-25}}</ref>

== History ==
Tornillo was first [[plat]]ted in 1909 by a group of businessmen from [[El Paso, Texas]] who had formed the Tornillo Townsite Company.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hlt24|title=Tornillo, TX|last=Segulia|first=Frances|date=15 June 2010|website=Handbook of Texas Online|publisher=Texas State Historical Society|access-date=21 June 2018}}</ref> The first post office in the town opened the same year.<ref name=":0" /> Tornillo became the first agricultural area to be approved as part of the [[Rio Grande Irrigation Project]] after 1916.<ref name=":0" /> [[Cotton]] became the main crop in the region, however, by 1970, [[pecan]]s were also a major agricultural crop in the area.<ref name=":0" />

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