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Southwest Sandhill, Texas

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Coordinates: 31°33′26″N 102°54′14″W / 31.55722°N 102.90389°W / 31.55722; -102.90389
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Southwest Sandhill, Texas
Census-designated place
Southwest Sandhill is located in Texas
Southwest Sandhill
Southwest Sandhill
Southwest Sandhill is located in the United States
Southwest Sandhill
Southwest Sandhill
Coordinates: 31°33′26″N 102°54′14″W / 31.55722°N 102.90389°W / 31.55722; -102.90389
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyWard
Area
[1]
 • Total7.4 sq mi (19.1 km2)
 • Land7.4 sq mi (19.1 km2)
 • Water0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation
2,598 ft (792 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Code
79756 (Monahans)
Area code432
FIPS code48-69353
GNIS feature ID2805847[2]

Southwest Sandhill is an unincorprated area and census-designated place (CDP) in Ward County, Texas, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census.[2]

It is in the northeastern part of the county, bordered to the north by Thorntonville and Monahans. Interstate 20 passes through the northern part of the CDP, leading northeast 37 miles (60 km) to Odessa and west-southwest 36 miles (58 km) to Pecos. Texas State Highway 18 runs along the eastern side of the CDP, leading north through Monahans 25 miles (40 km) to Kermit and south 47 miles (76 km) to Fort Stockton.

Demographics

2020 census

Southwest Sandhill racial composition[3]
(NH = Non-Hispanic)[a]
Race Number Percentage
White (NH) 747 44.84%
Black or African American (NH) 18 1.08%
Native American or Alaska Native (NH) 3 0.18%
Asian (NH) 9 0.54%
Some Other Race (NH) 1 0.06%
Mixed/Multi-Racial (NH) 47 2.82%
Hispanic or Latino 841 50.48%
Total 1,666

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 1,666 people, 388 households, and 231 families residing in the CDP.

References

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files – Texas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Southwester Sandhill Census Designated Place". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  3. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved May 19, 2022.
  4. ^ https://www.census.gov/ [not specific enough to verify]
  5. ^ "About the Hispanic Population and its Origin". www.census.gov. Retrieved May 18, 2022.
  1. ^ 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.[4][5]


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