Back امارقوسا، تکزاس AZB Амаргоса (Техас) CE Amargosa Colonia CEB Amargosa (Texas) Spanish امارگوسا، تگزاس Persian Amargosa (Texas) French آمارگوسا (تگزاس) GLK Amargosa (Teksas) Croatian Amargosa (Texas) Italian Amargosa (Texas) LLD
Amargosa, Texas | |
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  Amargosa  Amargosa | |
| Coordinates: 27°53′30″N 98°06′31″W / 27.89167°N 98.10861°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Jim Wells |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.523 sq mi (3.94 km2) |
| • Land | 1.517 sq mi (3.93 km2) |
| • Water | 0.006 sq mi (0.02 km2) |
| Elevation | 299 ft (91 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 305 |
| • Density | 200/sq mi (77/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 361 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2586907[3] |
Amargosa is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Jim Wells County, Texas, United States. Its population was 291 at the 2010 census.[1] Prior to 2010, the community was grouped with nearby Owl Ranch as part of the Owl Ranch-Amargosa census-designated place. The community is named for the Amargosa Creek that runs nearby.[4] The word amargosa means "bitter" in Spanish.
- ^ a b "2010 Census Gazetteer Files - Places: Texas". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved March 6, 2017.
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2020CensusP2was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Amargosa Census Designated Place". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Grimm, Agnes G. "Amargosa, TX". Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved April 21, 2017.