{{short description|Census-designates place in Brewster County, Texas, United States}} {{Use American English|date=July 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}
{{Infobox settlement | official_name = Study Butte, Texas | settlement_type = Census-designated place | nickname = | motto = <!-- Images --> | image_skyline = | imagesize = | image_caption = | image_flag = | image_seal = <!-- Maps -->|<!--|pushpin_map =Texas |pushpin_label_position =left |pushpin_map_caption =Location within the state of Texas |pushpin_mapsize =--> | image_map = File:Brewster County, Texas incorporated and unincorporated places, Study Butte highlighted.png | mapsize = 250px | map_caption = Location in Brewster County and the state of Texas | image_map1 = | mapsize1 = | map_caption1 = <!-- Location --> | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = United States | subdivision_type1 = State | subdivision_name1 = Texas | subdivision_type2 = County | subdivision_name2 = Brewster
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'''Study Butte''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|s|tj|uː|d|i|_|ˌ|b|juː|t}} {{respell|STEW|dee|_|BEWT}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.texastripper.com/pronounce/locations-s.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080214185847/http://www.texastripper.com/pronounce/locations-s.html |archive-date=2008-02-14 |title=Towns S Texas Pronunciation Guide}}</ref>) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Brewster County, Texas, United States. The population was 200 at the 2020 census, down from 233 at the 2010 census.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US4870688| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212201452/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US4870688| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Study Butte CDP, Texas| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=April 22, 2014}}</ref> At the 2000 census, the area was part of the Study Butte-Terlingua CDP.
==Geography== Study Butte is located in southern Brewster County. The Terlingua CDP borders Study Butte to the southwest. Texas State Highway 118 passes through Study Butte and leads {{convert|3.7|mi}} southeast to the west entrance to Big Bend National Park and {{convert|78|mi}} north to the city of Alpine.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the Study Butte CDP has a total area of {{convert|12.3|km2|disp=flip}}, all land.<ref name="Census 2010"/>
===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><ref name="US COOP Stations">{{Cite web|publisher=Western Regional Climate Center, Desert Research Institute|title=US COOP Station Map|url=http://www.wrcc.dri.edu/coopmap/|accessdate=Mar 22, 2016}}</ref> {{Weather box |location=Study Butte, Texas (May 1, 1993–Jun 30, 2006) |single line=Y |collapsed = Yes |Jan record high F=88 |Feb record high F=94 |Mar record high F=101 |Apr record high F=107 |May record high F=111 |Jun record high F=113 |Jul record high F=111 |Aug record high F=108 |Sep record high F=106 |Oct record high F=102 |Nov record high F=96 |Dec record high F=85 |year record high F=113 |Jan high F=69.2 |Feb high F=73.2 |Mar high F=81.0 |Apr high F=88.9 |May high F=98.2 |Jun high F=100.6 |Jul high F=99.6 |Aug high F=98.2 |Sep high F=94.7 |Oct high F=86.3 |Nov high F=75.7 |Dec high F=66.3 |year high F=86.0 |Jan mean F=52.8 |Feb mean F=57.3 |Mar mean F=64.1 |Apr mean F=72.1 |May mean F=82.2 |Jun mean F=86.7 |Jul mean F=86.6 |Aug mean F=85.6 |Sep mean F=81.3 |Oct mean F=71.7 |Nov mean F=60.8 |Dec mean F=51.4 |year mean F=71.1 |Jan low F=36.5 |Feb low F=41.5 |Mar low F=47.3 |Apr low F=55.2 |May low F=66.3 |Jun low F=72.9 |Jul low F=73.8 |Aug low F=73.0 |Sep low F=67.9 |Oct low F=57.2 |Nov low F=45.9 |Dec low F=36.5 |year low F=56.2 |Jan record low F=18 |Feb record low F=20 |Mar record low F=21 |Apr record low F=37 |May record low F=47 |Jun record low F=62 |Jul record low F=61 |Aug record low F=61 |Sep record low F=49 |Oct record low F=27 |Nov record low F=25 |Dec record low F=16 |year record low F=16 |precipitation colour=green |Jan precipitation inch=0.26 |Feb precipitation inch=0.17 |Mar precipitation inch=0.37 |Apr precipitation inch=0.33 |May precipitation inch=0.63 |Jun precipitation inch=1.32 |Jul precipitation inch=1.86 |Aug precipitation inch=1.77 |Sep precipitation inch=0.61 |Oct precipitation inch=1.09 |Nov precipitation inch=0.47 |Dec precipitation inch=0.26 |year precipitation inch=9.14 |Jan snow inch=0.0 |Feb snow inch=0.0 |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=0.0 |Nov snow inch=0.0 |Dec snow inch=0.0 |year snow inch=0.0 |unit precipitation days=0.01 in |Jan precipitation days=1 |Feb precipitation days=1 |Mar precipitation days=1 |Apr precipitation days=1 |May precipitation days=2 |Jun precipitation days=3 |Jul precipitation days=5 |Aug precipitation days=4 |Sep precipitation days=2 |Oct precipitation days=2 |Nov precipitation days=2 |Dec precipitation days=1 |year precipitation days=25 |source 1 = Western Regional Climate Center, Desert Research Institute<ref name="StuButWeather">{{Cite web|publisher=Western Regional Climate Center, Desert Research Institute|title=STUDY BUTTE, TEXAS (4187146959), Period of Record Monthly Climate Summary |url=http://www.wrcc.dri.edu/cgi-bin/cliMAIN.pl?tx8714|accessdate=Mar 22, 2016}}</ref> |date=Mar 2016 }}
== Demographics == {{US Census population |align=right | 2010 = 233 | 2020 = 200 |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<ref name=2020CensusP2/> }}
Study Butte first appeared as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. census after the Study Butte-Terlingua CDP was split into the Study Butte CDP and the Terlingua CDP.<ref name=2010CensusTX/>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |+'''Study Butte 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 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Study Butte CDP, Texas|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US4870688&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> !{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Study Butte CDP, Texas|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US4870688&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> !% 2010 !{{partial|% 2020}} |- |White alone (NH) |108 |style='background: #ffffe6; |85 |46.35% |style='background: #ffffe6; |42.50% |- |Black or African American alone (NH) |0 |style='background: #ffffe6; |0 |0.00% |style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00% |- |Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) |1 |style='background: #ffffe6; |0 |0.43% |style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00% |- |Asian alone (NH) |0 |style='background: #ffffe6; |0 |0.00% |style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00% |- |Pacific Islander alone (NH) |0 |style='background: #ffffe6; |0 |0.00% |style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00% |- |Other race alone (NH) |1 |style='background: #ffffe6; |0 |0.43% |style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00% |- |Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) |0 |style='background: #ffffe6; |8 |0.00% |style='background: #ffffe6; |4.00% |- |Hispanic or Latino (any race) |123 |style='background: #ffffe6; |107 |52.79% |style='background: #ffffe6; |53.50% |- |'''Total''' |'''233''' |style='background: #ffffe6; |'''200''' |'''100.00%''' |style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%''' |}
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==Education== Study Butte is served by the Terlingua Common School District.<ref name=Verhovek>{{cite news|last=Verhovek|first=Sam Howe|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1996/05/27/us/end-near-for-179-mile-bus-trip-to-high-school.html|title=End Near for 179-Mile Bus Trip to High School|newspaper=The New York Times|date=1996-05-27|accessdate=2021-06-16}} - Alternate title: "[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1454&dat=19960527&id=D-syAAAAIBAJ&sjid=dxUEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3668,4847693 Longest school bus ride about to end]", in ''Wilmington Star-News'', May 27, 1996, page 3A.</ref> 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== {{reflist|22em}}
==External links== {{commons category|Study Butte, Texas}} * [https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hls82 Study Butte in Handbook of Texas]
{{Brewster County, Texas}}
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