Ozona, Texas

Demographics

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Ozona first appeared as an unincorporated community in the 1950 U.S. census; and then as a census designated place in the 1980 United States census.

2020 census

As of the 2020 United States census, 2,663 people, 1,214 households, and 842 families were residing in the CDP.

2010 census

As of the census of 2010, 3,225 people and 1,273 households were in Crockett County (of which Ozona is the only town and county seat), with 1,859 housing units. The racial makeup of Crockett County was 94.7% White, 1.7% African American, 0.8% Asian, 1.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.1% Pacific Islander, and 0.9% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 64.2% of the population and 33.9% were White, not Hispanic or Latino, in the county.

2000 census

Of the 1,255 households in 2000, 38.4% had children under 18 living with them, 58.7% were married couples living together, 10.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.7% were not families. About 24.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.7% had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size in 2010 in Crockett County was 2.81. Females were 50.6% of the population.

In 2000 within the CDP, the population was distributed as 30.3% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 26.8% from 25 to 44, 23.1% from 45 to 64, and 12.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years.

The median income for a household in the county as of 2010 was $49,850. In 2000, males had a median income of $30,988 versus $14,024 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $13,152. About 16.8% of families and 21.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 27.0% of those under age 18 and 20.5% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Ozona is served by the Crockett County Consolidated Common School District; the district is designated as Class 2A D1 by the University Interscholastic League. District students are active in University Interscholastic League academic and athletic activities. Due to the small student numbers, they often participate in more than one concurrently offered sport in addition to other UIL academic events and school-sponsored events and clubs.

Ozona High School students have won or placed in the top three at state competitions in debate, speaking events, and journalism. The Ozona High School Band has been awarded numerous honors at both the regional and state levels. The Ozona Lady Lions have been Class 2A state champions in 1995 and 1996 in basketball and in 1997 in golf. The Ozona Lions have been state champions as a team in cross-country running in Class 2A in 2004 and then Class 1A in 2013.

Geography

Ozona is located in east-central Crockett County at (30.708972, -101.204069). According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 12.1 km2, all land. Most of the town is in the valley called Johnson Draw, while a portion extends east up Gurley Draw. Johnson Draw runs south to the Devils River, a tributary of the Rio Grande in Val Verde County.

Interstate 10 passes just south of the center of town, with access from exits 363, 365, and 368. I-10 leads east 35 mi to Sonora and west 108 mi to Fort Stockton. Texas State Highway 163 runs through the center of Ozona, leading north 30 mi to Barnhart and south 82 mi to Comstock.

Climate

According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Ozona has a hot semi-arid climate, abbreviated "BSh" on climate maps. The hottest temperature recorded in Ozona was 109 F on August 8, 1951, August 21, 1951, and August 18, 1969, while the coldest temperature recorded was -8 F on February 2, 1951.

|Jan record high F = 87 |Feb record high F = 93 |Mar record high F = 97 |Apr record high F = 102 |May record high F = 107 |Jun record high F = 108 |Jul record high F = 108 |Aug record high F = 109 |Sep record high F = 107 |Oct record high F = 98 |Nov record high F = 90 |Dec record high F = 90

|Jan avg record high F = 76.3 |Feb avg record high F = 80.9 |Mar avg record high F = 86.5 |Apr avg record high F = 93.4 |May avg record high F = 98.5 |Jun avg record high F = 100.0 |Jul avg record high F = 99.9 |Aug avg record high F = 100.1 |Sep avg record high F = 95.9 |Oct avg record high F = 90.0 |Nov avg record high F = 82.7 |Dec avg record high F = 75.8 |year avg record high F = 102.9

|Jan avg record low F = 15.7 |Feb avg record low F = 18.4 |Mar avg record low F = 23.6 |Apr avg record low F = 32.2 |May avg record low F = 44.7 |Jun avg record low F = 57.1 |Jul avg record low F = 61.1 |Aug avg record low F = 61.1 |Sep avg record low F = 45.2 |Oct avg record low F = 34.0 |Nov avg record low F = 21.5 |Dec avg record low F = 14.8 |year avg record low F = 11.7

|Jan record low F = -4 |Feb record low F = -8 |Mar record low F = 8 |Apr record low F = 19 |May record low F = 31 |Jun record low F = 45 |Jul record low F = 50 |Aug record low F = 51 |Sep record low F = 34 |Oct record low F = 20 |Nov record low F = 8 |Dec record low F = -2

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In popular culture

In the Criminal Minds season-two episode-six (S2, E6) titled, "Boogeyman", the BAU travels to Ozona as part of a murder investigation involving a boy who was killed in the "woods" on the outskirts of town.

British rock band Goldrush recorded an album called Ozona, based on their experiences when their tour bus broke down in the town.

In Cormac McCarthy's All the Pretty Horses, John Grady Cole is held in Ozona after Redbo, Junior, and Blevins' horses are impounded after three men swear they have paperwork confirming ownership of the animals. He is eventually given the horses after John Grady tells the story of the plot to the local judge. In the film adaptation of the novel, the hearing takes place in another town.

New Orleans jazzrock trio, Royal Fingerbowl, featured a song called "Ozona, TX" on their 1997 album Happy Birthday, Sabo, about a hallucinating, dying cowboy.

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