Acala, Texas

Acala, Texas
Unincorporated community
Census designated place
Acala is located in Texas
Acala
Acala
Location within Texas
Coordinates: 31°20′04″N 105°54′10″W / 31.33444°N 105.90278°W / 31.33444; -105.90278
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyHudspeth
Elevation
[1]
3,576 ft (1,090 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total11
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code
79839
Area code915
FIPS code48-01084
GNIS feature ID2805795[1]
Acala Grocery

Acala is an unincorporated community and census designated place (CDP) in Hudspeth County, Texas, United States. The community is located on Highway 20 34 miles (55 km) northwest of Sierra Blanca and 54 miles (87 km) southeast of El Paso. The community has a population in 2020 of 11.[2] Acala was named for acala cotton, a type of cotton produced in Mexico.[3]

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Acala, Texas
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference 2020CensusP2 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Bright, William (2013). Native American Placenames of the Southwest: A Handbook for Travelers. University of Oklahoma Press. p. 27. ISBN 978-0-8061-8916-1 – via Google Books.