Amphion is an

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in Atascosa County, in the

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. According to the

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, the community had a population of 26 in 2000. It is located within the

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metropolitan area.

History

The

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known as "Amphion clay

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", classed as a fine, mixed, superactive, hyperthermic Pachic Paleustoll, is named after the town.Amphion series

Geography

Amphion is located just east of Farm to Market Road 2146, northwest of Pleasanton"Amphion, Texas" ''Handbook of Texas Online''
/ref> and southwest of Poteet in west-central Atascosa County.

Education

Today, the community is served by the Jourdanton Independent School District.

References

{{authority control Unincorporated communities in Atascosa County, Texas Unincorporated communities in Texas Greater San Antonio