Plata is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...

Presidio County Presidio County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 6,131. Its county seat is Marfa. The county was created in 1850 and later organized in 1875. Presidio County (K-5 in Texas topological i ...

Texas Texas ( , ; or ) is the most populous U.S. state, state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. It borders Louisiana to the east, Arkansas to the northeast, Oklahoma to the north, New Mexico to the we ...

, on Farm to Market Road 169 approximately 25 miles south of the county seat of Marfa. The population at the 2000 census was 37. Plata is Spanish for "silver."

Education

Plata is zoned to schools in the

Marfa Independent School District Marfa Independent School District is a public school district based in Marfa, Texas, United States. In addition to Marfa, the district also serves the CDP of Redford, and the unincorporated communities of Plata and Shafter. In 2009, the sch ...

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 The Köppen climate classification divides Earth climates into five main climate groups, with each group being divided based on patterns of seasonal precipitation and temperature. The five main groups are ''A'' (tropical), ''B'' (arid), ''C'' (te ...

system, Plata has a

desert climate The desert climate or arid climate (in the Köppen climate classification ''BWh'' and ''BWk'') is a dry climate sub-type in which there is a severe excess of evaporation over precipitation. The typically bald, rocky, or sandy surfaces in desert ...

, abbreviated ''BWh'' on climate maps.Climate Summary for Plata, Texas
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* Unincorporated communities in Presidio County, Texas Unincorporated communities in Texas {{PresidioCountyTX-geo-stub