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Lubbock County
; Lubbock County, Texas;
	; The current Lubbock County Courthouse;
	; ; Location in the U.S. state of Texas;
	; ; Texas's location in the U.S.;
Founded	1891
Named for	Thomas Saltus Lubbock
Seat	Lubbock
Largest city	Lubbock
Area
• Total	901 sq mi (2,334 km2)
• Land	896 sq mi (2,321 km2)
• Water	5.1 sq mi (13 km2), 0.6%
Population (est.)
• (2015)	299,453
• Density	332.36/sq mi (128.32/km2)
Congressional district	19th
Time zone	; Central: UTC−6/−5;
Website	www.co.lubbock.tx.us

The first Lubbock County Courthouse was used from 1891-1916.

The second Lubbock County Courthouse remained open until 1968, though a third courthouse had been built in 1950.

Lubbock County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2010 census, the population was 278,831.^[1] Its county seat is Lubbock.^[2] The county was created in 1876 and organized in 1891.^[3] It is named for Thomas Saltus Lubbock,^[4] a Confederate colonel and Texas Ranger (some sources give his first name as Thompson).

Lubbock County, along with Crosby County, and Lynn County, is part of the Lubbock Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA). The Lubbock MSA and Levelland Micropolitan Statistical Area (µSA), encompassing only Hockley County, form the larger Lubbock–Levelland Combined Statistical Area (CSA).

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 901 square miles (2,330 km²), of which 896 square miles (2,320 km²) is land and 5.1 square miles (13 km²) (0.6%) is water.^[5]

Major highways

Interstate 27

U.S. Route 62/U.S. Route 82

U.S. Route 84

U.S. Route 87

State Highway 114

Loop 289

Adjacent counties

Hale County (north)

Crosby County (east)

Lynn County (south)

Hockley County (west)

Lamb County (northwest)

Terry County (southwest)

Garza County (southeast)

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1880	25		—
1890	33		32.0%
1900	293		787.9%
1910	3,624		1,136.9%
1920	11,096		206.2%
1930	39,104		252.4%
1940	51,782		32.4%
1950	101,048		95.1%
1960	156,271		54.7%
1970	179,295		14.7%
1980	211,651		18.0%
1990	222,636		5.2%
2000	242,628		9.0%
2010	278,831		14.9%
Est. 2016	303,137	^[6]	8.7%
U.S. Decennial Census^[7] 1850–2010^[8] 2010–2014^[1]

As of the census^[9] of 2000, there were 242,628 people, 92,516 households, and 60,135 families residing in the county. The population density was 270 people per square mile (104/km²). There were 100,595 housing units at an average density of 112 per square mile (43/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 74.30% White, 7.67% Black or African American, 0.59% Native American, 1.31% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 14.15% from other races, and 1.96% from two or more races. 27.45% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 92,516 households out of which 31.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.20% were married couples living together, 12.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.00% were non-families. 26.90% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 3.10.

In the county, the population was spread out with 25.70% under the age of 18, 16.30% from 18 to 24, 27.90% from 25 to 44, 19.20% from 45 to 64, and 11.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females there were 95.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.60 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $32,198, and the median income for a family was $41,067. Males had a median income of $29,961 versus $21,591 for females. The per capita income for the county was $17,323. About 12.00% of families and 17.80% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.60% of those under age 18 and 10.70% of those age 65 or over.

Politics

Presidential elections results

**Presidential elections results**^[10]
Year	Republican	Democratic	Third parties
2016	66.3% 65,651	28.3% 28,023	5.4% 5,339
2012	69.6% 63,469	28.8% 26,271	1.6% 1,444
2008	68.0% 66,304	31.3% 30,486	0.8% 744
2004	75.3% 70,135	24.1% 22,472	0.6% 544
2000	73.8% 56,054	24.3% 18,469	2.0% 1,485
1996	63.5% 47,304	30.6% 22,786	5.9% 4,399
1992	59.0% 48,847	26.8% 22,240	14.2% 11,771
1988	69.3% 50,760	30.3% 22,202	0.5% 330
1984	75.0% 57,151	24.7% 18,793	0.4% 275
1980	68.8% 46,711	27.6% 18,732	3.6% 2,424
1976	60.4% 38,478	38.9% 24,797	0.7% 432
1972	73.5% 43,564	25.9% 15,353	0.6% 379
1968	51.1% 25,646	30.8% 15,430	18.1% 9,078
1964	44.0% 17,372	55.9% 22,057	0.1% 34
1960	56.4% 20,065	43.1% 15,340	0.6% 202
1956	52.6% 13,970	47.2% 12,540	0.3% 66
1952	58.0% 16,137	41.8% 11,650	0.2% 58
1948	18.7% 2,837	73.1% 11,114	8.3% 1,256
1944	10.8% 1,169	70.5% 7,654	18.7% 2,033
1940	13.6% 1,283	86.2% 8,113	0.2% 17
1936	8.8% 622	91.0% 6,425	0.2% 16
1932	9.9% 590	89.5% 5,330	0.6% 33
1928	60.8% 3,079	39.1% 1,979	0.1% 7
1924	17.5% 411	74.3% 1,740	8.2% 192
1920	14.1% 204	81.3% 1,180	4.7% 68
1916	4.9% 34	90.7% 633	4.4% 31
1912	3.7% 16	85.3% 366	11.0% 47

Communities

Cities

Abernathy (mostly in Hale County)

Idalou

Lubbock (county seat)

Shallowater

Wolfforth

Towns

New Deal

Ransom Canyon

Slaton

Village

Buffalo Springs

Unincorporated communities

Acuff

Becton

Heckville

Posey

Reese Center

Roosevelt

Slide

Woodrow

Ghost Town

Estacado (partly in Crosby County)

References

^ ^a^b "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on July 14, 2011. Retrieved December 19, 2013..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em

^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved 2011-06-07.

^ "Texas: Individual County Chronologies". Texas Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. The Newberry Library. 2008. Retrieved May 25, 2015.

^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 191.

^ "2010 Census Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. August 22, 2012. Retrieved May 3, 2015.

^ "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.

^ "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 3, 2015.

^ "Texas Almanac: Population History of Counties from 1850–2010" (PDF). Texas Almanac. Retrieved May 3, 2015.

^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2011-05-14.

^ Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org.

External links

Lubbock County government’s website

Lubbock County from the Handbook of Texas Online

Texas Tech University

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

Lubbock County Profile from the Texas Association of Counties

Map of Fire Stations in Lubbock County

Coordinates: 33°37′N 101°49′W / 33.61°N 101.82°W / 33.61; -101.82

[QF-1] "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on July 14, 2011. Retrieved December 19, 2013..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em

[GR6-2] "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved 2011-06-07.

[3] "Texas: Individual County Chronologies". Texas Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. The Newberry Library. 2008. Retrieved May 25, 2015.

[4] Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 191.

[GR1-5] "2010 Census Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. August 22, 2012. Retrieved May 3, 2015.

[USCensusEst2016-6] "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.

[7] "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 3, 2015.

[8] "Texas Almanac: Population History of Counties from 1850–2010" (PDF). Texas Almanac. Retrieved May 3, 2015.

[GR8-9] "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2011-05-14.

[10] Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Lubbock County, Texas, United States
County seat: Lubbock
Cities	Abernathy‡ Idalou Lubbock Shallowater Slaton Wolfforth
Towns	New Deal Ransom Canyon
Village	Buffalo Springs
Unincorporated communities	Acuff Becton Heckville Posey Reese Center Roosevelt Slide Woodrow
Ghost town	Estacado‡
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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