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Lubbock County, Texas
Lubbock County, TX, Courthouse IMG 0074
The current Lubbock County Courthouse.
Map of Texas highlighting Lubbock County
Location in the state of Texas
Map of the U.S
Texas's location in the U.S.
Founded 1851
Seat Lubbock
Area
 - Total
 - Land
 - Water

901 sq mi (2,334 km²)
899 sq mi (2,328 km²)
1 sq mi (3 km²), 0.13%
Population
 - (2020)
 - Density

310,639
269/sq mi (104/km²)
Website www.co.lubbock.tx.us
Lubbock County Courthouse 1891

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

File:Lubbock County Courthouse 1915.jpg

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. In 2020, the population was 310,639. Its county seat is Lubbock[1]. Lubbock is named for Thomas Saltus Lubbock, a Confederate colonel and Texas Ranger (some sources give his first name as Thompson).

Lubbock County, along with neighboring Crosby County, form the Lubbock Metropolitan Statistical Area. The county is also part of the Lubbock–Levelland Combined Statistical Area.

Geography[]

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 901 square miles (2,333 km²), of which 899 square miles (2,330 km²) is land and 1 square miles (3 km²) (0.13%) is water.

Major highways[]

  • I-27 Interstate 27
  • US 62US 82 U.S. Highway 62/U.S. Highway 82
  • US 84 U.S. Highway 84
  • US 87 U.S. Highway 87
  • Texas 114 State Highway 114

Adjacent counties[]

Demographics[]

As of the census[2] 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[]

United States presidential election results for Lubbock County, Texas[3]
Year Republican Democratic Third party
No.  % No.  % No.  %
2020 78,861 65.27% 40,017 33.12% 1,939 1.60%
2016 65,651 66.31% 28,023 28.30% 5,339 5.39%
2012 63,469 69.61% 26,271 28.81% 1,444 1.58%
2008 66,304 67.98% 30,486 31.26% 744 0.76%
2004 70,135 75.29% 22,472 24.12% 544 0.58%
2000 56,054 73.75% 18,469 24.30% 1,485 1.95%
1996 47,304 63.50% 22,786 30.59% 4,399 5.91%
1992 48,847 58.95% 22,240 26.84% 11,771 14.21%
1988 50,760 69.26% 22,202 30.29% 330 0.45%
1984 57,151 74.98% 18,793 24.66% 275 0.36%
1980 46,711 68.83% 18,732 27.60% 2,424 3.57%
1976 38,478 60.40% 24,797 38.92% 432 0.68%
1972 43,564 73.47% 15,353 25.89% 379 0.64%
1968 25,646 51.13% 15,430 30.77% 9,078 18.10%
1964 17,372 44.02% 22,057 55.89% 34 0.09%
1960 20,065 56.35% 15,340 43.08% 202 0.57%
1956 13,970 52.57% 12,540 47.19% 66 0.25%
1952 16,137 57.95% 11,650 41.84% 58 0.21%
1948 2,837 18.66% 11,114 73.08% 1,256 8.26%
1944 1,169 10.77% 7,654 70.50% 2,033 18.73%
1940 1,283 13.63% 8,113 86.19% 17 0.18%
1936 622 8.81% 6,425 90.97% 16 0.23%
1932 590 9.91% 5,330 89.53% 33 0.55%
1928 3,079 60.79% 1,979 39.07% 7 0.14%
1924 411 17.54% 1,740 74.26% 192 8.19%
1920 204 14.05% 1,180 81.27% 68 4.68%
1916 34 4.87% 633 90.69% 31 4.44%
1912 16 3.73% 366 85.31% 47 10.96%



Cities and towns[]

  • Abernathy
  • Acuff
  • Buffalo Springs
  • Estacado
  • Idalou
  • Lubbock
  • New Deal
  • Posey
  • Ransom Canyon
  • Reese Center
  • Shallowater
  • Slaton
  • Slide
  • Wolfforth
  • Woodrow

See also[]

  • Caprock Escarpment
  • Llano Estacado
  • National Register of Historic Places listings in Lubbock County, Texas
  • West Texas
  • Yellow House Canyon
  • Yellow House Draw

References[]

External links[]

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


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