Lubbock County, Texas

Lubbock County, Texas
The current Lubbock County Courthouse.
Location in the state of Texas
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  - (2010)  - Density	278,831 269/sq mi (104/km²)
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. Its county seat is Lubbock. 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 (2,330 km²), of which 899 square miles (2,330 km²) is land and 1 square mile (2.6 km²) (0.13%) is water.

Major highways

• Interstate 27
• U.S. Highway 62/U.S. Highway 82
• U.S. Highway 84
• U.S. Highway 87
• State Highway 114

Adjacent counties

• Hale County (north)
• Crosby County (east)
• Lynn County (south)
• Hockley County (west)

Demographics

Historical populations
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%
U.S. Decennial Census Texas Almanac: 1850-2010

As of the census 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.

Cities and towns

• Abernathy
• Acuff
• Becton
• Buffalo Springs
• Estacado

• Heckville
• Idalou
• Lubbock
• New Deal
• Posey

• Ransom Canyon
• Reese Center
• Roosevelt
• Shallowater
• Slaton

• Slide
• Wolfforth
• Woodrow

See also

• Caprock Escarpment
• List of museums in West Texas
• Llano Estacado
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Lubbock County, Texas

• West Texas
• Yellow House Canyon
• Yellow House Draw

External links

• Lubbock County government’s website
• Lubbock County from the Handbook of Texas Online
• Texas Tech University