Crosby County, Texas

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Crosby County
County
Crosby County Texas courthouse 2020.jpg
Crosby County Courthouse in Crosbyton
Map of Texas highlighting Crosby County.svg
Location within the U.S. state of Texas
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Texas's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 33°37′N101°18′W / 33.61°N 101.3°W / 33.61; -101.3
CountryFlag of the United States.svg United States
StateFlag of Texas.svg  Texas
Founded1886
Named for Stephen Crosby
Seat Crosbyton
Largest city Ralls
Area
 • Total902 sq mi (2,340 km2)
 • Land900 sq mi (2,000 km2)
 • Water1.5 sq mi (4 km2)  0.2%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total5,133
 • Density5.7/sq mi (2.2/km2)
Time zone UTC−6 (Central)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district 19th
Website www.co.crosby.tx.us

Crosby County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 5,133. [1] [2] The county seat is Crosbyton. [3] The county was founded in 1876 and later organized in 1886. [4] Both the county and its seat are named for Stephen Crosby, a land commissioner in Texas.

Contents

Crosby County, along with Lubbock and Lynn Counties, 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.

Until the passage of a referendum to permit liquor sales, held on May 11, 2013, Crosby County had been one of 19 remaining prohibition or entirely dry counties within Texas. [5] That same day, voters in Denver City and Yoakum County also approved separate referendums to permit liquor sales. The number of prohibition counties in Texas at that time hence dropped to 17. [6] Part of the large Matador Ranch of West Texas extends into the county. [7]

History

Around 11,000 BC, Paleo-Indians were the first inhabitants. Archeological artifacts indicate hunter-gatherers hunted the mammoth, mastodon, saber-toothed cat, and giant ground sloth. Later Native American inhabitants included the Comanche. [8] In 1871, Ranald S. Mackenzie fought Quanah Parker and other Comanches at the Battle of Blanco Canyon. The campaign established the Mackenzie Trail used by the first settlers in Crosby County in the late 1870s. [9]

The Texas Legislature formed Crosby County from Young and Bexar districts in 1876. [8] Bavarian Heinrich Schmidtt (Henry “Hank” Clay Smith) and his wife Elizabeth Boyle and their six children became the first permanent settlers in the area in 1878; Hank was active in the county's organization. [10] [11] [12]

Confederate veteran Paris Cox first visited the Caprock Escarpment of the Llano Estacado with a group of buffalo hunters in 1879. [13] Estacado was named the county seat in 1886. [14] By 1900, the beef industry was thriving, supporting 30,618 head. [8]

The country and western song (Ghost) Riders in the Sky was inspired by a legend of a stampede that took place in Crosby County, specifically Stampede Mesa, in 1889 reference https://texashillcountry.com/legend-ghost-riders/ based on a dispute between a cattle drive party and a nester.

In 1908, the Bar-N-Bar Ranch began selling acreage to farmers. [8]

Crosbyton became the new county seat in 1910. [15] Some 45,400 acres (184 km2) in the county were planted in cotton, and 15,000 apple and peach trees were growing in the county in 1920. [8] By 1929, farmers owned 83,000 chickens and sold 395,000 dozen eggs that year. [8]

The first soil conservation district in the county was formed [8] in 1941. In 1955, oil was discovered in the county. [8]

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 902 square miles (2,340 km2), of which 900 square miles (2,300 km2) are land and 1.5 square miles (3.9 km2) (0.2%) are covered by water. [16]

Major highways

Adjacent counties

Geographic features

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1880 82—
1890 346322.0%
1900 788127.7%
1910 1,765124.0%
1920 6,084244.7%
1930 11,02381.2%
1940 10,046−8.9%
1950 9,582−4.6%
1960 10,3478.0%
1970 9,085−12.2%
1980 8,859−2.5%
1990 7,304−17.6%
2000 7,072−3.2%
2010 6,059−14.3%
2020 5,133−15.3%
U.S. Decennial Census [17]
1850–2010 [18] 2010 [19] 2020 [20]
Crosby County, Texas – Racial and ethnic composition
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.
Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)Pop 2000 [21] Pop 2010 [19] Pop 2020 [20] % 2000% 2010% 2020
White alone (NH)3,3012,6252,07646.68%43.32%40.44%
Black or African American alone (NH)2621991173.70%3.28%2.28%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)111380.16%0.21%0.16%
Asian alone (NH)24120.03%0.07%0.23%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)5200.07%0.03%0.00%
Other race alone (NH)0860.00%0.13%0.12%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)3137850.44%0.61%1.66%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)3,4603,1712,82948.93%52.34%55.11%
Total7,0726,0595,133100.00%100.00%100.00%

As of the census [22] of 2000, 7,072 people, 2,512 households, and 1,866 families resided in the county. The population density was eight people per square mile (3.1 people/km2). The 3,202 housing units averaged four units per square mile (1.5 units/km2). The racial makeup of the county was 63.77% White, 3.89% Black or African American, 0.54% Native American, 0.03% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 29.89% from other races, and 1.81% from two or more races. About 48.93% of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 2,512 households, 35.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.0% were married couples living together, 11.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.7% were not families. About 23.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.78 and the average family size was 3.30.

In the county, the population was distributed as 30.7% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 24.0% from 25 to 44, 21.1% from 45 to 64, and 15.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.2 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $25,769, and for a family was $29,891. Males had a median income of $23,775 versus $17,229 for females. The per capita income for the county was $14,445. About 22.6% of families and 28.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 36.6% of those under age 18 and 22.7% of those age 65 or over.

Communities

Cities

Unincorporated communities

Ghost towns

Education

School districts serving the county include: [23]

The county is in the service area of South Plains College. [24]

Politics

Republican Drew Springer Jr., a businessman from Muenster in Cooke County, has since January 2013 represented Crosby County in the Texas House of Representatives. [25]

United States presidential election results for Crosby County, Texas [26]
Year Republican Democratic Third party(ies)
No. %No. %No. %
2020 1,39671.48%52726.98%301.54%
2016 1,18168.34%46827.08%794.57%
2012 1,13263.35%63935.76%160.90%
2008 1,22163.79%68435.74%90.47%
2004 1,64772.40%62227.34%60.26%
2000 1,27063.44%70535.21%271.35%
1996 96842.33%1,12249.06%1978.61%
1992 1,00643.08%1,01043.25%31913.66%
1988 1,12143.75%1,43556.01%60.23%
1984 1,37652.94%1,21246.63%110.42%
1980 1,36148.50%1,40850.18%371.32%
1976 89729.01%2,17670.38%190.61%
1972 1,50359.15%1,02140.18%170.67%
1968 86530.46%1,57455.42%40114.12%
1964 61121.13%2,27878.77%30.10%
1960 88933.13%1,78366.46%110.41%
1956 70428.00%1,80471.76%60.24%
1952 1,05340.45%1,55059.55%00.00%
1948 1688.12%1,73183.66%1708.22%
1944 2019.45%1,69179.50%23511.05%
1940 27613.79%1,72085.91%60.30%
1936 1538.19%1,71191.64%30.16%
1932 1086.36%1,59093.64%00.00%
1928 1,00457.97%72842.03%00.00%
1924 27817.89%1,24279.92%342.19%
1920 14618.67%57273.15%648.18%
1916 315.82%45685.55%468.63%
1912 72.37%24783.73%4113.90%

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