Loving, Texas

This article is about the town in Young County, Texas. For the small county in West Texas, see Loving County, Texas.

Loving
Unincorporated community Census designated place
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Coordinates: 33°15′46″N98°30′56″W / 33.26278°N 98.51556°W / 33.26278; -98.51556
Country	United States
State	Texas
County	Young
Area
• Total	1.97 sq mi (5.11 km2)
• Land	1.97 sq mi (5.10 km2)
• Water	0.004 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation [1]	1,286 ft (392 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	143
• Density	72/sq mi (28/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code	940
GNIS feature ID	2805853 [1]

Loving is an unincorporated community and census designated place (CDP) in Young County, Texas, United States. ^[1] It lies on State Highway 114 eighteen miles southeast of Olney in the northeastern part of the county.

History

Loving was founded in 1907 on land that was part of the Lost Valley Loving Ranch, owned by Oliver Loving who was the grandson of the famous cattle drover, Oliver Loving. The town was moved approximately one mile to the north in 1909 in order to be along the Gulf, Texas and Western Railroad. ^[2] Trinity Townsite Company trustee B.B. Cain platted the new town on land purchased from the Steadham brothers, members of a local ranching family. Loving grew at a slow but steady pace throughout the early and middle part of the twentieth century and by 1930 possessed several churches, businesses as well as its own school, and bank. The population peaked at 350 in 1940 but subsequently declined to 240 by 1980 and maintained this level through 1990 until 2000 when it had increased to 300 residents.^{[ citation needed ]}

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	143		—
U.S. Decennial Census [3] 1850–1900 [4] 1910 [5] 1920 [6] 1930 [7] 1940 [8] 1950 [9] 1960 [10] 1970 [11] 1980 [12] 1990 [13] 2000 [14] 2010 [15] 2020 [16]

Loving first appeared as a census designated place in the 2020 U.S. Census. ^{[17] [16]}

2020 census

Loving CDP, 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 2020 [16]	% 2020
White alone (NH)	129	90.21%
Black or African American alone (NH)	0	0.00%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)	0	0.00%
Asian alone (NH)	0	0.00%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)	0	0.00%
Other race alone (NH)	0	0.00%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)	5	3.50%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	9	6.29%
Total	143	100.00%

Education

Loving's students are served by the Graham Independent School District.

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Loving, Texas
2. Loving, TX in the Handbook of Texas
3. "Decennial Census by Decade". United States Census Bureau .
4. "1900 Census of Population - Population of Texas By Counties And Minor Civil Divisions" (PDF). United States Census Bureau .
5. "1910 Census of Population - Supplement for Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau .
6. "1920 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau .
7. "1930 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau .
8. "1940 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau .
9. "1950 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau .
10. "1960 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau .
11. "1970 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau .
12. "1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau .
13. "1990 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau .
14. "2000 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau .
15. "2010 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau .
16. "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Loving CDP, Texas". United States Census Bureau.
17. "2020 Geography Changes". United States Census Bureau.