Lubbock County, Texas

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Lubbock County
County
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The current Lubbock County Courthouse
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Location within the U.S. state of Texas
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Texas's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 33°37′N101°49′W / 33.61°N 101.82°W / 33.61; -101.82
CountryFlag of the United States.svg United States
StateFlag of Texas.svg  Texas
Founded1891
Named for Thomas Saltus Lubbock
Seat Lubbock
Largest cityLubbock
Area
 • Total
901 sq mi (2,330 km2)
 • Land896 sq mi (2,320 km2)
 • Water5.1 sq mi (13 km2)  0.6%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
310,639
 • Density340/sq mi (130/km2)
Time zone UTC−6 (Central)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district 19th
The first Lubbock County Courthouse was used from 1891 to 1916. Lubbock County Courthouse 1891.jpg
The first Lubbock County Courthouse was used from 1891 to 1916.
The second Lubbock County Courthouse remained open until 1968, though a third courthouse had been built in 1950. 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. The 2020 census placed the population at 310,639. [1] Its county seat and largest city 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).

Contents

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, encompassing only Hockley County, form the larger 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 896 square miles (2,320 km2) are land and 5.1 square miles (13 km2) (0.6%) are covered by water. [5]

Major highways

Adjacent counties

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1880 25—
1890 3332.0%
1900 293787.9%
1910 3,6241,136.9%
1920 11,096206.2%
1930 39,104252.4%
1940 51,78232.4%
1950 101,04895.1%
1960 156,27154.7%
1970 179,29514.7%
1980 211,65118.0%
1990 222,6365.2%
2000 242,6289.0%
2010 278,83114.9%
2020 310,63911.4%
U.S. Decennial Census [6]
1850–2010 [7] 2010 [8] 2020 [9]
Lubbock 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 [10] Pop 2010 [8] Pop 2020 [9] % 2000% 2010% 2020
White alone (NH)151,705159,815154,99462.53%57.32%49.90%
Black or African American alone (NH)18,18419,95725,6637.49%7.16%8.26%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)8151,0261,4360.34%0.37%0.46%
Asian alone (NH)3,0815,6509,4901.27%2.03%3.05%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)491611800.02%0.06%0.06%
Other race alone (NH)1462849680.06%0.10%0.31%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)2,0393,0148,7380.84%1.08%2.81%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)66,60988,924109,17027.45%31.89%35.14%
Total242,628278,831310,639100.00%100.00%100.00%

As of the census [11] of 2000, 242,628 people, 92,516 households, and 60,135 families resided in the county. The population density was 270 people per square mile (100 people/km2). The 100,595 housing units averaged 112 units 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. About 27.45% of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 92,516 households, 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 not families. About 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 distributed as 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 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.

Elected leadership

Legislative RepresentationNameService
United States Congress, District 19 Jodey Arrington 2017 – Present
State Senator, District 28 Charles Perry 2014 – Present
State Representative, District 83 Dustin Burrows 2015 – Present
State Representative, District 84Carl Tepper2023 – Present
County Elected LeadershipNameService
County JudgeCurtis Parrish2019 – present
County Commissioner Pct 1Terence Kovar2021 – present
County Commissioner Pct 2Jason Corley2019 – present
County Commissioner Pct 3Gilbert Flores2017 – present
County Commissioner Pct 4Jordan Rackler2023 – present
District AttorneyK. Sunshine Stanek2018 – present
District ClerkSara Smith2022 – present
County ClerkKelly Pinon2007 – present
County SheriffKelly Rowe2009 – present
County Tax Assessor-collectorRonnie Keister2009 – present
County TreasurerChris Winn2015 – present

Politics

At the presidential level, Lubbock County votes predominantly Republican, having voted Democratic for president only once in the past 70 years, a trend which began with native son Dwight D. Eisenhower heading the ticket in 1952 and 1956, reversing a trend typical of the Solid South. In the 2020 Presidential election, Joe Biden's percentage (a best for a Democrat since 1976), was due to Biden winning precincts within the city highway loop in Lubbock. [12] The heavy Republican lean of the county is mostly due to Republican landslide victories in precincts located outside the city highway loop in the county.

In October 2023, Lubbock County Commissioners passed a "Sanctuary County for the Unborn" ordinance. The ordinance outlaws "the act of transporting another person along their roads for an abortion." The ordinance is of questionable constitutionality, given the right to interstate travel under the U.S. Constitution. [13]

United States presidential election results for Lubbock County, Texas [14]
Year Republican Democratic Third party(ies)
No. %No. %No. %
2024 86,54769.22%37,14829.71%1,3431.07%
2020 78,86165.27%40,01733.12%1,9391.60%
2016 65,65166.31%28,02328.30%5,3395.39%
2012 63,46969.61%26,27128.81%1,4441.58%
2008 66,30467.98%30,48631.26%7440.76%
2004 70,13575.29%22,47224.12%5440.58%
2000 56,05473.75%18,46924.30%1,4851.95%
1996 47,30463.50%22,78630.59%4,3995.91%
1992 48,84758.95%22,24026.84%11,77114.21%
1988 50,76069.26%22,20230.29%3300.45%
1984 57,15174.98%18,79324.66%2750.36%
1980 46,71168.83%18,73227.60%2,4243.57%
1976 38,47860.40%24,79738.92%4320.68%
1972 43,56473.47%15,35325.89%3790.64%
1968 25,64651.13%15,43030.77%9,07818.10%
1964 17,37244.02%22,05755.89%340.09%
1960 20,06556.35%15,34043.08%2020.57%
1956 13,97052.57%12,54047.19%660.25%
1952 16,13757.95%11,65041.84%580.21%
1948 2,83718.66%11,11473.08%1,2568.26%
1944 1,16910.77%7,65470.50%2,03318.73%
1940 1,28313.63%8,11386.19%170.18%
1936 6228.81%6,42590.97%160.23%
1932 5909.91%5,33089.53%330.55%
1928 3,07960.79%1,97939.07%70.14%
1924 41117.54%1,74074.26%1928.19%
1920 20414.05%1,18081.27%684.68%
1916 344.87%63390.69%314.44%
1912 163.73%36685.31%4710.96%

Communities

Cities

Towns

Village

Unincorporated communities

Ghost towns

Education

School districts serving the county include: [15]

The county is in the service area of South Plains College. [16]

Texas Tech University is in Lubbock.

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "Lubbock County, Texas". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 30, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  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.
  5. ↑ "2010 Census Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. August 22, 2012. Retrieved May 3, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decade". US Census Bureau.
  7. ↑ "Texas Almanac: Population History of Counties from 1850–2010" (PDF). Texas Almanac. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 9, 2022. Retrieved May 3, 2015.
  8. 1 2 "P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Lubbock County, Texas". United States Census Bureau .
  9. 1 2 "P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Lubbock County, Texas". United States Census Bureau .
  10. ↑ "P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Lubbock County, Texas". United States Census Bureau.
  11. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved May 14, 2011.
  12. ↑ Park, Alice; Smart, Charlie; Taylor, Rumsey; Watkins, Miles (March 30, 2021). "An Extremely Detailed Map of the 2020 Election". New York Times. Archived from the original on February 2, 2021. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
  13. ↑ Harte, Julia (October 24, 2023). "Fight over Texas anti-abortion transport bans reaches biggest battlegrounds yet". Reuters. Retrieved October 27, 2023.
  14. ↑ Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org.
  15. ↑ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Lubbock County, TX" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 9, 2022. Retrieved June 29, 2022. - list
  16. ↑ Texas Education Code, Sec. 130.198. SOUTH PLAINS COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA.

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