Lubbock County, Texas
The Lubbock County is a county located in the state of Texas in the United States. The seat of the county government ( county seat ) is located in Lubbock. The county is one of the Dry counties, which means that the sale of alcohol is restricted or prohibited.
Geography
The County is located in northwestern Texas, about 80 km east of the border with New Mexico and has an area of 2333 square kilometers, of which 3 square miles is water area. It is bordered clockwise to the following counties: Hale County, Crosby County, Lynn County and Hockley County.
History
Lubbock County was formed in 1876 from parts of Bexar County. It was named after Thomas Saltus Lubbock, a Texas Ranger and Colonel Confederate Army during the American Civil War.
Demographic data
According to the census in 2000, lived in Lubbock County 242 628 people in 92 516 households and 60 135 families. The population density was 104 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made up of 74.30 percent White, 7.67 percent African American, 0.59 percent Native American, 1.31 percent Asian, 0.04 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander and 14.15 percent from other races groups; 1.96 percent were descended from two or more races. 27.45 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 92 516 households out of which 31.7 per cent of children or young people who lived with them. 48.2 percent were married couples living together, 12.6 percent were single mothers and 35.0 percent were non-families. 26.9 percent of all households and 7.9 percent had someone living alone at the age of 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 3.10 persons.
25.7 percent of the population was under 18 years old, 16.3 percent between 18 to 24, 27.9 percent between 25 and 44, 19.2 percent between 45 and 64 and 11.0 percent were 65 years of age or older. The average age was 30 years. For every 100 females there were 95.8 males to 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.6 males.
The median income for a household was $ 32,198, and the median income for a family was $ 41,067. Males have a median income of $ 29,961, women $ 21,591. The per capita income was $ 17,323. 12.0 percent of families and 17.8 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Cities and Towns
- Abernathy
- Acuff
- Becton
- Broadview
- Buffalo Springs
- Burris
- Canyon ( Lubbock County)
- Carlisle
- Doud
- Estacado
- Heck Ville
- Hurlwood
- Idalou
- Kitalou
- Liberty
- Lubbock
- Midway
- New Deal
- Posey
- Ransom Canyon
- Reese Village
- Roosevelt
- Shallowater
- Slaton
- Slide
- Union
- West Carlisle
- West End Place
- Wolfforth
- Woodrow