Lubbock, Texas

"Lubbock" redirects here. For other uses, see Lubbock (disambiguation).

Lubbock, Texas
City
Downtown Lubbock in 2024
Downtown Lubbock in 2024
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Flag
Official logo of Lubbock, Texas
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Nickname: 
Hub City
Map
Interactive map of Lubbock
Coordinates: 33°35′06″N 101°50′42″W / 33.58500°N 101.84500°W / 33.58500; -101.84500
CountryUnited States
State Texas
CountyLubbock
Settled1889
IncorporatedMarch 16, 1909
Named forThomas Saltus Lubbock
Government
 • TypeCouncil–manager
 • MayorMark McBrayer (R)
 • City Council
  • Christy Martinez
  • Gordon Harris
  • David Glasheen
  • Brayden Rose
  • Jennifer Wilson
  • Tim Collins
 • City managerW. Jarrett Atkinson
Area
[1]
 • City135.85 sq mi (351.85 km2)
 • Land134.60 sq mi (348.63 km2)
 • Water1.24 sq mi (3.22 km2)
Elevation
[2]
3,202 ft (976 m)
Population
 (2023)[3]
 • City266,878
 • Rank
 • Density2,000/sq mi (760/km2)
 • Urban
[4]
272,280 (US: 150th)
 • Urban density2,562.1/sq mi (989.2/km2)
 • Metro
[5]
360,104 (US: 155th)
 • CSA
[6]
396,955 (US: 103th)
DemonymLubbockite
Time zoneUTC−6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
ZIP Codes
79401-79416, 79423, 79424, 79430, 79452, 79453, 79457, 79464, 79490, 79491, 79493, 79499
Area code806
FIPS code48-45000[3]
GNIS feature ID1374760[2]
Websiteci.lubbock.tx.us

Lubbock (/ˈlʌbək/ LUB-ək)[7] is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the county seat of Lubbock County. With a population of 266,878 in 2023,[3] the city is the 10th-most populous city in Texas and the 84th-most populous in the United States.[8] The city is in the northwestern part of the state, in the Great Plains region, an area known historically and geographically as the Llano Estacado, and ecologically is part of the southern end of the High Plains, lying at the economic center of the Lubbock metropolitan area, which had an estimated population of 360,104 in 2023.[5]

Lubbock's nickname, "Hub City", derives from it being the economic, educational, and health-care hub of the multicounty region, north of the Permian Basin and south of the Texas Panhandle, commonly called the South Plains.[9] The area is the largest contiguous cotton-growing region in the world[10][11] and is heavily dependent on water from the Ogallala Aquifer for irrigation.

Lubbock is home to Texas Tech University, the sixth-largest college by enrollment in the state.

  1. ^ "202 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on March 18, 2021. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Lubbock". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  3. ^ a b c "U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Lubbock city, Texas". United States Census Bureau. May 16, 2024. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
  4. ^ "2020 Census Qualifying Urban Areas and Final Criteria Clarifications". Federal Register. United States Census Bureau. December 29, 2022. Archived from the original on December 30, 2022. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
  5. ^ a b "Annual Resident Population Estimates and Estimated Components of Resident Population Change for Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas and Their Geographic Components for the United States: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023 (CBSA-EST2023-ALLDATA)" (CSV). United States Census Bureau, Population Division. March 14, 2024. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
  6. ^ "Annual Resident Population Estimates and Estimated Components of Resident Population Change for Combined Statistical Areas and Their Geographic Components for the United States: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023 (CSA-EST2023-ALLDATA)" (CSV). United States Census Bureau, Population Division. March 14, 2024. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
  7. ^ "Lubbock". Merriam-Webster Dictionary (Online ed.). Merriam-Webster Incorporated. 2006. Archived from the original on March 20, 2006. Retrieved November 9, 2006. The pronunciation has been newsworthy: Westbrook, Ray (July 25, 2011). "The linguistics of Lubb-uhk: The grating sound of 'Lubbick' hard on the ears of some longtime Lubbockites". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. pp. A1, A5. Archived from the original on December 22, 2017. Retrieved July 30, 2011.
  8. ^ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places of 50,000 or More, Ranked by July 1, 2022 Population: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2022 (SUB-IP-EST2022-ANNRNK)" (XLSX). United States Census Bureau, Population Division. May 18, 2023. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
  9. ^ "Media Resources". Lubbock Chamber of Commerce. 2006. Archived from the original on May 6, 2007. Retrieved November 9, 2006.
  10. ^ "Lubbock Community". Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. Archived from the original on May 27, 2010.
  11. ^ Morrow, M. R.; Kreig, D. R. "Cotton Management Strategies for a Short Growing Season Environment: Water-Nitrogen Considerations". Agronomy Journal. Archived from the original on January 14, 2009.