Lubbock County, Texas

Lubbock County
County
The current Lubbock County Courthouse
The current Lubbock County Courthouse
Map of Texas highlighting Lubbock County
Location within the U.S. state of Texas
Map of the United States highlighting Texas
Texas's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 33°37′N 101°49′W / 33.61°N 101.82°W / 33.61; -101.82
Country United States
State Texas
Founded1891
Named forThomas Saltus Lubbock
SeatLubbock
Largest cityLubbock
Area
 • Total901 sq mi (2,330 km2)
 • Land896 sq mi (2,320 km2)
 • Water5.1 sq mi (13 km2)  0.6%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total310,639
 • Density340/sq mi (130/km2)
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district19th
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 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).

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.

  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.