Lynn County, Texas

Lynn County
Lynn County Courthouse in Tahoka
Lynn County Courthouse in Tahoka
Map of Texas highlighting Lynn 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°11′N 101°49′W / 33.18°N 101.82°W / 33.18; -101.82
Country United States
State Texas
Founded1903
SeatTahoka
Largest cityTahoka
Area
 • Total893 sq mi (2,310 km2)
 • Land892 sq mi (2,310 km2)
 • Water1.6 sq mi (4 km2)  0.2%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total5,596
 • Density6.3/sq mi (2.4/km2)
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district19th
Websitewww.co.lynn.tx.us
Veterans Monument at Lynn County Courthouse

Lynn County is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 5,596.[1] Its county seat is Tahoka.[2] The county was created in 1876 and organized in 1903.[3]

Lynn County, along with Crosby and Lubbock Counties, is part of the Lubbock Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA). The Lubbock MSA and Levelland Micropolitan Statistical Area (μSA), encompassing only Hockley County, form the larger Lubbock–Levelland Combined Statistical Area (CSA).

Lynn County was one of 30 prohibition,[4] or entirely dry, counties in Texas, but is now a moist county.

The county has two historical museums, the O'Donnell Heritage Museum, with a Dan Blocker room in O'Donnell, and the Tahoka Pioneer Museum in Tahoka.

The county is also home to the Lynn County Hospital District that provides medical care to the county and surrounding area.[5]

  1. ^ "Lynn County, Texas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
  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. ^ "TABC Local Option Elections". Retrieved July 29, 2018.
  5. ^ "Lynn County Healthcare System". lchdhealthcare.org. Retrieved January 23, 2023.