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Lubbock Metropolitan Area
The Lubbock metropolitan area is a metropolitan statistical area (MSA) in the South Plains region of west Texas, United States, that covers three counties – Crosby, Lubbock, and Lynn. As of the 2010 census, the Lubbock MSA had a population of 290,805, though a 2019 estimate placed the population at 322,257, which ranks it the 157th most populated Metropolitan statistical area in the United States. It is also part of the larger Lubbock-Plainview-Levelland combined statistical area. Communities Places with more than 150,000 people *Lubbock (Principal city) Places with 5,000 to 10,000 people * Slaton Places with 1,000 to 5,000 people * Abernathy (partial) * Crosbyton * Idalou * Lorenzo * Ralls * Ransom Canyon * Shallowater * Tahoka * Wolfforth Places with less than 1,000 people * Buffalo Springs * New Deal * New Home *O'Donnell * Reese Center Unincorporated places * Acuff *Cone *Grassland * Kalgary *Roosevelt *Slide * Wayside * Woodrow Demographics As of the census of 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Metropolitan Statistical Area
In the United States, a metropolitan statistical area (MSA) is a geographical region with a relatively high population density at its core and close economic ties throughout the area. Such regions are neither legally Incorporated town, incorporated as a city or town would be, nor are they legal administrative divisions like County (United States), counties or separate entities such as U.S. state, states; because of this, the precise definition of any given metropolitan area can vary with the source. The statistical criteria for a standard metropolitan area were defined in 1949 and redefined as metropolitan statistical area in 1983. A typical metropolitan area is centered on a single large city that wields substantial influence over the region (e.g., New York City or Chicago). However, some metropolitan areas contain more than one large city with no single municipality holding a substantially dominant position (e.g., Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, Hampton Roads, Virginia B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ralls, Texas
Ralls is a city in Crosby County, Texas, United States. It was named after John Robinson Ralls, who with the help of W.E. McLaughlin, laid out the townsite in July 1911. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 1,944, down from 2,252 at the 2000 census. Ralls is surrounded by productive farm lands that primarily produce cotton and grains, with lesser amounts of soybean, sunflower seed, and vegetables. Geography Ralls is an agricultural community located on the level plains of the Llano Estacado between Lorenzo to the west and Crosbyton to the east. To the north of Ralls is the small community of Cone, and further north is a narrow portion of Blanco Canyon, where the Spanish explorer Francisco Vázquez de Coronado and his army are believed to have camped in 1541. To the south of Ralls is the Caprock Escarpment, which marks the break between the Llano Estacado and the Rolling Plains, carved by tributaries of the Brazos River, such as the Salt Fork and the Double Mounta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roosevelt, Lubbock County, Texas
Roosevelt is an unincorporated area, unincorporated community in Lubbock County, Texas, Lubbock County, Texas, United States. It sits at an elevation of 3136 feet (956 m). The community is part of the Lubbock, Texas, Lubbock Lubbock metropolitan area, Metropolitan Statistical Area. It mainly consists of Roosevelt High school. There is also a Baptist church here. References * Unincorporated communities in Lubbock County, Texas Lubbock metropolitan area Unincorporated communities in Texas {{LubbockCountyTX-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalgary, Texas
Kalgary is an unincorporated community in Crosby County, Texas, United States. According to the ''Handbook of Texas'', the community had an estimated population of 70 in 2000. Kalgary is part of the Lubbock Metropolitan Statistical Area. Geography Kalgary is situated along FM 261 in southeastern Crosby County, about southeast of Lubbock. It is located within the rolling plains along a drainage divide that separates the White River and the Salt Fork Brazos River, both tributaries of the Brazos River. Climate According to the Köppen climate classification system, Kalgary has a semiarid climate, ''BSk'' on climate maps. History The community was established around 1905, when E.P. Swenson started selling parcels of his SMS Ranch. First known as Spur, the community became known as Watson, after early settler Richard Watson Self. A post office opened in 1911, but closed two years later. It reopened in 1925, and in 1927, the community's name was changed from Watson to Kalgary after ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grassland, Texas
Grassland is an unincorporated community in Lynn County, West Texas, United States. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had an estimated population of 61 in 2000. Geography Grassland lies on the level plains of the Llano Estacado in West Texas. It is situated at the junction of Farm Roads 212 and 1313 in east central Lynn County, approximately two miles south of U.S. Highway 380 and two miles west of the Garza County line. History The community was founded in 1888 and grew up around a ranch owned by Enos Seeds and his brother, Thomas. A post office was established at the site on January 12, 1889. It remained operational until May 7, 1900. During the early 1900s, former ranch lands were divided into smaller plots and sold for farming and other agricultural purposes. Grassland School District No. 21 was created in 1916 to serve local students. That same year, Grassland Methodist Church was organized. The community's status as a hub of religious activities was furthe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cone, Texas
Cone is an unincorporated community in Crosby County, Texas, United States. It lies on U.S. Route 62, thirty-four miles northeast of Lubbock, has an estimated population of 70, and is the location of thHarmony Plains Singing School History Named for early settler James Stanton Cone, the community of Cone was established in 1901, and was granted a post office sometime around 1903. On 14 February 1903, the Cone School began teaching students on land donated by a man by the name of Charles Travis, and by 1939 the community was home to 150 residents. After the 1930s, however, the population began to decline. By 1965, the Cone school's enrollment had fallen so low that the district was forced to consolidate, sending the few remaining pupils to attend school in Ralls. By 1988 the population had fallen to less than fifty, and only three businesses and the post office remained in operation. By 2000, however, the population had rebounded to its current level of approximately 70. Cone sc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acuff, Texas
Acuff is an unincorporated farming community in northeastern Lubbock County, Texas, United States. It is part of the Lubbock Metropolitan Statistical Area. History The town is named for Michael S. Acuff, who arrived in the area in 1891. Acuff's first school was constructed in 1902 and the town had a post office from 1903 to 1912. In 1942, the Acuff school consolidated with, and is currently served by, the Roosevelt Independent School District. During the 1940s Baptists and Methodists shared the same church and the population swelled from (no figures available) to 50 people in the 1950s. The current estimated population is 30. The Maines family, of which Lloyd Maines and his daughter Natalie Maines are most notable, has its roots in the Acuff area. Hispanic journalist Bidal Aguero was born in Acuff in 1949. The main crop in the area is cotton. The early settlers cleared the land from prairie grass and mesquite trees using plows pulled by mules. Most of the current landowners are t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reese Center, Texas
Reese Center is an unincorporated community and former census-designated place (CDP) in Lubbock County, Texas, United States. The population was 42 at the 2000 census. Its population was not recorded separately for the 2010 census. It is part of the Lubbock Metropolitan Statistical Area. Geography Reese Center is located at (33.593363, -102.030076). The community is bordered by the former Reese Air Force Base to the west and by the city of Lubbock to the south and east. According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP had a total area of , all of it land. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 42 people, 13 households, and 10 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 6.4 people per square mile (2.5/km2). There were 14 housing units at an average density of 2.1/sq mi (0.8/km2). The racial makeup of the CDP was 95.24% White, 2.38% Native American, 2.38% from other races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 14.29% of the population. There were ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
O'Donnell, Texas
O'Donnell is a West Texas city that lies primarily in Lynn County, Texas, Lynn County, with a small portion extending south into Dawson County, Texas. Its population was 831 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census, down from 1,011 at the 2000 census. The Lynn county portion of O'Donnell is part of the Lubbock Metropolitan area. History O'Donnell was settled in 1910 and named for Tom J. O'Donnell, a railroad promoter. O'Donnell was a railroad-created town, founded in anticipation that the Pecos and Northern Texas Railway would lay tracks through the area. A branch of the Pecos and Northern Texas Railway was constructed from Slaton, Texas, Slaton to Lamesa, Texas, Lamesa in 1910. The rails were abandoned and removed in 1999. In 2016, a controversy arose when the school was reported for having the ten commandments on its wall; when forced to take it down, the students came together and wrote Bible verses on sticky notes and posted them on the wall. Geography O'Donnell is on th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Home, Texas
New Home is a small city in Lynn County, Texas, United States. The population was 334 at the 2010 census. History The agricultural community of New Home was originally part of the Deuce of Hearts Ranch. A portion of the ranch was platted and opened for settlement in the 1890s.Donald R. Abbe, The History of Lynn County (M.A. thesis, Texas Tech University, 1974). The community was initially called Deuce of Hearts but the name was later changed to New Home. Farming began in the area between 1905 and 1910, and an identifiable community had formed there by the 1930s. The economy of New Home has always been closely linked to cotton production and ginning. In 1985, the New Home Co-op Gin processed 12,000 bales of cotton. Geography New Home is located on the high plains of the Llano Estacado. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 320 people, 100 households, and 81 families residin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Deal, Texas
New Deal is a U.S. town in Lubbock County, Texas. The population was 794 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Lubbock Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Llano Estacado region. History New Deal was originally known as Monroe, named for Monroe G. Abernathy, a local landowner. The town was originally developed as a train station loading site. People began to settle there and that is why the town was built alongside the railroad tracks and highway. The train identification name for the township still reads Monroe alongside the railroad tracks. Some time afterward the town wanted a post office and requested the permit for the Monroe Postal Station. Because there was already a town in Texas with the name Monroe City, the U.S. postal department changed the name of the town to New Deal after Franklin D. Roosevelt's programs and to go along with the consolidated school system's name. This information was all developed when the school system had to write a history when applying for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buffalo Springs, Texas
Buffalo Springs is a village in Lubbock County, Texas, United States. The population was 453 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Lubbock Metropolitan Statistical Area. Geography The community is on the shores of Buffalo Springs Lake southeast of Lubbock.''Buffalo Springs Lake, Texas,'' 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1965 (1976 rev.) According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , of which is land and , or 20.73%, is water. Demographics 2020 census As of the 2020 United States census, there were 468 people, 247 households, and 164 families residing in the village. 2000 census As of the census of 2000, there were 493 people, 227 households, and 143 families residing in the village. The population density was 312.9 people per square mile (120.5/km2). There were 303 housing units at an average density of 192.3/sq mi (74.0/km2). The racial makeup of the village was 94.93% White, 0.61% African American, 0.61% Native American, 2.6 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |