Loop is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in

Gaines County Gaines County is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 21,598. The county seat is Seminole. History The county is named for James Gaines, a merchant who signed the Texas Declaration of Independence and ...

, Texas, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 225. The community was named for the loop of the postmaster's lasso.

Geography

Loop is located in northeastern Gaines County along Texas State Highway 83, which leads west to Seagraves and east to Welch. Seminole, the Gaines County seat, is to the southwest by road. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Loop CDP has an area of , all land.

Education

The Loop Independent School District serves area students. The campus includes all grades from Kindergarten to Senior level. All students are contained on the single campus with a circular building for the primary school and with high school and middle school students sharing a long rectangular hallway. The school participates in the Texas University Interscholastic League. The school's mascot is the Loop Longhorn. The school participates in sports including Six-man football, volleyball, basketball, tennis, and track. The school also has maintained a marching band and concert band program.

References

Unincorporated communities in Texas Census-designated places in Gaines County, Texas Census-designated places in Texas Unincorporated communities in Gaines County, Texas {{GainesCountyTX-geo-stub