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Lipscomb County
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Lipscomb County courthouse in Lipscomb. Shown here undergoing restoration in May 2020.
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Location within the U.S. state of Texas
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Country | United States |
State | Texas |
Founded | 1887 |
Named for | Abner Smith Lipscomb |
Seat | Lipscomb |
Largest town | Booker |
Area | |
• Total | 932 sq mi (2,410 km2) |
• Land | 932 sq mi (2,410 km2) |
• Water | 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2) 0.01%% |
Population
(2020)
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• Total | 3,059 |
• Density | 3.2822/sq mi (1.2673/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
Congressional district | 13th |
Lipscomb County ( LIP-skəm) is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 3,059. Its county seat is Lipscomb. The county was created in 1876 and organized in 1887. It is named for Judge Abner Smith Lipscomb, a secretary of state of the Republic of Texas.
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Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 932 square miles (2,410 km2), of which 932 square miles (2,410 km2) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2) (0.01%) is water.
Major highways
- U.S. Highway 60
- U.S. Highway 83
- State Highway 15
- State Highway 23
- State Highway 213
- State Highway 305
Adjacent counties
- Beaver County, Oklahoma (north)
- Ellis County, Oklahoma (east)
- Hemphill County (south)
- Roberts County (southwest)
- Ochiltree County (west)
Demographics
Historical population | |||
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Census | Pop. | %± | |
1880 | 69 | — | |
1890 | 632 | 815.9% | |
1900 | 790 | 25.0% | |
1910 | 2,634 | 233.4% | |
1920 | 3,684 | 39.9% | |
1930 | 4,512 | 22.5% | |
1940 | 3,764 | −16.6% | |
1950 | 3,658 | −2.8% | |
1960 | 3,406 | −6.9% | |
1970 | 3,486 | 2.3% | |
1980 | 3,766 | 8.0% | |
1990 | 3,143 | −16.5% | |
2000 | 3,057 | −2.7% | |
2010 | 3,302 | 8.0% | |
2020 | 3,059 | −7.4% | |
U.S. Decennial Census 1850–2010 2020 |
2020 census
Race / Ethnicity | Pop 2010 | Pop 2020 | % 2010 | % 2020 |
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White alone (NH) | 2,213 | 1,786 | 67.02% | 58.39% |
Black or African American alone (NH) | 7 | 4 | 0.21% | 0.13% |
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 22 | 29 | 0.67% | 0.95% |
Asian alone (NH) | 10 | 2 | 0.30% | 0.07% |
Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
Some Other Race alone (NH) | 2 | 4 | 0.06% | 0.13% |
Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH) | 41 | 111 | 1.24% | 3.63% |
Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1,007 | 1,123 | 30.50% | 36.71% |
Total | 3,302 | 3,059 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.
Communities
City
Towns
- Booker (small part in Ochiltree County)
- Darrouzett
- Follett
Census-designated place
- Lipscomb (county seat)
See also
In Spanish: Condado de Lipscomb para niños
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