| Loving County, Texas | | Map |
Location in the state of Texas | | Statistics | | Formed | | | Seat | Mentone | Area
- Total
- Land
- Water |
1,753 km² (677 mi²)
1,743 km² (673 mi²)
10 km² (4 mi²), 0.56% | Population
- (2000)
- Density |
67
0.03/km² | Loving County is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. According to the 2004 estimate by the Census Bureau, it is the least populous county in the United States, with a resident population of only 52. This population has also been rapidly declining in recent years; Loving County having lost over 35% of its population from 1990 to 2000 and another 22% of its population between 2000 and 2004. Its county seat—and only community—is Mentone6. The nearest sizable communities include Pecos, Texas and Carlsbad, New Mexico. Image File history File links Map_of_Texas_highlighting_Loving_County. ...
A county seat is a term for an administrative center for a county, primarily used in the United States. ...
Mentone is the only town in Loving County, Texas, United States, the least populous county in the U.S. As such it is, of course, the county seat. ...
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2000 US Census logo The Twenty-Second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13. ...
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Official language(s) See: Languages of Texas Capital Austin Largest city Houston Area Ranked 2nd - Total 268,581 sq mi (695,622 km²) - Width 773 miles (1,244 km) - Length 790 miles (1,270 km) - % water 2. ...
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A county seat is a term for an administrative center for a county, primarily used in the United States. ...
Mentone is the only town in Loving County, Texas, United States, the least populous county in the U.S. As such it is, of course, the county seat. ...
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Pecos is a city located in Reeves County, Texas. ...
Carlsbad is a city located in Eddy County, New Mexico. ...
The county is named for Oliver Loving, a cattle rancher and pioneer of the cattle drive who with Charles Goodnight developed the Goodnight-Loving Trail. He was mortally wounded by Native Americans while on a cattle drive in the vicinity of the county. Oliver Loving (December 4, 1812-September 25, 1867) was a cattle rancher and pioneer of the cattle drive who with Charles Goodnight developed the Goodnight-Loving Trail. ...
Binomial name Bos taurus Linnaeus, 1758 Cattle (often called cows in vernacular and contemporary usage, or kye as the Scots plural of cou) are domesticated ungulates, a member of the subfamily Bovinae of the family Bovidae. ...
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Charles Goodnight Charles Goodnight (March 5, 1836 – December 12, 1929) was a cattle rancher in the American West. ...
The Goodnight-Loving Trail was a trail used in the cattle drives of the late 1860s for the large-scale movement of Texas longhorns northward from the open range country of west Texas and New Mexico to the railroads in Colorado in the United States. ...
An Aani (Atsina) named Assiniboin Boy. ...
Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,753 km² (677 mi²). 1,743 km² (673 mi²) of it is land and 10 km² (4 mi²) of it (0.56%) is water. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title ) is a part of the United States Department of Commerce. ...
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Major Highways These are the only through-routes in Loving County Major landform Pecos River Image File history File links Texas_302. ...
State Highway 302 is a state highway that runs between Mentone and Odessa in far west Texas. ...
Adjacent counties Lea County is a county located in the state of New Mexico. ...
Winkler County is a county located in the state of Texas. ...
Ward County is a county located in the state of Texas. ...
Reeves County is a county located in the state of Texas. ...
Eddy County is a county located in the state of New Mexico. ...
Demographics As of the census2 of 2000, there were 67 people, 31 households, and 19 families residing in the county. The population density was 0.03/km² (0.1/mi²). There were 70 housing units at an average density of 0.04/km² (0.1/mi²). Of the total population of 67 persons, 60 persons identified themselves as White, no person identified him or herself as Black, African American, Native American, Asian, or Pacific Islander, 6 identified themselves as "some other race", and 1 person identified him or herself as belonging to two or more races. In addition, 7 persons identified themselves as being of Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin of any race. 1870 US Census for New York City A census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population (not necessarily a human population). ...
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Race, as defined by the United States Census Bureau and the Federal Office of Management and Budget, is a self-identification data item in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify. ...
Race, as defined by the United States Census Bureau and the Federal Office of Management and Budget, is a self-identification data item in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify. ...
Race, as defined by the United States Census Bureau and the Federal Office of Management and Budget, is a self-identification data item in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify. ...
Race, as defined by the United States Census Bureau and the Federal Office of Management and Budget, is a self-identification data item in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify. ...
Race, as defined by the United States Census Bureau and the Federal Office of Management and Budget, is a self-identification data item in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify. ...
Race, as defined by the United States Census Bureau and the Federal Office of Management and Budget, is a self-identification data item in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify. ...
Race, as defined by the United States Census Bureau and the Federal Office of Management and Budget, is a self-identification data item in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify. ...
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There were 31 households out of which 5 have children under the age of 18 living with them, 17 are married couples living together, 2 have a female householder with no husband present, and 11 are non-families. Ten households are made up of individuals and 2 consist of someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.16 and the average family size was 2.65.
In the county, the population was spread out with 13 people under the age of 18, one between 18 and 24, 18 from 25 to 44, 24 from 45 to 64, and 11 who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 10 females there are 11.61 males. For every 10 females age 18 and over, there are 12.50 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $40,000, and the median income for a family was $53,750. Males had a median income of $25,833 versus $0 for females. The per capita income for the county was $24,084. None of the population and no families are below the poverty line. The per capita income for a group of people may be defined as their total personal income, divided by the total population. ...
Loving County is the only county[citation needed] in the United States with no persons below the poverty line in 2000.[1] Map of countries showing percentage of population who have an income below the national poverty line The poverty line is the level of income below which one cannot afford to purchase all the resources one requires to live. ...
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Education Loving County is served by the Wink-Loving Independent School District. The county's school system was closed and consolidated into Wink's ISD in 1972 because the enrollment had fallen to two pupils. Wink-Loving Independent School District is a public school district based in Wink, Texas (USA). ...
1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ...
Notes The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title ) is a part of the United States Department of Commerce. ...
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