Welcome to Hockley County ...
Time Zone: Hockley County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.
The community of Levelland is the Seat for Hockley County.
Hockley County was founded in 1876. Hockley was created by taking area from Bexar and Young Counties.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Hockley had a population of 23,021 people. This is an increase of 0.74% since the last Census (which gave a population of 22,853 people in 2010).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Hockley represented 0.09% of the total population of Texas.
Below are some of the communities located in Hockley County:
- Anton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Anton is located in Hockley County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,089 people
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- Levelland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Opdyke West
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Opdyke West is located in Hockley County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opdyke West
- Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
- Ropesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Smyer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sundown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
Websites of Interest ...
- Websites specific to Texas
- Websites specific to Hockley County
- Websites for nearby counties
- Bailey County
- Cochran County
- Hale County
- Lamb County
- Lubbock County
- Lynn County
- Terry County
- Yoakum County
- Cemetery Information and Directories
Footnotes ...
| <1> | On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census. |
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