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Welcome to Lamb County ...

Time Zone: Lamb County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Littlefield is the Seat for Lamb County.

Lamb County was founded in 1876 and was created by taking area from Bexar County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Lamb had a population of 12,893 people. This is a decrease of 7.86% since the last Census (which gave a population of 13,993 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Lamb represented 0.06% of the total population of Texas.

Below are some of the communities located in Lamb County:

  • Amherst
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Earth
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Earth is located in Lamb County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earth
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 951 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Earth <2>
  • Littlefield
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Olton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Olton is located in Lamb County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,025 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olton <2>
  • Springlake
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Sudan
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Sudan is located in Lamb County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sudan
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 879 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sudan <2>

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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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