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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 BexarCounty.

From the Census Estimates for 2009, <1> Lamb had a population of 13,162 people. This is a decrease of 10.52% since the last Census (which gave a population of 14,709 people in 2000).

At the time of the 2000 Census, Lamb represented 0.07% of the total population of Texas, making it the state's 141st most populous county (out of 254 counties).

The following table shows the recent changes in population. Other than 2000, the population counts have been estimated by the Census Bureau.

YearPopulationChange
Since 2000		Year-to-Year Change
201013,977-4.98%+6.19% since 2009
200913,162-10.52%-2.73% since 2008
200813,532-8%-2.05% since 2007
200713,815-6.08% 
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200014,709The Last Census

More information can be found on the Lamb County Census Page for Lamb County.

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Below are some of the communities located in Lamb County (for more communities, please visit our Nearby Page for Lamb County):

Community 2009
Population		2000
Population		Change
(2009vs. 2000)
Littlefield   5,7416,50711.77% decrease  
Olton   2,0912,2888.61% decrease  
Earth   9671,10912.8% decrease  
Sudan   9541,0398.18% decrease  
Amherst   69379112.39% decrease  

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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 2000 Census and the next count will be for the 2010 Census.

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