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Welcome to Lubbock County ...

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

The community of Lubbock is the Seat for Lubbock County.

Lubbock County was founded August 21, 1876. Lubbock was created by taking area from Bexar and Crosby Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Lubbock had a population of 310,569 people. This is an increase of 10.8% since the last Census (which gave a population of 280,301 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Lubbock represented 1.11% of the total population of Texas.

Below are some of the communities located in Lubbock County:

  • Buffalo Springs
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Buffalo Springs is located in Lubbock County (TX)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
  • Idalou
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Idalou is located in Lubbock County (TX)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,313 people
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  • Lubbock
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Lubbock is located in Lubbock County (TX)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 262,611 people
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  • New Deal
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • New Deal is located in Lubbock County (TX)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 841 people
  • Ransom Canyon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Shallowater
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Slaton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Slaton is located in Lubbock County (TX)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,975 people
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  • Wolfforth
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)

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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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