Loving County, Texas
county in Texas, United States
Loving County is a county in the state of Texas in the United States. It is the United States' smallest county by number of people.[3] In 2020, only 64 people lived there.[2] The county seat is Mentone.
Loving County | |
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![Loving County Courthouse, the only two-story building in Mentone, is listed in the National Register of Historic Places[1]](/wiki/File:Mentone_Courthouse.JPG) Loving County Courthouse, the only two-story building in Mentone, is listed in the National Register of Historic Places[1] | |
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 Location within the U.S. state of Texas | |
 Texas's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 31°50′N 103°34′W / 31.84°N 103.57°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Texas |
| Founded | 1887 |
| Named for | Oliver Loving |
| Seat | Mentone |
| Largest community | Mentone |
| Area | |
| • Total | 677 sq mi (1,750 km2) |
| • Land | 669 sq mi (1,730 km2) |
| • Water | 7.8 sq mi (20 km2) 1.1% |
| Population | |
| • Total | 64 |
| • Density | .095/sq mi (0.037/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Website | www |
The County is named for Oliver Loving, a cattle farmer who, along with Charles Goodnight, developed the Goodnight-Loving Trail. He died of wounds from Comanches while on a cattle drive in 1867 near the county.
References
change- ↑ "Loving County Courthouse (ID: 06000362)". National Register of Historic Places. 2006-05-10. Retrieved 2023-01-02.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Loving County, Texas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 5, 2023.
- ↑ Blumenthal, Ralph (25 February 2006). "1 Cafe, 1 Gas Station, 2 Roads: America's Emptiest County" – via NYTimes.com.
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