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Lubbock (/ ˈlʌbək / LUB-ək) [7] is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the county seat of Lubbock County. With a population of 266,878 in 2023, [3] the city is the 10th-most populous city in Texas and the 84th-most populous in the United States. [8]
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Texas population density map. As of May 2024, the 1,225...
- Lubbock County, Texas
Lubbock County is a county located in the U.S. state of...
- Texas Tech University
Texas Tech University (Texas Tech, Tech, or TTU) is a public...
- Reese Air Force Base
Reese Technology Center began as the Lubbock Army Air Corps...
- Metro Tower
The Metro Tower, also known as the NTS Tower, is an office...
- Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport
The airport is the eighth-busiest airport in Texas. Lubbock...
- Comancheria
The Comancheria or Comanchería (Comanche: Nʉmʉnʉʉ Sookobitʉ,...
- Ogallala Aquifer
The Ogallala Aquifer (oh-gə-LAH-lə) is a shallow water table...
- Trae Young
Born in Lubbock, Texas, Trae is the son of Candice and...
- Timeline
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of...
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Lubbock is a city in the United States. It is in the state of Texas. More than 250,000 people live there. It is the home of Texas Tech University.
Lubbock County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. The 2020 census placed the population at 310,639. [1] Its county seat and largest city is Lubbock. [2] The county was created in 1876 and organized in 1891. [3] It is named for Thomas Saltus Lubbock, [4] a Confederate colonel and Texas Ranger (some sources give his first name as ...
Sep 1, 2024 · Lubbock, city, seat (1891) of Lubbock county, northwestern Texas, U.S., lying some 120 miles (190 km) south of Amarillo. It was formed in 1890 from Old Lubbock and Monterey and named for Colonel Tom S. Lubbock, a signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence.
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1876 - Lubbock County established; named after Thomas Saltus Lubbock.1890 - Lubbock settlement formed by merger of Old Lubbock and Monterey.18911900 - Lubbock Avalanchenewspaper begins publication.19091910 - Population: 1,938.1913 - Chamber of Commerce formed.19142003 - Randy Neugebauer becomes U.S. representative for Texas's 19th congressional district.2008 - Tom Martinbecomes mayor.2010 - Population: 229,573.2012 - Glen Robertsonbecomes mayor.Timelines of other cities in the West Texas area of Texas: Abilene, Amarillo, El Paso, Midland"Historical Maps of Texas Cities: Lubbock". Perry–Castañeda Library Map Collection. University of Texas at Austin."Lubbock". Texas Archive of the Moving Image. Austin, TX.Items related to Lubbock, Texas, various dates (via Digital Public Library of America).Jun 25, 2016 · The city, the largest on the South Plains, is on Interstate Highway 27, 327 miles northwest of Dallas and 122 miles south of Amarillo. Lubbock was founded as a part of the movement westward onto the High Plains of Texas by ranchers and farmers.
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