Lubbock-Levelland combined statistical area
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South Plains
South Plains is a vernacular term that refers to a region in West Texas consisting of the portion of the Llano Estacado extending south of the Texas Panhandle, centered at Lubbock. While prominent in the area of petroleum production, the South Plains is mainly an agricultural region, producing a...
region of Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
. The statistical area consists of the Lubbock Metropolitan Statistical Area
Lubbock metropolitan area
The Lubbock Metropolitan Statistical Area is a metropolitan area in the South Plains region of Texas, USA, that covers two counties - Lubbock and Crosby. As of the 2000 census, the MSA had a population of 249,700...
and the Levelland Micropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...
, the CSA had a population of 272,416 (though a July 1, 2009 estimate placed the population at 298,931).
Counties
Places with 1,000 to 5,000 people
- AbernathyAbernathy, TexasAbernathy is a city in Hale and Lubbock counties in the U.S. state of Texas. The population was 2,839 at the 2000 census, but had dropped to 2,764 according to a 2009 estimate....
(partial) - AntonAnton, TexasAnton is a city in Hockley County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,200 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Anton is located at ....
- CrosbytonCrosbyton, TexasCrosbyton is a city in and the county seat of Crosby County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,874 at the 2000 census. Crosbyton is part of the Lubbock Metropolitan Statistical Area....
- IdalouIdalou, TexasIdalou is a city in Lubbock County, Texas, United States. It is located 7 miles northeast of Lubbock near the intersection of Farm to Market Road 400 and US 62/US 82/SH 114. The population was 2,157 at the 2000 census...
- LorenzoLorenzo, TexasLorenzo is a city in Crosby County, Texas, United States. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 1,372. It is part of the Lubbock Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Lorenzo is located at on U.S...
- RallsRalls, TexasRalls is an agricultural community in Crosby County, West Texas, United States, named after John Robinson Ralls, who, with the help of W.E. McLaughlin, laid out the townsite in July 1911...
- Ransom CanyonRansom Canyon, TexasRansom Canyon is a town in Lubbock County of West Texas, United States. The population was 1,011 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Lubbock Metropolitan Statistical Area....
- ShallowaterShallowater, TexasShallowater is a city in Lubbock County, Texas, United States. Shallowater is on U.S. Route 84 and the Burlington Northern Santa Fe line, twelve miles northwest of Lubbock, Texas. Population was 2,086 according to the 2000 census...
- SundownSundown, TexasSundown is a city in Hockley County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,505 the 2000 census.-Geography:Sundown is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land....
- WolfforthWolfforth, TexasWolfforth is a city in Lubbock County, Texas, United States. The population was 2,554 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Lubbock Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Wolfforth is located at ....
Places with less than 1,000 people
- Buffalo SpringsBuffalo Springs, TexasBuffalo Springs is a village in Lubbock County, Texas, United States. The population was 493 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Lubbock Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Buffalo Springs is located at ....
- New DealNew Deal, TexasNew Deal is a town in Lubbock County, Texas, United States.The population was 708 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Lubbock Metropolitan Statistical Area.-History:...
- Opdyke WestOpdyke West, TexasOpdyke West is a town in Hockley County, Texas, United States. The population was 188 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Opdyke West is located at ....
- Reese CenterReese Center, TexasReese Center is a census-designated place in Lubbock County, Texas, United States. The population was 42 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Lubbock Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Reese Center is located at ....
- RopesvilleRopesville, TexasRopesville is a city in Hockley County, Texas, United States. The population was 517 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Ropesville is located at ....
- SmyerSmyer, TexasSmyer is a town in Hockley County, Texas, United States. The population was 480 at the 2000 census.-History:In 1902, Isaac L. Ellwood acquired in Hockley and Lamb counties and formed the Spade Ranch. The ranch, located deep within the heart of the Llano Estacado, was wide by long...
Unincorporated places
- AcuffAcuff, TexasAcuff is an unincorporated farming community in northeastern Lubbock County, Texas, United States. It is part of the Lubbock Metropolitan Statistical Area. The Acuff area originally had its own school, but it merged with, and is currently served by, the Roosevelt Independent School District. The...
- ConeCone, TexasCone is an unincorporated community in Crosby County, Texas, United States. It lies on U.S. Route 62, thirty-four miles northeast of Lubbock, and has an estimated population of 70. It is part of the Lubbock Metropolitan Statistical Area.-History:...
- RooseveltRoosevelt, Lubbock County, TexasRoosevelt is an unincorporated community in Lubbock County, Texas, United States. It sits at an elevation of 3136 feet . The community is part of the Lubbock Metropolitan Statistical Area....
- SlideSlide, TexasSlide is an unincorporated community in Lubbock County, Texas, United States. It lies at the junction of FM 1730 and FM 41, thirteen miles south of Lubbock, and has an estimated population of 44. The community is part of the Lubbock Metropolitan Statistical Area.-History:Established in the 1890s,...
- WhitharralWhitharral, TexasWhitharral is an unincorporated community in Hockley County, Texas, United States.-History:Whitharral was founded in 1924 after the sale of the Littlefield ranchlands. The town was named by an early settler by the name of Whitfield Harral, or possibly Harold Whitfield.A school was founded in 1925,...
- WoodrowWoodrow, TexasWoodrow is an unincorporated community in southern Lubbock County, Texas, United States. It lies on U.S. Route 87, ten miles south of Lubbock, and has an estimated population of 85. It is part of the Lubbock Metropolitan Statistical Area.-History:...
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
of 2000, there were 272,416 people, 103,022 households, and 68,092 families residing within the CSA. The racial makeup of the CSA was 74.03% White, 7.24% African American, 0.60% Native American, 1.17% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 14.94% from other races
Race (United States Census)
Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the Federal Office of Management and Budget and the United States Census Bureau, are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
, and 1.98% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 28.83% of the population.
The median income for a household in the CSA was $29,684 and the median income for a family was $35,415. Males had a median income of $27,824 versus $19,830 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...
for the CSA was $15,597.
See also
- List of cities in Texas
- Texas census statistical areasTexas census statistical areasthumb|An enlargeable map of the [[List of counties in Texas|254 counties]] of the [[State of Texas]]The United States Census Bureau has defined 8 Combined Statistical Areas , 25 Metropolitan Statistical Areas , and 43 Micropolitan Statistical Areas in the State of Texas. The following table...
- List of Texas metropolitan areas