Slide, Texas
Encyclopedia
Slide 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
.
To rectify the error, all of the community's buildings were placed on skids and 'slid' two miles to the west, and Block Twenty was henceforth referred to as Slide to commemorate the event.
Throughout its history, Slide has remained a rural cotton farming community; its population never has exceeded 50 residents. Slide did have its own post office twice in its history, once from 1904-1915 and again from 1917-1929. The last businesses closed in the 1970s, but the community's population remained unchanged at approximately 44, a figure it maintained through to the 2000 Census.
Unincorporated area
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...
in Lubbock County, 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...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. It lies at the junction of FM 1730 and FM 41, thirteen miles south of Lubbock
Lubbock, Texas
Lubbock is a city in and the county seat of Lubbock County, Texas, United States. The city is located in the northwestern part of the state, a region known historically as the Llano Estacado, and the home of Texas Tech University and Lubbock Christian University...
, and has an estimated population of 44. The community is part of the Lubbock
Lubbock, Texas
Lubbock is a city in and the county seat of Lubbock County, Texas, United States. The city is located in the northwestern part of the state, a region known historically as the Llano Estacado, and the home of Texas Tech University and Lubbock Christian University...
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...
.
History
Established in the 1890s, Slide is the second oldest remaining community in Lubbock County, behind Lubbock itself. Originally known as Block Twenty, the community got its unusual name in 1903 when surveyor W.D. Sandefer discovered that most of Block Twenty's structures had been built approximately two miles east of their proper locations.To rectify the error, all of the community's buildings were placed on skids and 'slid' two miles to the west, and Block Twenty was henceforth referred to as Slide to commemorate the event.
Throughout its history, Slide has remained a rural cotton farming community; its population never has exceeded 50 residents. Slide did have its own post office twice in its history, once from 1904-1915 and again from 1917-1929. The last businesses closed in the 1970s, but the community's population remained unchanged at approximately 44, a figure it maintained through to the 2000 Census.