Hockley County, Texas

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Hockley County is a county in the state of Texas in the United States. In 2020, 21,537 people lived there.[1] The county seat is Levelland. The county was named for George Washington Hockley, who was Secretary of War for the Republic of Texas.[2]

Hockley County, Texas
Map
Map of Texas highlighting Hockley County
Location in the state of Texas
Map of the USA highlighting Texas
Texas's location in the U.S.
Statistics
Founded 1921
Seat Levelland
Largest City Levelland
Area
 - Total
 - Land
 - Water

909 sq mi (2,354 km²)
908 sq mi (2,352 km²)
0.2 sq mi (1 km²), 0.02
Population
 - (2020)
 - Density

21,537
auto/sq mi (Expression error: Unrecognized word "auto"./km²)
Time zone Central: UTC-6/-5
Website: www.co.hockley.tx.us
Named for: George Washington Hockley

References

  1. "Hockley County, Texas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 5, 2023.
  2. Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. p. 158.