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