Loving County, Texas
Loving County is a county in the state of Texas in the United States. It is the United States' smallest county by number of people.[1] In 2020, only 64 people lived there.[2] The county seat is Mentone.
| Loving County, Texas | |
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| Map | |
 Location in the state of Texas | |
 Texas's location in the U.S. | |
| Statistics | |
| Founded | 1887 |
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| Seat | Mentone |
| Largest community | Mentone |
| Area - Total - Land - Water |
677 sq mi (1,753 km²) 669 sq mi (1,733 km²) 7.8 sq mi (20 km²), 1.1 |
| Population - (2020) - Density |
64 .095/sq mi (0/km²) |
| Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 |
| Website: www.co.loving.tx.us | |
| Named for: Oliver Loving | |
The County is named for Oliver Loving, a cattle farmer who, along with Charles Goodnight, developed the Goodnight-Loving Trail. He died of wounds from Comanches while on a cattle drive in 1867 near the county.
Loving County, Texas Media
Water tower, Loving County
References
- ↑ Blumenthal, Ralph (25 February 2006). "1 Cafe, 1 Gas Station, 2 Roads: America's Emptiest County" – via NYTimes.com.
- ↑ "Loving County, Texas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 5, 2023.
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