Loving County, Texas
Appearance
Loving County | |
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Loving County Courthouse, the only two-story building in Mentone, is listed in the National Register of Historic Places[1] | |
![]() Location within the U.S. state of Texas | |
![]() Texas's location within the U.S. | |
Coordinates: 31°50′N 103°34′W / 31.84°N 103.57°W | |
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Founded | 1887 |
Named for | Oliver Loving |
Seat | Mentone |
Largest community | Mentone |
Area | |
• Total | 677 sq mi (1,750 km2) |
• Land | 669 sq mi (1,730 km2) |
• Water | 7.8 sq mi (20 km2) 1.1% |
Population | |
• Total | 64 |
• Density | .095/sq mi (0.037/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
Website | www |
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.[3] In 2020, only 64 people lived there.[2] The county seat is Mentone.
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.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Loving County Courthouse (ID: 06000362)". National Register of Historic Places. 2006-05-10. Retrieved 2023-01-02.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Loving County, Texas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 5, 2023.
- ↑ Blumenthal, Ralph (25 February 2006). "1 Cafe, 1 Gas Station, 2 Roads: America's Emptiest County" – via NYTimes.com.