Editing Lipscomb County, Texas

{{Short description|County in Texas, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox U.S. county
 | county               = Lipscomb County
 | state                = Texas
 | seal                 = 
 | founded              = 1887
 | seat wl              = Lipscomb
 | largest city wl      = Booker
 | city type            = town
 | area_total_sq_mi     = 932
 | area_land_sq_mi      = 932
 | area_water_sq_mi     = 0.1
 | area percentage      = 0.01%
 | census estimate yr   = 
 | census yr            = 2020
 | pop                  = 3,059
 | density_sq_mi        = auto
 | ex image             = Lipscomb County courthouse May 2020.jpg
 | ex image cap         = Lipscomb County courthouse in Lipscomb. Shown here undergoing restoration in May 2020.
 | web                  = www.co.lipscomb.tx.us|
 | time zone            = Central
 | named for            = [[Abner Smith Lipscomb]]
 | district             = 13th
}}

'''Lipscomb County''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|l|ɪ|p|s|k|ə|m}} {{respell|LIP|skəm}}) is a [[County (United States)|county]] located in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Texas]]. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], its population was 3,059.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Lipscomb County, Texas|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=0500000US48295|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=January 30, 2022}}</ref> Its [[county seat]] is [[Lipscomb, Texas|Lipscomb]].<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110302041221/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 2, 2011|access-date=June 7, 2011|title=Find a County|publisher=National Association of Counties}}</ref> The county was created in 1876 and organized in 1887.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/TX_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm|title=Texas: Individual County Chronologies|work=Texas Atlas of Historical County Boundaries|publisher=[[Newberry Library|The Newberry Library]]|date=2008|access-date=May 25, 2015}}</ref> It is named for Judge [[Abner Smith Lipscomb]], a secretary of state of the [[Republic of Texas]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Gannett|first=Henry|title=The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States|url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ|year=1905|publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office|page=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ/page/n186 187]}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|932|sqmi|abbr=on}}, almost all of which are land and {{convert|0.1|sqmi|abbr=on}} (0.01%) is covered by water.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=http://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/counties_list_48.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=May 3, 2015|date=August 22, 2012|title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files}}</ref>

===Major highways===
* [[Image:US 60.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 60 in Texas|U.S. Highway 60]]
* [[Image:US 83.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 83 in Texas|U.S. Highway 83]]
* [[Image:Texas 15.svg|20px]] [[Texas State Highway 15|State Highway 15]]
* [[Image:Texas 23.svg|20px]] [[Texas State Highway 23|State Highway 23]]
* [[Image:Texas 213.svg|20px]] [[Texas State Highway 213|State Highway 213]]
* [[Image:Texas 305.svg|20px]] [[Texas State Highway 305|State Highway 305]]

===Adjacent counties===
* [[Beaver County, Oklahoma]] (north)
* [[Ellis County, Oklahoma]] (east)
* [[Hemphill County, Texas|Hemphill County]] (south)
* [[Roberts County, Texas|Roberts County]] (southwest)
* [[Ochiltree County, Texas|Ochiltree County]] (west)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880= 69
|1890= 632
|1900= 790
|1910= 2634
|1920= 3684
|1930= 4512
|1940= 3764
|1950= 3658
|1960= 3406
|1970= 3486
|1980= 3766
|1990= 3143
|2000= 3057
|2010= 3302
|2020= 3059
|estyear=
|estimate=
|estref=
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|title=Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades|publisher=[[US Census Bureau]]|access-date=}}</ref><br />1850–2010<ref>{{cite web|url=http://texasalmanac.com/sites/default/files/images/topics/ctypophistweb2010.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/http://texasalmanac.com/sites/default/files/images/topics/ctypophistweb2010.pdf |archive-date=October 9, 2022 |url-status=live|title=Texas Almanac: Population History of Counties from 1850–2010|publisher=Texas Almanac|access-date=May 3, 2015}}</ref> 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2/>
}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Lipscomb County, Texas – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Lipscomb County, Texas |url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=0500000US48295&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Lipscomb County, Texas|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=0500000US48295&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Lipscomb County, Texas|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=0500000US48295&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|2,344
|2,213
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,786
|76.68%
|67.02%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |58.39%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|13
|7
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4
|0.43%
|0.21%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.13%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|39
|22
|style='background: #ffffe6; |29
|1.28%
|0.67%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.95%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|2
|10
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2
|0.07%
|0.30%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.07%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
|0
|2
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4
|0.00%
|0.06%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.13%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|26
|41
|style='background: #ffffe6; |111
|0.85%
|1.24%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.63%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|633
|1,007
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,123
|20.71%
|30.50%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |36.71%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''3,057'''
|'''3,302'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''3,059'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR8">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=May 14, 2011|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, 3,057 people, 1,205 households, and 845 families were residing in the county. The [[population density]] was {{convert|3|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people|}}. The 1,541 housing units averaged {{convert|2|/mi2|/km2|adj=pre|units&nbsp;}}. The [[Race (United States Census)|racial makeup]] of the county was 82.86% White, 0.52% African American, 1.37% Native American, 0.07% Asian, 12.99% from other races, and 2.19% from two or more races. About 20.71% of the population were Hispanics or Latinos of any race. In terms of ancestry, 19.7% were of [[Germans|German]], 11.8% were of [[Irish people|Irish]], 10.4% were of [[English people|English]], 7.8% were of [[Americans|American]], 2.6% were of [[Scottish people|Scottish]], 2.4% were of [[French people|French]], 1.8% were of [[Dutch people|Dutch]].

Of the 1,205 households, 32.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.10% were married couples living together, 5.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.80% were not families. About 28.00% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50, and the average family size was 3.06.

In the county, the population distribution was 27.60% under the age of 18, 5.90% from 18 to 24, 24.70% from 25 to 44, 23.40% from 45 to 64, and 18.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.00 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $31,964, and for a family was $39,375. Males had a median income of $28,750 versus $20,034 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the county was $16,328. About 12.90% of families and 16.70% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 23.50% of those under age 18 and 12.40% of those age 65 or over.

==Communities==

===Towns===
* [[Booker, Texas|Booker]] (small part in [[Ochiltree County, Texas|Ochiltree County]])
* [[Darrouzett, Texas|Darrouzett]]
* [[Follett, Texas|Follett]]
* [[Higgins, Texas|Higgins]]

===Census-designated place===
* [[Lipscomb, Texas|Lipscomb]] (county seat)

==Politics==
{{PresHead|place=Lipscomb County, Texas|source=<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS|title=Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections|last=Leip|first=David|website=uselectionatlas.org|access-date=July 26, 2018}}</ref>}}
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{{PresRow|2024|Republican|1,125|123|11|Texas}}
{{PresRow|2020|Republican|1,205|131|17|Texas}}
{{PresRow|2016|Republican|1,159|135|38|Texas}}
{{PresRow|2012|Republican|1,044|119|5|Texas}}
{{PresRow|2008|Republican|1,093|155|8|Texas}}
{{PresRow|2004|Republican|1,147|184|6|Texas}}
{{PresRow|2000|Republican|1,072|206|16|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1996|Republican|869|357|118|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1992|Republican|839|338|276|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1988|Republican|1,111|377|11|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1984|Republican|1,461|241|6|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1980|Republican|1,343|338|52|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1976|Republican|911|644|14|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1972|Republican|1,226|156|18|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1968|Republican|1,079|279|187|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1964|Republican|763|589|0|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1960|Republican|939|267|3|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1956|Republican|806|345|3|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1952|Republican|1,174|204|1|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1948|Democratic|354|668|27|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1944|Democratic|396|551|85|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1940|Democratic|445|774|12|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1936|Democratic|273|973|7|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|349|865|57|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1928|Republican|776|331|12|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1924|Democratic|405|430|114|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1920|Republican|425|350|46|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1916|Democratic|116|350|57|Texas}}
{{PresFoot|1912|Democratic|47|251|167|Texas}}

==See also==
{{Portal|Texas}}
* [[List of museums in the Texas Panhandle]]
* [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Lipscomb County, Texas]]
* [[List of Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks (Hunt-Martin)#Lipscomb County|Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks in Lipscomb County]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{commons category-inline|Lipscomb County, Texas}}
* [http://www.co.lipscomb.tx.us/ Lipscomb County government's website]
* {{Handbook of Texas|id=hcl10|name=Lipscomb County}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20150915153515/http://www.txcip.org/tac/census/profile.php?FIPS=48295 Lipscomb County Profile from the Texas Association of Counties]
* [http://texashistory.unt.edu/browse/contributor/WCHM/ Historic images from Wolfcreek Heritage Museum in Lipscomb]

{{Geographic Location
|Centre    = Lipscomb County, Texas
|North     = [[Beaver County, Oklahoma]]
|Northeast =
|East      = [[Ellis County, Oklahoma]]
|Southeast =
|South     = [[Hemphill County, Texas|Hemphill County]]
|Southwest = [[Roberts County, Texas|Roberts County]]
|West      = [[Ochiltree County, Texas|Ochiltree County]]
|Northwest =
}}

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