Editing Lorenzo, Texas

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = Lorenzo, Texas
| settlement_type    = [[City]]
| nickname           = 
| motto              = <!-- Images -->
| image_skyline      = Lorenzo01_mural.jpg
| imagesize          = 250px
| image_caption      = A mural in Lorenzo
| image_flag         = 
| image_seal         = <!-- Maps -->
| image_map          = TXMap-doton-Lorenzo.PNG
| mapsize            = 250px
| map_caption        = Location of Lorenzo, Texas
| image_map1         = Crosby County Lorenzo.svg
| mapsize1           = 250px
| map_caption1       = <!-- Location -->
| subdivision_type   = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name   = United States
| subdivision_type1  = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1  = [[Texas]]
| subdivision_type2  = [[List of counties in Texas|County]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Crosby County, Texas|Crosby]]

<!-- Government -->| government_footnotes = 
| government_type    = Mayor-Council
| leader_title       = Mayor
| leader_name        = Rhonda Cypert{{cn|date=January 2024}}
| established_title  = Incorporated (city)
| established_date   = 2 April 1924

<!-- Area -->| unit_pref          = Imperial
| area_footnotes     = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2019">{{cite web|title=2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2019_Gazetteer/2019_gaz_place_48.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=August 7, 2020}}</ref>
| area_magnitude     = 
| area_total_km2     = 2.47
| area_land_km2      = 2.47
| area_water_km2     = 0.00
| area_total_sq_mi   = 0.95
| area_land_sq_mi    = 0.95
| area_water_sq_mi   = 0.00

<!-- Population -->| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
| population_footnotes = 
| population_total   = 964
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_density_sq_mi = auto

<!-- General information -->| timezone           = [[North American Central Time Zone|Central (CST)]]
| utc_offset         = -6
| timezone_DST       = CDT
| utc_offset_DST     = -5
| elevation_footnotes = <ref name=gnis/>
| elevation_ft       = 3169
| coordinates        = {{coord|33|40|13|N|101|32|10|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code        = 79343
| area_code          = [[Area code 806|806]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 48-44032<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>
| blank1_name        = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info        = 2410874<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2410874}}</ref>
| website            = {{URL|http://www.cityoflorenzo.net/}}
| footnotes          = 
}}
'''Lorenzo''' is a city in [[Crosby County, Texas|Crosby County]], [[Texas]], United States. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the city population was 964,<ref name=":0" /> down from 1,147 in [[2010 United States census|2010]].<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4844032| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Lorenzo city, Texas| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=August 6, 2015| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213051911/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4844032| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref> It is part of the [[Lubbock, Texas|Lubbock]] [[Lubbock metropolitan area|Metropolitan Statistical Area]].

==Geography==

Lorenzo is located in western Crosby County on U.S. Routes [[U.S. Route 62 in Texas|62]] and [[U.S. Route 82 in Texas|82]] and State Highways [[Texas State Highway 114|114]] and [[Texas State Highway 378|378]]. It is {{convert|20|mi}} east of [[Lubbock, Texas|Lubbock]] and {{convert|17|mi}} west of [[Crosbyton, Texas|Crosbyton]], the Crosby County seat.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], Lorenzo has a total area of {{convert|2.5|km2|order=flip}}, all  land.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

==Economy==
The local economy is supported by agriculture, with [[cotton]] being the most important crop. [[Wheat]], [[soybean]]s, [[sorghum|milo]], and various other crops are also produced in the Lorenzo area.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| align = left
| 1930 = 739
| 1940 = 616
| 1950 = 939
| 1960 = 1188
| 1970 = 1206
| 1980 = 1394
| 1990 = 1208
| 2000 = 1372
| 2010 = 1147
| 2020 = 964
| footnote = U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}

===2020 census===

{| class="wikitable"
|+'''Lorenzo racial composition'''<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4844032&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2 |access-date=2022-05-20 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref><br /> (''NH = Non-Hispanic''){{efn|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 can be of any race.<ref>https://www.census.gov/ {{nonspecific|date=August 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=About the Hispanic Population and its Origin |url=https://www.census.gov/topics/population/hispanic-origin/about.html |website=www.census.gov |access-date=18 May 2022}}</ref>}}
!Race
!Number
!Percentage
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] (NH)
|285
|29.56%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] (NH)
|39
|4.05%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed/Multi-Racial]] (NH)
|14
|1.45%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]]
|626
|64.94%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''964'''
|
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 964 people, 346 households, and 254 families residing in the city.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, 1,372 people, 472 households, and 353 families resided in the city. The population density was {{convert|1,329.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The 525 housing units averaged 508.7 per square mile (196.8/km{{sup|2}}). The [[Race (United States Census)|racial makeup]] of the city was 64.65% White, 6.63%African American, 1.24% Native American, 0.07% Asian, 25.15% from other races, and 2.26% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 54.01% of the population.

Of the 472 households, 36.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.4% were married couples living together, 13.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.2% were not families. About 23.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.91 and the average family size was 3.48.

In the city, the population was distributed as 32.1% under the age of 18, 9.5% from 18 to 24, 24.7% from 25 to 44, 20.3% from 45 to 64, and 13.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.7 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $24,438, and for a family was $31,429. Males had a median income of $23,646 versus $19,250 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $11,606. About 25.9% of families and 35.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 45.4% of those under age 18 and 22.3% of those age 65 or over.
[[File:Lorenzo Texas water towers.jpg|thumb|upright|Water towers of Lorenzo]]

==Education==
The city is served by the [[Lorenzo Independent School District]] and is home to the [[Lorenzo High School]] Hornets.

==Climate==
According to the [[Köppen climate classification]] system, Lorenzo has a [[semiarid climate]], ''BSk'' on climate maps.<ref>[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=363514&cityname=Lorenzo%2C+Texas%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary for Lorenzo, Texas]</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20181216201123/http://www.cityoflorenzo.org/ City of Lorenzo official website]
* [https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hjl14 History of Lorenzo from The Handbook of Texas Online]

{{Crosby County, Texas}}

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[[Category:Cities in Texas]]
[[Category:Cities in Crosby County, Texas]]
[[Category:Lubbock metropolitan area]]