Lamb County

Lamb County Courthouse
administration
US state :	Texas
Administrative headquarters :	Littlefield
Address of the administrative headquarters:	Lamb County Courthouse 100 6th Street Littlefield, TX 79339-3366
Foundation :	1876
Made up from:	Bexar County
Area code :	001 806
Demographics
Residents :	13,977  (2010)
Population density :	5.3 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area :	2636 km²
Water surface :	4 km²
map

The Lamb County is a county in the state of Texas of the United States . The county seat is in Littlefield . The county is part of the dry counties , which means that the sale of alcohol is restricted or prohibited.

geography

The county is located in northwest Texas, about 25 miles to the west of the New Mexico border, and has an area of ​​2,636 square kilometers, of which 4 square kilometers are water. It is bordered by counties in a clockwise direction: Castro County , Hale County , Hockley County , Bailey County, and Parmer County .

history

Lamb County was formed on August 21, 1876 from parts of Bexar County. The administrative organization was completed on June 20, 1908. It was named after George A. Lamb (1814-1836), a soldier in the Texas War of Independence who fell at the Battle of San Jacinto .

Demographic data

growth of population
Census	Residents		± in%
1890	4th		-
1900	31		675%
1910	540		1,641.9%
1920	1175		117.6%
1930	17,452		1,385.3%
1940	17.606		0.9%
1950	20,015		13.7%
1960	21,896		9.4%
1970	17,770		-18.8%
1980	18,669		5.1%
1990	15,072		-19.3%
2000	14,709		-2.4%
2010	13,977		-5%
1890-2010 Age pyramid of Lamb County (as of 2000)

Veterans Memorial

According to the 2000 census , Lamb County had 14,709 people; 5,360 households and 3,993 families were counted. The population density was 6 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 76.10 percent white, 4.30 percent African American, 0.68 percent Native American, 0.10 percent Asian, 0.02 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 16.95 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 1.86 percent were descended from two or more races. 43.46 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 5,360 households, 35.4 percent had children or young people living with them. 59.5 percent were married couples living together, 10.2 percent were single mothers, and 25.5 percent were non-families. 23.7 percent were single households and 12.8 percent had people aged 65 years or over. The average household size was 2.69 and the average family size was 3.19 people.

29.6 percent of the population was under 18 years old, 8.1 percent between 18 and 24, 24.2 percent between 25 and 44, 20.8 percent between 45 and 64 and 17.3 percent were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 94.2 males and for every 100 females age 18 or over there were 89.9 males.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 27,898 , and the median income for a family is $ 31,833. Males had a median income of $ 26,434 versus $ 20,342 for females. The per capita income was $ 15,169. 18.0 percent of families and 20.9 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

cities and communes

Amherst Earth Fieldton

Goodland Littlefield

Olton Spade

Spring sheet Sudan

Individual evidence

1. ^ Lamb County in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey . Retrieved February 22, 2011
2. ↑ Information from the National Association of Counties ( Memento of the original dated November 6, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Retrieved October 10, 2012 
3. ↑ Charles Curry Aiken, Joseph Nathan Kane: The American Counties: Origins of County Names, Dates of Creation, Area, and Population Data, 1950-2010 . 6th edition. Scarecrow Press, Lanham 2013, ISBN 978-0-8108-8762-6 , p. 170.
4. ↑ Texas Almanac: Population History of Countys from 1850–2010 (PDF; 698 kB), accessed September 18, 2012
5. ^ Lamb County, Texas , 2000 census datasheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Web links

Commons : Lamb County, Texas  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

• Lamb County in Handbook of Texas (Engl.)
• "Lamb County Profile" from the Texas Association of Counties

Coordinates: 34 ° 4 ′  N , 102 ° 21 ′  W