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Van Horn is a town in and the seat of Culberson County, Texas, United States. [4] According to the 2010 census, Van Horn had a population of 2,063, [5] down from 2,435 at the 2000 census. The 2020 census results detailed a decline in population to 1,941. Van Horn's official newspaper is The Van Horn Advocate.
Blue Origin’s launch site, sitting on land nearly 200 times the size of the neighboring town of Van Horn, is about a 20 minute drive from the border of Van Horn.
The Beach Mountains are located on privately owned land roughly 3 miles (5 km) north of Van Horn in southwestern Culberson County, Texas. The maximum elevation reached is 5,827 feet (1,776 m) above sea level. [ 2 ]
The arrival of Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin has turned the once-sleepy West Texas town of Van Horn into a burgeoning space industry hub. In 2004, Bezos purchased the 30,000-acre Figure 2 Ranch just ...
Culberson County Hospital and Van Horn Rural Clinic. According to the United States Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 3,813 square miles (9,880 km 2), of which 3,813 square miles (9,880 km 2) are land and 0.2 square miles (0.52 km 2) (0.01%) is covered by water. [29] It is the fifth-largest county by area in Texas.
Lobo is located in the Trans-Pecos region of West Texas, between the Van Horn Mountains and Wylie Mountains in southern Culberson County. It is situated along U.S. Highway 90 , approximately 12 miles (19 km) south of Van Horn and 24 miles (39 km) west of Valentine .
Pine Springs is located at the crossroads of U.S. Routes 62 and 180, 60 mi (97 km) north of Van Horn and 3 mi (4.8 km) southeast of Guadalupe Peak in northwestern Culberson County. [ 2 ] Climate
A post office was established in 1886, with Albert Warren as postmaster. In 1887, a new railroad depot was built at Fort Hancock, and by 1890, a town had grown up around it and had a population of 200, a general store, a hotel, and a meat market. By 1914, the population of the town had dropped to 50, though by 1940, it had increased to 500. [5]