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Lubbock (/ ˈ l ʌ b ə k / LUB-ək) [7] is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the county seat of Lubbock County.With a population of 266,878 in 2023, [3] the city is the 10th-most populous city in Texas and the 84th-most populous in the United States. [8]
The Lubbock metropolitan area is a metropolitan statistical area (MSA) in the South Plains region of West Texas, United States, that covers three counties – Crosby, Lubbock, and Lynn. As of the 2010 census, the Lubbock MSA had a population of 290,805, though a 2019 estimate placed the population at 322,257, [ 1] which ranks it the 157th-most ...
Surface elevation. 2,220 ft (680 m) Lake Alan Henry is a reservoir situated in the upper Brazos River Basin in the United States. Created by the construction of the John T. Montford Dam in 1993, it is operated and used as a future tertiary water supply by the city of Lubbock, Texas and serves as a recreational spot for the region of West Texas. [2]
The airport is the eighth-busiest airport in Texas. Lubbock ... featuring an expanded TSA screening area ... (1,200 ha) at an elevation of 3,282 feet (1,000 m). ...
268,581 sq mi (695,620 km 2) Coastline. 367 mi (591 km) Highest point. Guadalupe Peak, 8,749 feet (2,667 m) Lowest point. Gulf of Mexico, sea level. The geography of Texas is diverse and large. Occupying about 7% of the total water and land area of the U.S., [ 1 ] it is the second largest state after Alaska, and is the southernmost part of the ...
The Double Mountain Fork Brazos River is an ephemeral, sandy-braided stream about 170 mi (280 km) long, heading on the Llano Estacado of West Texas about 11.5 mi (18.5 km) southeast of Tahoka, Texas, flowing east-northeast across the western Rolling Plains to join the Salt Fork, forming the Brazos River about 18 mi (29 km) west-northwest of Haskell, Texas.
The Levelland Micropolitan Statistical Area was a separate statistical area within the CSA until 2023 when it was added to the Lubbock MSA. [1] In the 2010 census, the CSA had a population of 350,013, though a July 1, 2019 estimate placed the population at 381,664. [2] The CSA's principal city is Lubbock.
Designated NHL. December 22, 1977 [2] Lubbock Lake Landmark, also known as Lubbock Lake Site, is an important archeological site and natural history preserve in the city of Lubbock, Texas, United States. The protected state and federal landmark is 336 acres (136 ha). There is evidence of ancient people and extinct animals at Lubbock Lake Landmark.