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Lamesa (/ l ə ˈ m iː s ə / lə-MEE-sə) [5] is a city in and the county seat of Dawson County, Texas, United States. [6] The population was 8,674 at the 2020 census, down from 9,952 at the 2000 census. Located south of Lubbock on the Llano Estacado, Lamesa was founded in 1903. Most of its economy is based on cotton farming.
Sarita Kenedy East (1889–1961) was a rancher and philanthropist from South Texas. She played an active role in the management of her half of La Parra Ranch, and after her brother had become ill, she also leased and oversaw the management of his half of the ranch.
The ranch's boundaries are Baffin Bay on the north, Laguna Madre on the east, and a division of King Ranch on the south. [ 5 ] Of the 235,000-acre section administered by The John G. and Marie Stella Kenedy Memorial Foundation, there are several ecosystems, including "120,000 acres of native coastal prairie, 3,000 acres of migrating sand dunes ...
Mesa Vista Ranch. The Mesa Vista Ranch, which spans over 100 square miles in Pampa, less than 60 miles northeast of Amarillo, is among the properties at risk of sustaining significant damage from ...
Caprock Escarpment south of Ralls, Texas Agricultural land and canyons on the eastern side of the Llano Estacado The Ogallala Formation is a wedge of sediments built up eastward of the Rocky Mountains as they were uplifted in the Miocene , with the consequent alluvial fans referred to as the "Gangplank".
Prior to the 2010 U.S. Census, eight CDPS (La Coma, Laredo Ranchettes West, Los Altos, Ranchitos East, San Carlos I, San Carlos II, Tanquecitos South Acres, and Tanquecitos South Acres II) were carved out from its territory. [5] Laredo Ranchettes West: Webb
It is along U.S. Route 77, 21 miles (34 km) south of Kingsville, 61 miles (98 km) south of Corpus Christi, and 74 miles (119 km) north of Harlingen. The United States Border Patrol Sarita checkpoint on US 77 is located some 14 miles (23 km) south of the town of Sarita.
Dawson County is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 12,456. [1] [2] The county seat is Lamesa. [3] The county was created in 1876 and later organized in 1905. [4] It is named for Nicholas Mosby Dawson, [5] a soldier of the Texas Revolution.