Loving | |
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| Coordinates:33°15′46″N98°30′56″W / 33.26278°N 98.51556°W /33.26278; -98.51556 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Young |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.97 sq mi (5.11 km2) |
| • Land | 1.97 sq mi (5.10 km2) |
| • Water | 0.004 sq mi (0.01 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,286 ft (392 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 143 |
| • Density | 72/sq mi (28/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 940 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2805853[1] |
Loving is anunincorporated community andcensus designated place (CDP) inYoung County,Texas, United States.[1] It lies onState Highway 114 eighteen miles southeast ofOlney in the northeastern part of the county.
Loving was founded in 1907 on land that was part of the Lost Valley Loving Ranch, owned byOliver Loving who was the grandson of the famous cattle drover, Oliver Loving. The town was moved approximately one mile to the north in 1909 in order to be along the Gulf, Texas and Western Railroad.[2] Trinity Townsite Company trustee B.B. Cain platted the new town on land purchased from the Steadham brothers, members of a local ranching family. Loving grew at a slow but steady pace throughout the early and middle part of the twentieth century and by 1930 possessed several churches, businesses as well as its own school, and bank. The population peaked at 350 in 1940 but subsequently declined to 240 by 1980 and maintained this level through 1990 until 2000 when it had increased to 300 residents.[citation needed]
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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| 2020 | 143 | — | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[3] 1850–1900[4] 1910[5] 1920[6] 1930[7] 1940[8] 1950[9] 1960[10] 1970[11] 1980[12] 1990[13] 2000[14] 2010[15] 2020[16] | |||
Loving first appeared as acensus designated place in the2020 U.S. Census.[17][16]
| Race / Ethnicity(NH = Non-Hispanic) | Pop 2020[16] | % 2020 |
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| White alone (NH) | 129 | 90.21% |
| Black or African American alone (NH) | 0 | 0.00% |
| Native American orAlaska Native alone (NH) | 0 | 0.00% |
| Asian alone (NH) | 0 | 0.00% |
| Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 0 | 0.00% |
| Other race alone (NH) | 0 | 0.00% |
| Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) | 5 | 3.50% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 9 | 6.29% |
| Total | 143 | 100.00% |
Loving's students are served by theGraham Independent School District.
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