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  LUBBOCK TEXAS  
(l-r) Hotel Lubbock; old airport, card, LHS, old Hilton
 QUICK FACTS  
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Global location: 33º35' N, 101º51'W, Northwest Texas
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Elevation 3,256 feet (992.43 meters) above sea level

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Lubbock County founded in 1876, City incorporated 1909
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Named after Thomas S. Lubbock & brother Francis R.
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251,018 county population (U.S. Census est. 2004)
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Where Lubbock County & City Rank
 
 
 LUBBOCK LINKS
bullet Get your piece of cake as Lubbock turns 100
bullet Lubbock's Centennial Celebration
bullet The Giant Side of Texas, Lubbock, Texas dot com
bullet Lubbock by Postcard slideshow
bullet Playa basins help area topography rise a notch above flat
bullet Longtime Lubbock deejay, Misty, to join Texas Radio Hall of Fame
bullet Dirty Days in Lubbock
bullet Lubbock County History
bullet Who was Thomas S. Lubbock, our city's namesake?
bullet History of Lubbock mayors and councilmen
bullet History of Lubbock County judges and commissioners
bullet Chris Oglesby's Virtual Lubbock
bullet CalendarLubbock local events calendar
bullet City of Lubbock government
bullet Lubbock County government
bullet Buddy Holly Center
bullet Joyland Amusement Park
bullet Silent Wings Museum
bullet The Vietnam Project at Texas Tech University
bullet KDUB & the Dub Rogers collection, Lubbock's first television
bullet Fabulous photos of Lubbock
bullet Lubbock Lake a treasure for world's archaeologists
bullet Lubbock Lake Landmark, people have been here a very long time
bullet KCBD's History Of Lubbock, Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6
bullet Lubbock Rebuilds After Devastating Tornado
bullet Historic Homes in Lubbock
bullet Broadcasting Helps Shape the Hub City
bullet An In-Depth Look At How The West Texas Walk of Fame Started
bullet Texas Tech a Major Part of Hub City History
bullet Municipal "City Bank" Coliseum Rich with History
bullet Depot District Past, Present, and Future
bullet Stubb's BBQ Makes History In Hub City
bullet Lubbock Fire Crews Engineer Revolutionary Designs
bullet Chatman Opens Medical Facility to Treat All Races
bullet Lubbock's First Doctor: M.C. Overton
bullet A look at Lubbock's theater history
 
 WHERE WE RANK  DRIVING MILES
Lubbock to: Miles
Amarillo
Austin
Brownsville
Corpus Christi
Dallas
El Paso
Fort Worth
Houston
Odessa
San Angelo
San Antonio
Waco		 119
368
655
526
322
344
292
510
137
183
382
345

 
 
Rank Texas Counties 2004 Pop.
1 .Harris County 3,644,285
2 .Dallas County 2,294,706
3 .Tarrant County 1,588,088
4 .Bexar County 1,493,965
5 .Travis County 869,868
6 .El Paso County 713,126
7 .Hidalgo County 658,248
8 .Collin County 627,938
9 .Denton County 530,597
10 .Fort Bend County 442,620
11 .Cameron County 371,825
12 .Montgomery County 362,382
13 .Williamson County 317,938
14 .Nueces County 317,513
15 .Galveston County 271,743
16 .Brazoria County 271,130
17 .Lubbock County 251,018
18 .Bell County 250,324
19 .Jefferson County 248,223
20 .McLennan County 222,439

Metropolitan Statistical Area 2004 population: 257,663

U.S. Census Bureau
 
TX Rank US Rank City 2004 Pop.
1 4 Houston 2,012,626
2 8 San Antonio 1,236,249
3 9 Dallas 1,210,393
4 16 Austin 681,804
5 19 Fort Worth 603,337
6 21 El Paso 592,099
7 50 Arlington 359,467
8 64 Corpus Christi 281,196
9 71 Plano 245,411
10 85 Garland 217,176
11 89 Lubbock 207,852
12 93 Laredo 203,212
13 106 Irving 194,547
14 118 Amarillo 180,791
15 134 Brownsville 161,225
16 157 Pasadena 144,174
17 164 Grand Prairie 140,320
18 175 Mesquite 129,710
19 193 McAllen 120,743
20 199 Waco 118,093

 
 LUBBOCK TIES
bullet Buddy musical debuts with Holly family in attendance, on stage
bullet Lubbock's Peggy Sue to open diner in York, England
bullet Buddy Holly's back-up singers honored by Texas Senate
bullet Walter Posey: a leader who helped build the South Plains
bullet Fans at grave site keep Buddy Holly's legacy alive
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Holly forum draws big crowd; panelist rips city over statue
bullet Legends Live On
bullet 50 Years Later Peggy Sue, Buddy Holly's Brother Remember
bullet Holly's death launched career for another Lubbock son
bullet The Day the Music Died, 50 years later
bullet Holy Buddy: 50 years later, disciples, fans pay respects
bullet Elvis Presley, Buddy Holly, Joe Ely, and the Cotton Club
bullet Jose Ramirez was a fine community leader and early Republican
bullet Sister of Buddy Holly dies
bullet Actor G. W. Bailey
bullet Air Force Academy history instructor from Lubbock (pdf - page 9)
bullet Lubbock friends visit, write injured ex-Holly girl Echo
bullet Dr. Armistead put Buddy Holly into trademark glasses
bullet Two Fallen Astronauts Had Lubbock Ties
bullet Ralna English becomes Lubbock's own 'champagne lady'
bullet Tommy X. Hancock: Band finds 'different Texas than Lubbock'
bullet Mac Davis remembers his days in Lubbock
bullet Kevin Kreneck is the son of Lynwood Kreneck, and grew up in Lubbock. Kevin was nominated for a Nobel Prize for his editorial cartoon work for the Los Angeles Times
bullet With projects pouring down the pipe, turning 60 is last thing on Joe Ely's mind, part 2
bullet LIKE IT IN LUBBOCK: Art and music thrive in Lubbock - Kansas City StarThree-time Grammy winner Karl Dent calls Hub City home
bullet The Other Man in Black, Waylon Jennings, Nashville Rebel
bullet Jennifer Smith, David Gaschen, David Box all inducted into Buddy Holly Walk of Fame
bullet Texas Tech graduate: 2dLt GEORGE H. O'BRIEN, JR., Medal of Honor, 1952
bullet GEORGE A. DAVIS, JR., Medal of Honor more bio info
bullet HERMAN C. WALLACE, Medal of Honor
bullet Famous Folk buried in the City of Lubbock Cemetery
bullet Billy Walker laid to rest, Star of the Grand Ole Opry was from Ralls
bullet Mac Davis: singer, songwriter & actor
bullet Buddy Holly: rock & roll pioneer
bullet Barry Corbin:  actor
bullet Jay Boy Adams website photo galleries read as a partial history of rock & roll's Lubbock ties
bullet The Flatlanders: Lubbock Stops Here byDave McKenna, The Washington Post
bullet The Flatlanders at the Park West by Lloyd Sachs, Chicago Sun-Times
 
 LUBBOCK CURIOSITIES
bullet White Pig Drive-In a fond memory for many residents from 1950s to 1990s
bullet Inside Lubbock's Wild West Stunt Show
bullet Lubbock had a strong voice in Washington with George Mahon
bullet All in the Name: City's orderly grid pattern more planned than streets' names; that's where creativity comes in
bullet Johnny Landrum takes God's word to the street
bullet Metro Tower skyscraper survives tornado, neglect
bullet Shoppers once had heyday in business center
bullet Rockin' 1960s saw growth as Lubbock managed to keep values - don't forget that those "values" included Democrat enforced segregation.
bullet Railroad paved way for Lubbock to become hub - note the huge sum of money was "raised" by citizens, not taxed from them by government.
bullet Lubbock was stopping point for some of football's best coaches
bullet Opinion: Caring about true music at Lubbock Music Festival
bullet 10 things you might not know about Lubbock
bullet Panhandle-South Plains Fair second only to state event in lengthy history, strong attendance
bullet Mackenzie Park arose from Depression era
bullet Buddy and Maria Elena Holly married 50 years ago
bullet Messages heard by local Catholics put Lubbock in spotlight across nation, world
bullet Buddy Holly Legacy Lives On In Lubbock
bullet Former Railway Depot Continues To Draw Lubbock Residents For More Than 80 Years
bullet Reese Center Provided Best Trained Pilots For Over 50 Years
bullet Lubbock's Link to WWII Can Be Found at Silent Wings Museum
bullet Mayor Elect Tom Martin Remembers Killer Tornado
bullet Stevie Ray Vaughan - Tornado Jam 1980
bullet Nice YouTube photo film of Lubbock with local music
bullet Mike Kelly - "Lubbock" music video
bullet Lubbock, Texas-- Pinkie's Liquor Tornado Shelter
bullet Good video of the Buddy Holly Statue & Walk of Fame
bullet Iranian crown prince brought a taste of royalty to Lubbock
bullet Two restaurants set the table for city's eating out habit: The Gridiron & Underwoods
bullet Massive, blinding dust storms have plagued Lubbock's past
bullet Hi-D-Ho was the place to hang out
bullet A Look at the 1950’s in Lubbock
bullet Taking A Look Back: The 50's And 60's In Lubbock
bullet Brookshire staffers gather after 30 years
bullet Book About Lubbock County to Be Published
bullet Appellation American's interview with LLANO ESTACADO's Greg Bruni and Mark Hyman...the future for Texas High Plains wine
bullet A brief story and pictures regarding a trip to LLANO ESTACADO WINERY from the Dallas Secret Wine Society
bullet Lubbock's great, and missed, Winchester Theater (Marketstreet now covers the site at 50th & Indiana)
bullet Joe Ely tells the story of the great pool match with Tom T. Hall at
      Stubb's with an onion as the cue ball
bullet Joe Ely at the 2006 Stubb's Barbecue statue/site fundraiser
bullet Robert Bruno's fabulous sculptured steel home in Ransom Canyon, NY Times story about it from 1981
bullet Land promoters lure settlers to Lubbock & the Texas Panhandle (pdf)
bullet Only in Lubbock, photos: pic1, pic2
bullet Lubbock's D.G. Flewellyn a local treasure - his website
bullet Lubbock Lights: New Zealand scientist pens theory explaining Hub City's UFO legend
bullet The Warren Commission and Lubbockite Waggoner Carr
bullet 'Great attractions' brought settlers to Lubbock
 

 

 

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