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Crosby County
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county in Texas, United States
Crosby County is a county located in Texas in the United States. It is part of the state's administrative divisions and serves as a local government jurisdiction for its residents.
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Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Texas
- Named after
- Stephen Crosby
- Seat
- Crosbyton
- Largest city
- Ralls
- Total
- 902 sq mi (2,340 km )
- Land
- 900 sq mi (2,300 km )
- Water
- 1.5 sq mi (3.9 km ) 0.2%
- Estimate 2025
- 4,852
- Density
- 5.7/sq mi (2.2/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 ( CDT )
- Congressional district
- 19th
- Website
- www .co .crosby .tx .us
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Encyclopedic overview
Crosby County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 5,133. The county seat is Crosbyton. The county was founded in 1876 and later organized in 1886. Both the county and its seat are named for Stephen Crosby, a land commissioner in Texas.
Crosby County, along with Lubbock and Lynn Counties, is part of the Lubbock metropolitan statistical area (MSA). The Lubbock MSA and Levelland micropolitan statistical area encompassing only Hockley County, form the larger Lubbock–Levelland combined statistical area.
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