Hockley County
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Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Texas
- Named after
- George Washington Hockley
- Seat
- Levelland
- Largest city
- Levelland
- Total
- 909 sq mi (2,350 km )
- Land
- 908 sq mi (2,350 km )
- Water
- 0.2 sq mi (0.52 km ) 0.02%
- Estimate 2025
- 21,600
- Density
- 23.7/sq mi (9.16/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 ( CDT )
- Congressional district
- 19th
- Website
- www .co .hockley .tx .us
via Wikipedia infobox
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Hockley County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 21,537. Its county seat is Levelland. The county was created in 1876, but not organized until 1921. It is named for George Washington Hockley, a secretary of war of the Republic of Texas.
Hockley County comprises the Levelland micropolitan statistical area, which is included in the Lubbock–Levelland combined statistical area.