Loving County
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Loving County is a sparsely populated county located in West Texas that is notable for being one of the smallest and least densely populated counties in the United States. As an extremely rural area in the oil-rich Permian Basin region, it represents a unique example of how some American counties function with minimal population despite their large geographic size.
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Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Texas
- Founded
- February 26, 1887
- Named after
- Oliver Loving
- Seat
- Mentone
- Largest community
- Mentone
- Total
- 680 sq mi (1,750 km )
- Land
- 669 sq mi (1,732 km )
- Water
- 7.7 sq mi (20 km ) 1.1%
- Density
- 0.065/sq mi (0.025/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 ( CDT )
- Congressional district
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Loving County is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. With a population of 64 according to the 2020 census, it is the least populous county in the United States with a permanent population. Its county seat and only community is Mentone.
Loving County was originally split off of Reeves County in 1887. It was merged back into Reeves County ten years later, and was reorganized in 1931. It is located in West Texas, just south of the New Mexico state border. Reeves County is to its south and west, Ward County is to its south, and Winkler County is to its east.