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Loving County | |
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![Loving County Courthouse, the only two-story building in Mentone, is listed in the National Register of Historic Places[1]](view_image.php?q=Loving County, Texas&sq=&lang=en&file=File:Mentone_Courthouse.JPG) Loving County Courthouse, the only two-story building in Mentone, is listed in the National Register of Historic Places[1] | |
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 Location within the U.S. state of Texas | |
 Texas's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 31°50′N 103°34′W / 31.84°N 103.57°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Texas |
| Founded | February 26, 1887 |
| Named for | Oliver Loving |
| Seat | Mentone |
| Largest community | Mentone |
| Area | |
• Total | 677 sq mi (1,750 km2) |
| • Land | 669 sq mi (1,732 km2) |
| • Water | 7.8 sq mi (20 km2) 1.1% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 64 |
• Estimate (2023) | 43  |
| • Density | 0.064/sq mi (0.025/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Congressional district | 23rd |
| Website | co.loving.tx.us |
Loving County is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. With a population of 64 according to the 2020 census,[2] it is the least populous county in the United States with a permanent population. Its county seat and only community is Mentone.[3]
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.[4] 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.
- ^ "Loving County Courthouse (ID: 06000362)". National Register of Historic Places. May 10, 2006. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
- ^ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 9, 2015. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ "Texas: Individual County Chronologies". Texas Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. The Newberry Library. 2008. Archived from the original on December 11, 2017. Retrieved May 25, 2015.