Loving County, Texas
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Loving County is a county in the state of Texas in the United States. It is the United States' smallest county by number of people.[4] In 2020, only 64 people lived there.[3] The county seat is Mentone.
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Loving County Courthouse, the only two-story building in Mentone, is listed in the National Register of Historic Places[2] | |
![]() Location within the U.S. state of Texas | |
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Coordinates: 31°50′N 103°34′W | |
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Founded | 1887 |
Named for | Oliver Loving |
Seat | Mentone |
Largest community | Mentone |
Area | |
• Total | 677 sq mi (1,750 km2) |
• Land | 669 sq mi (1,730 km2) |
• Water | 7.8 sq mi (20 km2) 1.1% |
Population | |
• Total | 64 |
• Density | .095/sq mi (0.037/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
Website | www |
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The County is named for Oliver Loving, a cattle farmer who, along with Charles Goodnight, developed the Goodnight-Loving Trail. He died of wounds from Comanches while on a cattle drive in 1867 near the county.