Crosbyton, Texas
| Crosbyton, Texas | |
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The Crosby County Courthouse in Crosbyton
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| Motto: "Where the 19th century meets the 21st century" | |
 Location of Crosbyton, Texas |
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| Coordinates: 33°39′24″N 101°14′20″W / 33.65667°N 101.23889°WCoordinates: 33°39′24″N 101°14′20″W / 33.65667°N 101.23889°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Crosby |
| Incorporated (city) | 1917 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor-Council |
| • Mayor | Dusty Cornelius |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.1 sq mi (5.5 km2) |
| • Land | 2.1 sq mi (5.5 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 3,022 ft (921 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,741 |
| • Density | 825/sq mi (318.5/km2) |
| • Demonym | Crosbytonian |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 79322 |
| Area code(s) | 806 |
| FIPS code | 48-17768 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1355398 |
| Website | www |
Crosbyton is a city in and the county seat of Crosby County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,741 at the 2010 census. Crosbyton is part of the Lubbock Metropolitan Statistical Area.
The city was named for land office commissioner Stephen Crosby.
Crosbyton is located slightly northeast of the center of Crosby County at 33°39′24″N 101°14′20″W / 33.65667°N 101.23889°W (33.656733, -101.238811), along U.S. Route 82 about 2 miles (3 km) west of Blanco Canyon at the eastern edge of the Llano Estacado. US 82 leads east 24 miles (39 km) to Dickens and west 38 miles (61 km) to Lubbock.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Crosbyton has a total area of 2.1 square miles (5.5 km2), all of it land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,874 people, 677 households, and 482 families residing in the city. The population density was 886.9 people per square mile (342.9/km²). There were 781 housing units at an average density of 369.6 per square mile (142.9/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 62.49% White, 5.71% African American, 0.21% Native American, 0.05% Asian, 30.15% from other races, and 1.39% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 47.65% of the population.
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