Lometa
| Lometa, Texas | |
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| Coordinates: 31°13′5″N 98°23′34″W / 31.21806°N 98.39278°WCoordinates: 31°13′5″N 98°23′34″W / 31.21806°N 98.39278°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Lampasas |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.9 sq mi (2.3 km2) |
| • Land | 0.9 sq mi (2.3 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,493 ft (455 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 782 |
| • Density | 866.6/sq mi (334.6/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 76853 |
| Area code(s) | 512 |
| FIPS code | 48-43516 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1361632 |
Lometa (/loʊˈmiːtə/ loh-MEE-tə) is a city in Lampasas County, Texas, United States. The population was 856 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Killeen–Temple–Fort Hood Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Lometa is located at 31°13′5″N 98°23′34″W / 31.21806°N 98.39278°W (31.218129, -98.392916).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.9 square miles (2.3 km2), all of it land.
The annual festivals in Lometa are a spring Diamond Back Jubilee, an annual livestock show, and a summer junior rodeo.
Lometa has one stoplight, a recent improvement as of 2003 from the original four-way stop, in the middle of town. On the edge of town is a municipal park with camping sites and a rodeo arena and grounds.
Lometa was a 200-acre (0.81 km2) site platted May 17, 1886, as a railroad stop. The town was rapidly transplanted out of the nearby stagecoach stop of Senterfitt. The town had originally been called Montvale, but a change was made in 1886 when an application for a post office was made.
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