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About Loving County
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.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
At a glance
Loving County at a glance
- County seat
- Mentone
- Population
- 64 (2020)
- Land area
- 677 sq mi
- Founded
- 1887
Communities
Largest communities in Loving County
- Mentone county seat22
History of Loving County
Nomadic hunters inhabited the area during prehistory. Antonio de Espejo traveled in the area in 1583, and crossed the Pecos River. Immigrants used a ford, later named Pope's Crossing, for travel in the 1840s. John Pope surveyed the area in 1854, for the building of a transcontinental railroad. He created a camp in 1855, and conducted three drilling attempts, but only found water once and was unable to access it. Andrew A. Humphreys ordered Pope to end his drilling and abandon the camp on July 10, 1858. Soldiers were stationed at the camp created by Pope from 1858 to 1861. The route of the Butterfield Overland Mail went through the area. Oliver Loving, after whom the county was named, and Charles Goodnight drove cattle through the area in 1866, creating the Goodnight–Loving Trail. Loving was shot by a Comanche native in 1867, and died from gangrene.
Adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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