Littlefield, Texas

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Littlefield is the county seat of Lamb County, Texas, United States ^GR6. The population was 6,507 at the 2000 census. It is located in a significant cotton growing region, northwest of Lubbock on the Llano Estacado. It has a large denim manufacturing plant operated by American Cotton Growers.

Littlefield is named for George W. Littlefield (1842-1920), a Mississippi native, Confederate States of America officer, rancher, banker, and benefactor of the University of Texas at Austin.

Littlefield houses the Bill Clayton Detention Center, a 310-bed medium-security facility, which is named for the former Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives, who resided in Springlake in Lamb County. Clayton (1928-2007) was considered one of the most influential legislators of the second half of the 20th Century.

Contents 1 Geography 2 Demographics 3 Education 4 Notable Events 5 Notable Residents and Natives 6 External links

[edit] Geography

Littlefield is located at 33°55′10″N, 102°19′58″W (33.919561, -102.332660)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 15.5 km² (6.0 mi²). None of the area is covered with water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 6,507 people, 2,390 households, and 1,699 families residing in the city. The population density was 419.4/km² (1,085.4/mi²). There were 2,784 housing units at an average density of 179.5/km² (464.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 77.10% White, 5.38% African American, 0.69% Native American, 0.17% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 14.62% from other races, and 2.00% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 45.83% of the population.

There were 2,390 households out of which 34.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.0% were married couples living together, 11.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.9% were non-families. 27.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 3.22.

In the city the population was spread out with 29.3% under the age of 18, 8.9% from 18 to 24, 24.1% from 25 to 44, 19.9% from 45 to 64, and 17.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 93.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.3 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $26,271, and the median income for a family was $29,842. Males had a median income of $25,978 versus $20,160 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,018. About 18.8% of families and 20.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 26.5% of those under age 18 and 15.6% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Education

The City of Littlefield is served by the Littlefield Independent School District.

[edit] Notable Events

The most westerly piece of debris (a Thermal Protection System tile) from the Feb 1, 2003 Space Shuttle Columbia disaster was found in a field here.

[edit] Notable Residents and Natives

• Waylon Jennings, singer, b.1937 - d.2002.
• Tom Jones, Broadway playwright, b.1928
• Ralph E. Maurer, orthopedic physician, immigrant from Austria-Hungary, b.1907 - d.2007
• James W. Tiller, Jr., evangelist
• Lisa Whelchel, actress, b.1963

[edit] External links

• City of Littlefield Official Site
• Littlefield in The Handbook of Texas
• Open Directory Category

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