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GNIS feature ID. 1374760 [ 2] Website. ci .lubbock .tx .us. Lubbock ( / ˈlʌbək / LUB-ək) [ 7] is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the county seat of Lubbock County. With a population of 266,878 in 2023, [ 3] the city is the 10th-most populous city in Texas and the 84th-most populous in the United States. [ 8]
Lubbock State School opens. [1] Texas Tech University School of Medicine [8] and Lubbock Civic Ballet [1] established. Preston Smith of Lubbock becomes Governor of Texas. [8] 1970 May 11: 1970 Lubbock tornado. [21] Population: 149,101. [17] 1977 - Lubbock Memorial Civic Center built. 1978 - May 19 Bombing at Faith Club Alcoholics Anonymous.
Media in category "Images of Lubbock, Texas" The following 3 files are in this category, out of 3 total. Lubbock County Courthouse 1915.jpg 482 × 207; 18 KB.
National Ranching Heritage Center. The National Ranching Heritage Center, located on the Texas Tech University campus in Lubbock, Texas, is a unique museum dedicated to preserving and celebrating the history and heritage of ranching in the United States. Established in 1971, the center sits on a 27-acre historical park and features a collection ...
Lubbock County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. The 2020 census placed the population at 310,639. [1] Its county seat and largest city is Lubbock. [2] The county was created in 1876 and organized in 1891. [3] It is named for Thomas Saltus Lubbock, [4] a Confederate colonel and Texas Ranger (some sources give his first name as ...
June 21, 1971. Designated NHL. December 22, 1977 [ 2] Lubbock Lake Landmark, also known as Lubbock Lake Site, is an important archeological site and natural history preserve in the city of Lubbock, Texas, United States. The protected state and federal landmark is 336 acres (136 ha). There is evidence of ancient people and extinct animals at ...
Silent Wings Museum. / 33.657778; -101.831667. Silent Wings Museum, "The Legacy of The World War II Glider Pilots," is a museum in Lubbock, Texas. The museum is housed in the former tower and terminal building of Lubbock's airport during the 1950s, and 1960s.
Part of the Tornadoes of 1970. Portions of Lubbock, Texas, were struck by a powerful multiple-vortex tornado after nightfall on May 11, 1970, resulting in 26 fatalities and an estimated $250 million in damage (equivalent to $1.96 billion in 2023). It was in its time the costliest tornado in U.S. history, damaging nearly 9,000 homes and ...