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about Lubbock

Lubbock is a city located in Lubbock County, in the north west of the state of Texas, USA. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 199,564. The city population estimate for 2001 was 201,212 people. Lubbock is the home of Texas Tech University. The city is served by Lubbock International Airport.

Lubbock is named for Thomas Saltus Lubbock, a Confederate colonel and former Texas Ranger.

Lubbock geography

Lubbock is located at 33°33'53" North, 101°52'40" West (33.564735, -101.877793). It is located on a vast plateau called the Llano Estacado, or Staked Plain. The average elevation is 3,256 feet above sea level.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 297.6 km² (114.9 mi²). 297.4 km² (114.8 mi²) of it is land and 0.3 km² (0.1 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 0.09% water.

The county of Lubbock was founded in 1876, named after Thomas S. Lubbock, a Texas Ranger, but the town of Lubbock was not founded until 1890. The following year it became the county seat, and in 1909 was reincorporated as a city. Texas Technological College was founded here in 1925; it later became Texas Tech University.

On May 11, 1970 an unusually severe tornado struck Lubbock killing 26 people and doing about $135 million damage.

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