Loving County, Texas
County seat: Mentone · Population 52 (2025) · 669 sq mi
Loving County is the 254th most populous of Texas's 254 counties, with 52 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Mentone. It is part of the West Texas region, one of the 12 Texas Comptroller economic regions. The map shows its 0 cities and towns and the 5 neighboring counties.
Loving County facts
- County seat
- Mentone
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 52 −16.1% since 2020
- Land area
- 669 sq mi 221st largest of 254
- Water area
- 8 sq mi
- Population density
- 0 per sq mi
- Established
- 1887
- Named after
- Oliver Loving cattle rancher and pioneer of the cattle drive (1812-1867)
- Largest city
- Mentone 10
- Median household income
- $51,250
- Cities and towns
- 0 plus 1 CDPs
- ZIP codes
- 1
- Time zone
- Central
- FIPS code
- 48301
Unincorporated communities (CDPs)
Census-designated places are communities without their own city government; the county provides their services.
| Community | Population | Also in |
|---|---|---|
| Mentone | 10 |
ZIP codes in Loving County
1 ZIP code reaches into Loving County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 79754
Population of Loving County, 2020–2025
Loving County shrank by 10 people (−16.1%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 9 more deaths than births and a net loss of 1 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 63 |
| 2021 | 57 |
| 2022 | 46 |
| 2023 | 46 |
| 2024 | 47 |
| 2025 | 52 |
Neighboring counties
- Reeves County south · 12,138 people
- Winkler County east · 7,540 people
- Lea County, New Mexico north · 74,749 people
- Ward County southeast · 11,125 people
- Eddy County, New Mexico northwest · 62,509 people
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Sources
- Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files (1:500,000).
- Population: Census Bureau county and city estimates, Vintage 2025. CDP populations: American Community Survey 2020–2024.
- Places and ZIP codes: Census Bureau 2026 Gazetteer and 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Area relationship files.
- County seat, founding year and name origin: Wikidata (CC0), checked against state sources.
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