Lubbock

The tenth-most populous city in the U.S. state of Texas and the county seat is called Lubbock Wedding Photography (/lbk/ LUB-k). The city will have 260,993 inhabitants in 2021[4], ranking it as the 85th most populated in the country. [6] The city is located in the northwest of the state, in the area known historically and geographically as the Llano Estacado, and ecologically it is a part of the southern end of the High Plains. It is the economic hub of the Lubbock Wedding Photography metropolitan area, which in 2021 had an estimated population of 325,245 people.

The term "Hub City," which refers to Lubbock Wedding Photography, refers to the multicounty area that is usually referred to as the South Plains and is located north of the Permian Basin and south of the Texas Panhandle.

[8] The region is the world's biggest contiguous cotton-growing region[9][10] and significantly relies on irrigation water from the Ogallala Aquifer.

Texas Tech University, the sixth-largest university in the state by enrollment, is located in Lubbock Wedding Photography.

History

also see the Lubbock Wedding Photography, Texas, timeline

The area that would eventually become Lubbock Wedding Photography was the center of Comancheria, the ephemeral territory ruled by the Comanche, in 1867.

There are several churches in Lubbock Wedding Photography, including the First Baptist church in the city center.

In 1876, Lubbock Wedding Photography County was established. It was given that name in honor of Francis Lubbock Wedding Photography, the brother of former Texas Ranger and previous governor of Texas during the Civil War, Thomas Saltus Lubbock Wedding Photography. [12] Yellow House Canyon had a post office as early as 1884. Three miles to the east, a tiny settlement called Old Lubbock Wedding Photography, Lubbock Wedding Photography, or North Town was founded. The first Lubbock Wedding Photography amalgamated with Monterey, a hamlet south of the canyon, in 1890. The Lubbock Wedding Photography name was used to the new town. The original Nicolett Hotel in Lubbock Wedding Photography was transported on rollers to the new townsite as part of the merger. The county seat moved to Lubbock Wedding Photography in 1891[13], and the city was founded on March 16, 1909. The first railroad train came in the same year.

In 1923, Texas Technical College, which is now Texas Tech University, was established in Lubbock Wedding Photography. Texas Tech University School of Medicine, a distinct institution, debuted as Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center in 1969. After being founded in 1996 and having its headquarters in Lubbock Wedding Photography, the Texas Tech University System currently has control over both universities. Both the 1957-founded Lubbock Wedding Photography Christian University and the Churches of Christ-affiliated Sunset International Bible Institute have their primary campuses in the area. In Lubbock Wedding Photography, there are satellite campuses for Wayland Baptist University and South Plains College.

Reese Air Force Base, which is now 6 miles (10 km) west of Lubbock Wedding Photography, used to be a part of the city. As part of the defensive preparations for World War II (1941–1945), the U.S. Army and Department of Defense of the United States created Lubbock Wedding Photography Army Airfield in August 1941. After being reorganized and established in 1947, it served the former United States Army Air Forces and later the United States Air Force (USAF). For the course of its existence, the USAF base's main purpose was to train pilots. The base was shut down on September 30, 1997, after being chosen for closure by the Base Realignment and Closure Commission in 1995. It is currently known as the Reese Technology Center, a commercial and research park.

The Lubbock Wedding Photography Lake Landmark, a section of the Museum of Texas Tech University, is located in the city. At the northern boundary of the city, the landmark is a preserve for natural and archaeological history. It demonstrates proof of a nearly 12,000-year human presence in the area. Historic ranch-related structures from the area are housed in the National Ranching Heritage Center, which is a component of the Museum of Texas Tech University.

Airmen cadets from the Royal Air Force often made training flights to Lubbock Wedding Photography during World War II out of their base of operations in Terrell, Texas. The town was used by the British as a stand-in for Cork, Ireland, which was situated equal to Lubbock Wedding Photography's distance from Terrell from London, England.

A V-shaped pattern of lights was spotted over the city in August 1951. One of the earliest significant "UFO" instances is the "Lubbock Wedding Photography Lights" series of sightings, which attracted widespread media attention. Because they were seen by multiple reputable science professors at Texas Technological College and were documented by a Texas Tech student, the sightings were taken seriously. The images were reproduced in Life and newspapers across the country. The USAF's Project Blue Book found the images weren't fake and showed real objects, but it rejected the UFOs as "night-flying moths" or a kind of bird called a plover that were reflected in the midnight glow of Lubbock Wedding Photography's new street lights.

The U.S. Census Bureau estimated Lubbock Wedding Photography's population as 128,691 and its size at 75.0 square miles in 1960. (194 km2).

The Lubbock Wedding Photography Tornado attacked the city on May 11, 1970. 26 persons lost their lives, and the damage was estimated at $125 million. At 274 feet (84 meters) tall, the Metro Tower (NTS Building), formerly known as the Great Plains Life Building, is said to have been the highest structure ever to survive a direct impact from an F5 tornado. [15] Jim Granberry, who was the mayor at the time, and the Lubbock Wedding Photography City Council, which also included Granberry's successor, Morris W. Turner, were tasked with overseeing the reconstruction of downtown Lubbock Wedding Photography following the storm.

Tens of thousands of people traveled to Lubbock Wedding Photography in August of 1988 after seeing an appearance of Mary.

2009 was the centenary of Lubbock Wedding Photography. Lubbock Wedding Photography and the South Plains was co-written by the historians David J. Murrah, Donald R. Abbe, and Paul H. Carlson.

The Lubbock Wedding Photography Chamber of Commerce declared on August 12, 2008, that they will spearhead the drive to gather enough signatures to have a referendum on approving packaged alcohol sales countywide.

[16] The petition drive was successful, and the electorate was asked to decide. On May 9, 2009, Proposition 1, which increased the availability of packaged alcoholic beverages in Lubbock Wedding Photography County, was approved with 64.5% of the vote. With 69.5% of the vote, Proposition 2 authorized the sale of mixed cocktails in all establishments in the county. [17] More than 80 establishments in Lubbock Wedding Photography received permits from the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission on September 23, 2009. [18] Prior to May 9, 2009, Lubbock Wedding Photography County only permitted "by the drink" sales at exclusive venues like country clubs and authorized only "package" sales of alcohol (sales of bottled alcohol from liquor shops). Restaurants and taverns were permitted to offer alcohol inside municipal bounds, but liquor shops were not permitted.

Senator Charles Perry initiated a petition to keep Planned Parenthood out of Lubbock Wedding Photography after hearing that the organization was hiring for a site there.

[19] Senator Perry, along with Representatives Dustin Burrows and John Frullo, spoke at a press conference on September 9, 2020 in favor of making Lubbock Wedding Photography a "sanctuary city for the unborn" by passing an ordinance that would outlaw abortion within the boundaries of the city and was drafted by anti-abortion activist Mark Lee Dickson. [20] The "sanctuary city for the unborn" starting group filed for the legislation to be put on the May ballot after the Lubbock Wedding Photography City Council voted 7-0 against the abortion ban on November 17, 2020. [21] Early voting started on April 19, 2021, and Planned Parenthood started conducting abortions on April 15, 2021. [22] With 62% in favor and 38% against the legislation, Lubbock Wedding Photography became the biggest "sanctuary city for the unborn" in the US on May 1, 2021. [23] In an effort to prevent the policy from taking effect, Planned Parenthood filed a lawsuit[24]. Nevertheless, they lost their case when the ordinance took effect on June 1, 2021, and a federal court dismissed the case. Thereafter, Planned Parenthood challenged the ruling to the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals, but they abandoned their petition in January 2022. [26]

Geographically speaking, Lubbock Wedding Photography is regarded as the geographic center of the Llano Estacado region of the South Plains, with Midland serving as its southern edge and Amarillo as its northern limit.

[27] The city has a total area of 135.85 sq mi (351.85 km2), according to the United States Census Bureau, of which 134.605 sq mi (348.63 km2), or 99.08%, is made up of land, and 1.244 sq mi (3.22 km2), or (0.92%), is made up of water. [2] There were 1,900 individuals living there every square mile (740/km2).

Skyline

The second-tallest structure in Lubbock Wedding Photography is the Wells Fargo Building.

The following is a list of Lubbock Wedding Photography's tallest structures.

Height in feet or meters Floors (Stories)

Completed Year

1955 1 NTS Tower 274/84

209/64, Wells Fargo Building 2, 15 1968

Building 3 TTU Media and Communication 208/63 12 1969

2009 4 Overton Hotel 165/50

Building 158/48 of the TTU Architecture 5

153/46.5 11 1963 6 Citizens Tower

Caprock Hilton Hotel, 7 Park Tower 150/46 15 1968 (demolished)

144/44 12 1929

Building 8 of the Lubbock Wedding Photography County Offices 143/44 12 1940

11/1926 9 Pioneer Hotel 136/41.5

134/41 = 10 = TTU Chitwood Hall 12 1967

10 = Coleman Hall, TTU, 134/41, 12 1967

134/41 = 10 = TTU Weymouth Hall 12 1967

Building 13 Lubbock Wedding Photography National Bank 134/41 10 1979

10 1994 14 Covenant Medical Center 114/34.5

107/33 8 1971 15 Mahon Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse

1999 16 Victory Tower 96/29 8

The climate in Lubbock Wedding Photography is cold and semiarid (Köppen: BSk). 18.33 in (466 mm) of rain and 7.0 in (0.18 m) of snow are typically received by Lubbock Wedding Photography each year. [32]

According to the Weather Channel, Lubbock Wedding Photography was rated the "Toughest Weather City" in America in 2013.

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The summers are warm, with 92 average afternoon highs of 90 °F (32.2 °C) or higher, 13.3 afternoon highs of 100 °F (37.8 °C), and 30 morning lows of 70 °F (21.1 °C) or higher.

[34] With an average wind speed of 12.4 mph (20.0 km/h; 5.5 m/s), Lubbock Wedding Photography is the tenth windiest city in the US. [35] On June 27, 1994, a temperature of 114 °F (45.6 °C) was the hottest ever recorded. [34]

Although Lubbock Wedding Photography is in USDA Plant Hardiness Zone 7, morning lows may reach 10 °F or 12.2 °C and 4.5 afternoons when the temperature fails to get above freezing. Winter afternoons in Lubbock Wedding Photography are normally bright and moderate, but mornings are frigid with temperatures frequently falling below freezing. On February 8, 1933, the temperature dropped to 17 °F (27.2 °C). [34]

In the spring and sporadically throughout the summer, heavy thunderstorms can hit Lubbock Wedding Photography. Due to Lubbock Wedding Photography's location on the far western fringe of Tornado Alley, there is a higher danger of tornadoes and particularly heavy hail throughout the spring season in particular.

Normative climate data for Lubbock Wedding Photography, Texas, from 1991 to 2020 peaks 1911–the present

Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year

°F (°C) high record

87 \s(31) 91 \s(33) 95 \s(35) 104 \s(40) 109 \s(43) 114 \s(46) 111 \s(44) 109 \s(43) 105 \s(41) 100 \s(38) 90 \s(32) 83 \s(28) 114 \s(46)

Average high °F (°C): 76.0 (24.4)

80.4 \s(26.9)

87.3 \s(30.7)

92.3 \s(33.5) 98.8 \s(37.1)

103.1 \s(39.5)

102.1 \s(38.9)

100.3 \s(37.9)

97.0 \s(36.1)

91.5 \s(33.1)

82.1 \s(27.8) 74.9 \s(23.8) 105.3 \s(40.7)

A typical high of (°C)

55.0 \s(12.8)

59.7 \s(15.4)

67.8 \s(19.9) 76.0 \s(24.4) 84.2 \s(29.0) 91.6 \s(33.1) 93.4 \s(34.1)

92.2 \s(33.4)

84.9 \s(29.4)

75.5 \s(24.2)

63.8 \s(17.7) 55.1 \s(12.8) 74.9 \s(23.8)

Daily mean °F (°C) 41.1 (5.1)

45.1 \s(7.3)

53.0 \s(11.7)

61.2 \s(16.2) 70.4 \s(21.3) 78.6 \s(25.9) 81.2 \s(27.3) 79.9 \s(26.6)

72.3 \s(22.4)

61.8 \s(16.6)

50.0 \s(10.0)

41.7 \s(5.4)

Average low temperature in °F (°C), 61.4

27.2 \s(-2.7)

30.6 \s(-0.8)

38.3 \s(3.5)

46.3 \s(7.9)

56.7 \s(13.7)

65.6 \s(18.7)

69.0 \s(20.6)

67.5 \s(19.7)

59.8 \s(15.4)

48.1 \s(8.9)

36.3 \s(2.4)

28.3 \s(-2.1)

47.8 \s(8.8)

Average minimum °F (°C)

13.4 \s(-10.3)

15.8 \s(-9.0)

21.4 \s(-5.9)

31.1 \s(-0.5)

41.7 \s(5.4)

56.1 \s(13.4)

62.1 \s(16.7)

59.7 \s(15.4)

46.6 \s(8.1)

31.5 \s(-0.3)

20.0 \s(-6.7)

12.8 \s(-10.7)

9.1 \s(-12.7)

°F (°C) low record

-16 \s(-27) -17 \s(-27) -2 \s(-19) 18 \s(-8) 27 \s(-3) 39 \s(4) 49 \s(9) 43 \s(6) 33 \s(1) 16 \s(-9) -1 \s(-18) -2 \s(-19) -17 \s(-27)

average inches of precipitation (mm)

0.65 \s(17) 0.65 \s(17)

1.10 \s(28) 1.33 \s(34) 2.69 \s(68) 2.58 \s(66)

1.96 \s(50) 1.74 \s(44) 2.55 \s(65)

1.53 \s(39) 0.80 \s(20) 0.75 \s(19)

18.33 \s(466)

average depth of snow (cm)

1.6 \s(4.1)

1.4 \s(3.6)

0.4 \s(1.0)

0.1 \s(0.25)

0.0 \s(0.0)

0.0 \s(0.0) 0.0 \s(0.0) 0.0 \s(0.0) 0.0 \s(0.0)

0.1 \s(0.25)

1.0 \s(2.5)

2.4 \s(6.1)

7.0 \s(18)

Average days with precipitation ( 0.01 in)

3.5 4.2 4.9 4.4 7.0 7.6 5.8 6.4 6.0 5.6 3.7 3.6 62.7

Average days with snow ( 0.1 inches)

1.6 1.4 0.7 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.5 1.2 5.7

Relative humidity on average (%)

57.9 56.7 49.7 47.2 52.8 55.7 54.5 59.4 64.3 59.3 57.7 59.5 56.2

Average monthly sunlight hours: 210.1 202.9 267.8 286.3 310.7 326.0 338.0 318.6 261.6 258.2 214.7 201.7 Maximum monthly sunshine hours: 3,196.6

Source: NOAA 66 66 72 73 72 76 77 77 71 73 69 65 72 (sun and relative humidity 1961–1990)

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Demographics

Population Census Pop. Note in the past

%± \s1910 1,938 — \s1920 4,051 109.0% \s1930 20,520 406.5% \s1940 31,853 55.2% \s1950 71,747 125.2% \s1960 128,691 79.4% \s1970 149,101

15.9% \s1980 173,979 16.7% \s1990 186,206

7.0% \s2000 199,564 7.2% \s2010 229,573 15.0% \s2020 257,141 12.0%

United States 2010 Census

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The demographic and housing estimates program of the 2019 American Community Survey estimated Lubbock Wedding Photography had a population of 258,870, a little rise over the population estimate of the U.S. Census Bureau of 258,862.

[38] The city had a population of 229,573 people, 88,506 households, and 53,042 families in 2010 according to the US Census. The city has 199,564 inhabitants, 77,527 homes, and 48,531 families in it as of the 2000 U.S. Census. Its population increased to 257,141 by 2020, which is less than the 2019 census projections. [4]

In 2019, there were 133,185 females and 125,685 males in the population. Within the municipal borders, there were 94.4 men for every 100 females. The median age in 2019 was 29.8 years, while Lubbock Wedding Photography and its metropolitan region ranked sixth for inhabitants 20 and older, according to Move.org in 2016. [39] In 2020, the Lubbock Wedding Photography region ranked 14th in the United States and first in Texas for Millennial house ownership. [40] In Lubbock Wedding Photography, the median value of an owner-occupied home was $152,800, while the average monthly gross rent was $976. [41] Residents in Lubbock Wedding Photography earned a mean income of $72,144 and a median household income of $52,254 in 2019. [42]

A family's estimated median income in the city in 2011 was $59,185 and $43,364 respectively. The typical pay for full-time male employees was $40,445 compared to $30,845 for female employees. The city's per capita income was $23,092. Twenty.8% of people and 11.4% of households, including 24.5% of children under 18 and 7.3% of those over 65, lived in poverty. [43] In 2000, the city's median family income was $41,418 and the typical household income was $31,844. The median salary for men was $30,222, compared to $21,708 for women. The per capita income in the city was $17,511. About 12.0% of households and 18.4% of the population, including 21.9% of children under 18 and 10.1% of people over 65, lived in poverty.