Loving County, Texas
Founding: 1931 (declared in 1887) Parent county: Reeves Namesake: Oliver Loving, Texas rancher Seat: Mentone (1931–) Land area: 669 square miles Population (2020): 64 Population (historic): 285 (1940) Periods of population growth: pre-1940; 1980s; 2000s Subdivisions: One CDP Pre-1940 residences (estimated): N/A Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 10.3% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 43.2% Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,138 Average outbuilding value (1930): $450 Average farmhouse size (1940): 3.5 rooms Number of farms (1920): 14 Average farm size (1920): 32.6 acres _________________________________________________________________________________ Mentone Namesake: Menton, France Founding: 1931 (platting); 1931 (post office) Population (2020): 22 Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 0 __________________________________________...