Loop, Texas

Census-designated place in Gaines County, Texas, United States

Census-designated place in Texas, United States

32°54′54″N 102°24′58″W / 32.91500°N 102.41611°W / 32.91500; -102.41611CountryUnited StatesStateTexasCountyGainesArea

• Total3.6 sq mi (9.2 km²) • Land3.6 sq mi (9.2 km²) • Water0.0 sq mi (0.0 km²)Elevation

3,257 ft (993 m)Population

(2010)

• Total225 • Density63/sq mi (24/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP code

79342

Area code806FIPS code48-43948^[1]GNIS feature ID2586954^[2]

Loop is a census-designated place (CDP) in Gaines County, Texas, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 225.^[1]

The community was named for the loop of the postmaster's lasso.^[3]

Geography

Loop is located in northeastern Gaines County along Texas State Highway 83, which leads west 9 miles (14 km) to Seagraves and east 17 miles (27 km) to Welch. Seminole, the Gaines County seat, is 26 miles (42 km) to the southwest by road.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Loop CDP has an area of 3.54 square miles (9.17 km²), all land.^[1]

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2010	225		—
U.S. Decennial Census^[4] 1850–1900^[5] 1910^[6] 1920^[7] 1930^[8] 1940^[9] 1950^[10] 1960^[11] 1970^[12] 1980^[13] 1990^[14] 2000^[15] 2010^[16]

Education

The Loop Independent School District serves area students. The campus includes all grades from Kindergarten to Senior level. All students are contained on the single campus with a circular building for the primary school and with high school and middle school students sharing a long rectangular hallway.

The school participates in the Texas University Interscholastic League. The school's mascot is the Loop Longhorn. The school participates in sports including Six-man football, volleyball, basketball, tennis, and track. The school also has maintained a marching band and concert band program.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Loop CDP, Texas". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved February 24, 2017.^{[dead link]}
^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Loop, Texas
^ Hook, J. N. (June 10, 2014). All Those Wonderful Names. Open Road Media. p. 219. ISBN 978-1-4976-1186-3.
^ "Decennial Census by Decade". United States Census Bureau.
^ "1900 Census of Population - Population of Texas By Counties And Minor Civil Divisions" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
^ "1910 Census of Population - Supplement for Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
^ "1920 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
^ "1930 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
^ "1940 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
^ "1950 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
^ "1960 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
^ "1970 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
^ "1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
^ "1990 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
^ "2000 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
^ "2010 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.