Crosby County, Texas

{{Short description|County in Texas, United States}} {{Use American English|date=June 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}} {{Infobox U.S. county | county = Crosby County | state = Texas | seal = | founded = 1886 | named for = Stephen Crosby | seat wl = Crosbyton | largest city wl = Ralls | area_total_sq_mi = 902 | area_land_sq_mi = 900 | area_water_sq_mi = 1.5 | area percentage = 0.2% | census yr = 2020 | pop = 5133 | pop_est_as_of = 2025 | population_est = 4852 {{decrease}} | density_sq_mi = 5.7 | website = {{Official URL}} | ex image = Crosby County Texas courthouse 2020.jpg | ex image size = 250 | ex image cap = Crosby County Courthouse in Crosbyton | time zone = Central | district = 19th }}

'''Crosby County''' is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 5,133.<ref name="QF">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Crosby County, Texas|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/crosbycountytexas/PST120221|access-date=January 31, 2022|publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Crosby County, Texas|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=0500000US48107|website=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=January 30, 2022}}</ref> The county seat is Crosbyton.<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |access-date=June 7, 2011 |title=Find a County |publisher=National Association of Counties |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |archive-date=May 31, 2011 }}</ref> The county was founded in 1876 and later organized in 1886.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/TX_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm|title=Texas: Individual County Chronologies|work=Texas Atlas of Historical County Boundaries|publisher=The Newberry Library|date=2008|access-date=May 21, 2015|archive-date=May 13, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150513024355/http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/TX_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> Both the county and its seat are named for Stephen Crosby, a land commissioner in Texas.

Crosby County, along with Lubbock and Lynn Counties, is part of the Lubbock metropolitan statistical area (MSA). The Lubbock MSA and Levelland micropolitan statistical area  encompassing only Hockley County, form the larger Lubbock–Levelland combined statistical area.

Until the passage of a referendum to permit liquor sales, held on May 11, 2013, Crosby County had been one of 19 remaining prohibition or entirely dry counties within Texas.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tabc.state.tx.us/local_option_elections/index.asp |title=TABC Local Option Elections General Information |access-date=May 3, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140516154641/http://www.tabc.state.tx.us/local_option_elections/index.asp |archive-date=May 16, 2014 }}</ref> That same day, voters in Denver City and Yoakum County also approved separate referendums to permit liquor sales. The number of prohibition counties in Texas at that time hence dropped to 17.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://lubbockonline.com/|title=Voters approve sales of alcohol in three elections|publisher=Lubbock Avalanche-Journal, May 12, 2013|access-date=May 13, 2013}}</ref> Part of the large Matador Ranch of West Texas extends into the county.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://lubbockonline.com/interact/blog-post/alyssa-dizon/2011-04-04/cattle-raisers-honor-matador-ranch-rangeland-management|title=Alyssa Dizon, "Cattle raisers honor Matador Ranch with rangeland management award"|publisher=Lubbock Avalanche-Journal, April 4, 2011|access-date=April 29, 2011}}</ref>

==History== Around 11,000 BC, Paleo-Indians were the first inhabitants. Archeological artifacts indicate hunter-gatherers hunted the mammoth, mastodon, saber-toothed cat, and giant ground sloth. Later Native American inhabitants included the Comanche.<ref name="Crosby County, Texas">{{cite web|last=Leffler|first=John|title=Crosby County, Texas|url=https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hcc27|work=Handbook of Texas Online|publisher=Texas State Historical Association|access-date=December 16, 2010}}</ref> In 1871, Ranald S. Mackenzie fought Quanah Parker and other Comanches at the Battle of Blanco Canyon. The campaign established the Mackenzie Trail used by the first settlers in Crosby County in the late 1870s.<ref>{{cite book|last=Gwynne|first=S. C. |title=Empire of the Summer Moon: Quanah Parker and the Rise and Fall of the Comanches, the Most Powerful Indian Tribe in American History|year=2010|publisher=Scribner|isbn=978-1-4165-9105-4|pages=10, 11}}</ref>

The Texas Legislature formed Crosby County from Young and Bexar districts in 1876.<ref name="Crosby County, Texas"/> Bavarian Heinrich Schmidtt (Henry “Hank” Clay Smith) and his wife Elizabeth Boyle and their six children became the first permanent settlers in the area in 1878; Hank was active in the county's organization.<ref>{{cite book|last=Rodenberger |first=Lou Halsell |title=Writing on the Wind: An Anthology Of West Texas Women Writers|year=2005|publisher=Texas Tech University Press|isbn=978-0-89672-548-5|chapter=Elizabeth Boyle (Aunt Hank) Smith|author2=Butler, Laura Payne |author3=Kolosoy, Jacqueline |page=174}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Smith, Henry Clay (1836–1912) – Crosbyton, Crosby County, Texas|url=http://www.9key.com/markers/marker_detail.asp?atlas_number=5107002477|work=Texas Historical Markers|publisher=William Nienke, Sam Morrow|access-date=December 16, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120314205102/http://www.9key.com/markers/marker_detail.asp?atlas_number=5107002477|archive-date=March 14, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Pearce|first=William M|title=Henry Clay Smith|url=https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fsm24|work=Handbook of Texas Online|publisher=Texas State Historical Association|access-date=December 16, 2010}}</ref>

Confederate veteran Paris Cox first visited the Caprock Escarpment of the Llano Estacado with a group of buffalo hunters in 1879.<ref>{{cite web|last=Lively|first=Jeanne F|title=Paris Cox|url=https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fco86|work=Handbook of Texas Online|publisher=Texas State Historical Association|access-date=December 16, 2010}}</ref> Estacado was named the county seat in 1886.<ref>{{cite web|title=Estacado, Texas|url=http://www.texasescapes.com/TexasTowns/Estacado-Texas.htm|work=Texas Escapes|publisher=Texas Escapes – Blueprints For Travel, LLC|access-date=December 16, 2010}}</ref> By 1900, the beef industry was thriving, supporting 30,618 head.<ref name="Crosby County, Texas"/>

The country and western song (Ghost) Riders in the Sky was inspired by a legend of a stampede that took place in Crosby County in 1889<ref>[https://texashillcountry.com/legend-ghost-riders/ The Haunting Legend of ‘Ghost Riders in the Sky’ is Based on a True Story]</ref>

In 1908, the Bar-N-Bar Ranch began selling acreage to farmers.<ref name="Crosby County, Texas"/>

Crosbyton became the new county seat in 1910.<ref>{{cite web|title=Crosbyton, Texas|url=http://www.texasescapes.com/TexasPanhandleTowns/CrosbytonTexas.htm|work=Texas Escapes|publisher=Texas Escapes – Blueprints For Travel, LLC|access-date=December 16, 2010}}</ref> Some {{convert|45400|acre|km2}} in the county were planted in cotton, and 15,000 apple and peach trees were growing in the county in 1920.<ref name="Crosby County, Texas"/> By 1929, farmers owned 83,000 chickens and sold 395,000 dozen eggs that year.<ref name="Crosby County, Texas"/>

The first soil conservation district in the county was formed<ref name="Crosby County, Texas"/> in 1941. In 1955, oil was discovered in the county.<ref name="Crosby County, Texas"/>

==Geography== According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of {{convert|902|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|900|sqmi}} are land and {{convert|1.5|sqmi}} (0.2%) are covered by water.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/counties_list_48.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=April 21, 2015|date=August 22, 2012|title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files}}</ref>

===Major highways=== * 20px U.S. Highway 62 * 20px 20px U.S. Highway 82/State Highway 114 * 20px State Highway 207

===Adjacent counties=== * Floyd County (north) * Motley County (northeast) * Dickens County (east) * Kent County (southeast) * Garza County (south) * Lynn County (southwest) * Lubbock County (west) * Hale County (northwest)

===Geographic features=== * Blanco Canyon * White River, Silver Falls * Mount Blanco * Caprock Escarpment

==Demographics== {{US Census population | 1880 = 82 | 1890 = 346 | 1900 = 788 | 1910 = 1765 | 1920 = 6084 | 1930 = 11023 | 1940 = 10046 | 1950 = 9582 | 1960 = 10347 | 1970 = 9085 | 1980 = 8859 | 1990 = 7304 | 2000 = 7072 | 2010 = 6059 | 2020 = 5133 | estyear = 2025 | estimate = 4852 | estref =<ref name="USCensusEst2025">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-counties-total.html|title=County Population Totals and Components of Change: 2020-2025|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=April 16, 2026}}</ref> {{decrease}} | align-fn = center | footnote = U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|title=Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decade|publisher=US Census Bureau|access-date=}}</ref> 1850–2010<ref>{{cite web|url=http://texasalmanac.com/sites/default/files/images/topics/ctypophistweb2010.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/http://texasalmanac.com/sites/default/files/images/topics/ctypophistweb2010.pdf |archive-date=October 9, 2022 |url-status=live|title=Texas Almanac: Population History of Counties from 1850–2010|publisher=Texas Almanac|access-date=April 21, 2015}}</ref> 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2/> 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2/> | align = right }}

===Racial and ethnic composition=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |+'''Crosby County, Texas – Racial and ethnic composition''' {{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}} !Race / Ethnicity (''NH = Non-Hispanic'') !Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Crosby County, Texas|url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=0500000US48107&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|website=United States Census Bureau |access-date= }}</ref> !Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Crosby County, Texas|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=0500000US48107&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> !{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Crosby County, Texas|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=0500000US48107&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> !% 2000 !% 2010 !{{partial|% 2020}} |- |White alone (NH) |3,301 |2,625 |style='background: #ffffe6; |2,076 |46.68% |43.32% |style='background: #ffffe6; |40.44% |- |Black or African American alone (NH) |262 |199 |style='background: #ffffe6; |117 |3.70% |3.28% |style='background: #ffffe6; |2.28% |- |Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) |11 |13 |style='background: #ffffe6; |8 |0.16% |0.21% |style='background: #ffffe6; |0.16% |- |Asian alone (NH) |2 |4 |style='background: #ffffe6; |12 |0.03% |0.07% |style='background: #ffffe6; |0.23% |- |Pacific Islander alone (NH) |5 |2 |style='background: #ffffe6; |0 |0.07% |0.03% |style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00% |- |Other race alone (NH) |0 |8 |style='background: #ffffe6; |6 |0.00% |0.13% |style='background: #ffffe6; |0.12% |- |Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) |31 |37 |style='background: #ffffe6; |85 |0.44% |0.61% |style='background: #ffffe6; |1.66% |- |Hispanic or Latino (any race) |3,460 |3,171 |style='background: #ffffe6; |2,829 |48.93% |52.34% |style='background: #ffffe6; |55.11% |- |'''Total''' |'''7,072''' |'''6,059''' |style='background: #ffffe6; |'''5,133''' |'''100.00%''' |'''100.00%''' |style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%''' |}

===2020 census===

As of the 2020 census, the county had a population of 5,133. The median age was 42.0 years. 25.7% of residents were under the age of 18 and 20.4% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 95.5 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 93.5 males age 18 and over.<ref name="Census2020DP">{{cite web|title=2020 Decennial Census Demographic Profile (DP1)|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/dp?get=NAME,DP1_0021P,DP1_0024P,DP1_0025C,DP1_0049C,DP1_0045C,DP1_0069C,DP1_0073C,DP1_0125P,DP1_0126P,DP1_0129P,DP1_0133P,DP1_0137P,DP1_0138P,DP1_0139P,DP1_0141P,DP1_0142P,DP1_0143P,DP1_0145P,DP1_0146P,DP1_0147C,DP1_0148C,DP1_0149C,DP1_0156C,DP1_0157C,DP1_0158C,DP1_0159P,DP1_0160P&for=county%3A107&in=state%3A48|website=United States Census Bureau|year=2021|access-date=January 9, 2026|df=mdy}}</ref><ref name="Census2020PL">{{cite web|title=2020 Decennial Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171)|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/pl?get=NAME,P1_001N,P1_003N,P1_004N,P1_005N,P1_006N,P1_007N,P1_008N,P1_009N,P2_001N,P2_002N,H1_001N,H1_002N&for=county%3A107&in=state%3A48|website=United States Census Bureau|year=2021|access-date=January 9, 2026|df=mdy}}</ref>

The racial makeup of the county was 63.5% White, 2.9% Black or African American, 0.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2% Asian, <0.1% Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander, 17.2% from some other race, and 15.4% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 55.1% of the population.<ref name="Census2020PL"/>

<0.1% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.<ref name="Census2020DHC">{{cite web|title=2020 Decennial Census Demographic and Housing Characteristics (DHC)|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/dhc?get=NAME,P2_002N,P2_003N&for=county%3A107&in=state%3A48|website=United States Census Bureau|year=2023|access-date=January 9, 2026|df=mdy}}</ref>

There were 1,984 households in the county, of which 32.3% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 49.0% were married-couple households, 18.7% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 26.3% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 24.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.<ref name="Census2020DP"/>

There were 2,652 housing units, of which 25.2% were vacant. Among occupied housing units, 72.7% were owner-occupied and 27.3% were renter-occupied. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.4% and the rental vacancy rate was 14.5%.<ref name="Census2020DP"/>

===2000 census===

As of the census<ref name="GR8">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=May 14, 2011 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2000, 7,072 people, 2,512 households, and 1,866 families resided in the county. The population density was {{convert|8|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people |people|spell=in}}. The 3,202 housing units averaged {{convert|4|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units |units|spell=in}}. The racial makeup of the county was 63.77% White, 3.89% Black or African American, 0.54% Native American, 0.03% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 29.89% from other races, and 1.81% from two or more races. About 48.93% of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 2,512 households, 35.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.0% were married couples living together, 11.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.7% were not families. About 23.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.78 and the average family size was 3.30.

In the county, the population was distributed as 30.7% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 24.0% from 25 to 44, 21.1% from 45 to 64, and 15.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.2 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $25,769, and for a family was $29,891. Males had a median income of $23,775 versus $17,229 for females. The per capita income for the county was $14,445. About 22.6% of families and 28.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 36.6% of those under age 18 and 22.7% of those age 65 or over. ==Communities== ===Cities=== * Crosbyton (county seat) * Lorenzo * Ralls

===Unincorporated communities=== * Broadway * Cap Rock * Cone * Estacado (partly in Lubbock County) * Kalgary * Owens * Robertson

===Ghost towns=== * Canyon Valley * Farmer * Mount Blanco * Savage * Wake

==Education== School districts serving the county include:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st48_tx/schooldistrict_maps/c48107_crosby/DC20SD_C48107.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st48_tx/schooldistrict_maps/c48107_crosby/DC20SD_C48107.pdf |archive-date=October 9, 2022 |url-status=live|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Crosby County, TX|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|accessdate=June 29, 2022}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st48_tx/schooldistrict_maps/c48107_crosby/DC20SD_C48107_SD2MS.txt list]</ref> * Crosbyton Consolidated Independent School District * Lorenzo Independent School District * Petersburg Independent School District * Ralls Independent School District

The county is in the service area of South Plains College.<ref>[https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ED/htm/ED.130.htm Texas Education Code, Sec. 130.198. SOUTH PLAINS COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA.]</ref>

==Gallery== <gallery widths="200px"> File:Mt Blanco 2005.jpg|Mount Blanco File:Blanco Canyon in Crosby County Texas 2009.jpg|Blanco Canyon File:Llano_Estacado_Caprock_Escarpment_south_of_Ralls_TX_2009.jpg|Caprock Escarpment south of Ralls </gallery>

==Politics== Republican Drew Springer Jr., a businessman from Muenster in Cooke County, has since January 2013 represented Crosby County in the Texas House of Representatives.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://lubbockonline.com/interact/blog-post/adam-d-young/2013-07-16/state-rep-springer-announces-district-tour-july-30#.UefOvhUo45s|title=State Rep. Springer announces district tour July 30|publisher=Lubbock Avalanche-Journal, July 16, 2013|access-date=July 18, 2013}}</ref>

Crosby County is located within District 83 of the Texas House of Representatives. Crosby County is located within District 28 of the Texas Senate.

{{PresHead|place=Crosby County, Texas|source=<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS|title=Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections|last=Leip|first=David|website=uselectionatlas.org|access-date=July 21, 2018}}</ref>}}  {{PresRow|1912|Democratic|7|247|41|Texas}} {{PresRow|1916|Democratic|31|456|46|Texas}} {{PresRow|1920|Democratic|146|572|64|Texas}} {{PresRow|1924|Democratic|278|1,242|34|Texas}} {{PresRow|1928|Republican|1,004|728|0|Texas}} {{PresRow|1932|Democratic|108|1,590|0|Texas}} {{PresRow|1936|Democratic|153|1,711|3|Texas}} {{PresRow|1940|Democratic|276|1,720|6|Texas}} {{PresRow|1944|Democratic|201|1,691|235|Texas}} {{PresRow|1948|Democratic|168|1,731|170|Texas}} {{PresRow|1952|Democratic|1,053|1,550|0|Texas}} {{PresRow|1956|Democratic|704|1,804|6|Texas}} {{PresRow|1960|Democratic|889|1,783|11|Texas}} {{PresRow|1964|Democratic|611|2,278|3|Texas}} {{PresRow|1968|Democratic|865|1,574|401|Texas}} {{PresRow|1972|Republican|1,503|1,021|17|Texas}} {{PresRow|1976|Democratic|897|2,176|19|Texas}} {{PresRow|1980|Democratic|1,361|1,408|37|Texas}} {{PresRow|1984|Republican|1,376|1,212|11|Texas}} {{PresRow|1988|Democratic|1,121|1,435|6|Texas}} {{PresRow|1992|Democratic|1,006|1,010|319|Texas}} {{PresRow|1996|Democratic|968|1,122|197|Texas}} {{PresRow|2000|Republican|1,270|705|27|Texas}} {{PresRow|2004|Republican|1,647|622|6|Texas}} {{PresRow|2008|Republican|1,221|684|9|Texas}} {{PresRow|2012|Republican|1,132|639|16|Texas}} {{PresRow|2016|Republican|1,181|468|79|Texas}} {{PresRow|2020|Republican|1,396|527|30|Texas}} {{PresRow|2024|Republican|1,416|451|13|Texas}} {{PresFoot}} {{U.S. SenHead|place=Crosby County, Texas|Seat=1|source=<ref>{{cite news |title=2024 Senate Election (Official Returns) |website=Commonwealth of Texas by county |date=November 5, 2024 |access-date=December 5, 2024 |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-elections/texas-senate-results}}</ref>}}  {{U.S. SenRow|2024|Republican|1,370|438|52|Texas}} {{U.S. SenFoot}} {{U.S. SenHead|place=Crosby County, Texas|Seat=2|source=<ref>{{cite news |title=Texas Senate Election Results 2020|website=NBCNews.com|date=November 3, 2020|access-date=April 10, 2026 |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-elections/texas-senate-results}}</ref>}}  {{U.S. SenRow|2020|Republican|1,356|486|39|Texas}} {{U.S. SenFoot}} {{T.X. GovHead|place=Crosby County|Seat=|source=}}  {{T.X. GovRow|2022|Republican|990|255|9}} {{T.X. GovFoot}}

==See also== {{Portal|Texas}} {{col-begin}}{{col-break}} * Llano Estacado * Mount Blanco * Farm to Market Road 2591 * List of museums in West Texas {{col-break}} * National Register of Historic Places listings in Crosby County, Texas * Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks in Crosby County * Yellow House Canyon {{col-end}}

==References== {{Reflist|30em}}

==External links== {{Commons category}}

* {{Official website}} * {{Handbook of Texas|id=hcc27|name=Crosby County, Texas}} * [http://www.panhandleplains.org/ Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20130801103245/http://www.txcip.org/tac/census/profile.php?FIPS=48107 Crosby County Profile from the Texas Association of Counties] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20170809090025/https://www.lbk.ars.usda.gov/WEWC/llano/estacado.htm Photos of the Llano Estacado]

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