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Hockley CountyTexas

Hockley County is a county in Texas with its seat in Levelland. It was created from Young Territory on November 19, 1876, and named after George Washington Hockley.

  • Founded1876
  • County seatLevelland
  • Named forGeorge Washington Hockley
  • Land area908 sq mi + 0.2 sq mi water
  • Population21,537 2020 Census
  • Parcels mapped16,858 checked 15 October 2026
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Updated

Terry Levelland Census outline · seat marked

Where it is

Hockley on the map of Texas

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History

Formed in 1876 from Young County

An old deed may name a county that no longer exists, or a boundary that has since moved.

Hockley County was created from Young Territory in 1876 but was not fully organized; it was initially attached to Young County for judicial and administrative purposes. Over the following decades, Hockley County was successively attached for judicial purposes to Baylor County in 1881, Crosby County in 1887, Hale County in 1889, and Lubbock County in 1891. Hockley County was fully organized and detached from Lubbock County on February 19, 1921, though it temporarily served as the judicial seat for Cochran County from 1921 until Cochran's full organization in 1924.

Boundary changes from the Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries; the 5 that matter most are shown first.

  1. 1876
    Hockley County created Hockley created from Young Territory; Hockley not fully organized, attached to Young "for judicial, surveying and all other purposes." Act passed 21 August 1876; took effect 19 November 1876.
    from Young
    · Texas Laws 1876, 15th leg., ch. 144/pp. 237-238, 242
  2. 1881
    Changed Hockley detached from Young, attached to Baylor "for judicial purposes."
    YoungBaylor
    · Texas Laws 1881, 17th leg., reg. sess., ch. 18, sec. 2/p. 12
  3. 1887
    Changed Hockley detached from Baylor, attached to Crosby "for judicial purposes."
    BaylorCrosby
    · Texas Laws 1887, 20th leg., reg. sess., ch. 98, sec. 4/p. 80
  4. 1889
    Changed Hockley detached from Crosby, attached to Hale "for judicial purposes."
    CrosbyHale
    · Texas Laws 1889, 21st leg., ch. 138, sec. 10/p. 163
  5. 1891
    Changed Hockley detached from Hale, attached to Lubbock "for judicial purposes."
    HaleLubbock
    · Texas Laws 1891, 22d leg., reg. sess., ch. 34, sec. 3/p. 37
Show all 8 changes (3 more)
  1. 1876
    Hockley County created Hockley created from Young Territory; Hockley not fully organized, attached to Young "for judicial, surveying and all other purposes." Act passed 21 August 1876; took effect 19 November 1876.
    from Young
    · Texas Laws 1876, 15th leg., ch. 144/pp. 237-238, 242
  2. 1881
    Changed Hockley detached from Young, attached to Baylor "for judicial purposes."
    YoungBaylor
    · Texas Laws 1881, 17th leg., reg. sess., ch. 18, sec. 2/p. 12
  3. 1887
    Changed Hockley detached from Baylor, attached to Crosby "for judicial purposes."
    BaylorCrosby
    · Texas Laws 1887, 20th leg., reg. sess., ch. 98, sec. 4/p. 80
  4. 1889
    Changed Hockley detached from Crosby, attached to Hale "for judicial purposes."
    CrosbyHale
    · Texas Laws 1889, 21st leg., ch. 138, sec. 10/p. 163
  5. 1891
    Changed Hockley detached from Hale, attached to Lubbock "for judicial purposes."
    HaleLubbock
    · Texas Laws 1891, 22d leg., reg. sess., ch. 34, sec. 3/p. 37
  6. 1921
    Changed Hockley fully organized, detached from Lubbock.
    Lubbock
    · Hockley County Historical Commission, 200
  7. 1921
    Changed Cochran detached from Lubbock, attached to Hockley "for judicial purposes."
    CochranLubbock
    · Texas Laws 1921 37th leg., reg. sess., ch. 103/p. 199
  8. c. 1924
    Changed Cochran fully organized, detached from Hockley.
    Cochran
    · "Cochran County," New Handbook of Texas, 2:182

Land and parcels

What the maps cover in Hockley

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Missing
nothing public found yet

People and land

Hockley by the Census

Population
21,537 2020 Census count
Housing units
9,173 2020 Census count
Land area
908 square miles
Water area
0.2 square miles
People per sq mi
24 population ÷ land area

Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Census; US Census Bureau, 2020 Gazetteer Files. Not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Rules and offices

Who to ask before you build, dig or sell

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Records

County government

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Questions

Common questions about Hockley County

When was Hockley County founded?
Hockley County was founded in 1876, formed from Young County, and named after George Washington Hockley.
What is the county seat of Hockley County?
The county seat of Hockley County is Levelland.
Is there an online parcel map for Hockley County?
Yes. Hockley County publishes a parcel map of 16,858 parcels, rated good enough here. You can click any parcel on it in Parcel Chart's free map, no sign-in needed.
Has Hockley County's boundary or name changed?
Hockley County was created in 1876 from Young County. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 7 later changes, chiefly involving Lubbock County, Baylor County and Cochran County.
Is my lot in a flood zone?
We do not have flood maps for Hockley County yet. Look up the address on FEMA's Flood Map Service Center, which shows the effective flood map for any lot.

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