Hockley County, Texas

Hockley County
Hockley County
County
	The Hockley County Courthouse in Levelland
	Location within the U.S. state of Texas
	Texas's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 33°37′N 102°20′W / 33.61°N 102.34°W
Country	United States
State	Texas
Founded	1921
Named for	George Washington Hockley
Seat	Levelland
Largest city	Levelland
Area
• Total	909 sq mi (2,350 km2)
• Land	908 sq mi (2,350 km2)
• Water	0.2 sq mi (0.5 km2) 0.02%
Population (2020)
• Total	21,537
• Density	24/sq mi (9.1/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	19th
Website	www.co.hockley.tx.us

Hockley County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 21,537.^[1] Its county seat is Levelland.^[2] The county was created in 1876, but not organized until 1921.^[3] It is named for George Washington Hockley, a secretary of war of the Republic of Texas.

Hockley County comprises the Levelland Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is included in the Lubbock–Levelland Combined Statistical Area.

^ "Hockley County, Texas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
^ "Texas: Individual County Chronologies". Texas Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. The Newberry Library. 2008. Archived from the original on May 13, 2015. Retrieved May 24, 2015.