Loving County, Texas

Loving County
Loving County
County
	Loving County Courthouse, the only two-story building in Mentone, is listed in the National Register of Historic Places
	Seal
	Location within the U.S. state of Texas
	Texas's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 31°50′N 103°34′W / 31.84°N 103.57°W
Country	United States
State	Texas
Founded	1887
Named for	Oliver Loving
Seat	Mentone
Largest community	Mentone
Area
• Total	677 sq mi (1,750 km2)
• Land	669 sq mi (1,730 km2)
• Water	7.8 sq mi (20 km2) 1.1%
Population (2020)
• Total	64
• Estimate (2022)	51
• Density	0.1/sq mi (0.04/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	23rd
Website	www.co.loving.tx.us

Loving County is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. With a population at 64 during the 2020 census,^[2] it is the least populous county in the United States with a permanent population. Its county seat and only community is Mentone.^[3] The county was originally created in 1887, and after being disorganized in 1897, was reorganized in 1931.^[4]

^ "Loving County Courthouse (ID: 06000362)". National Register of Historic Places. May 10, 2006. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
^ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 9, 2015. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
^ "Texas: Individual County Chronologies". Texas Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. The Newberry Library. 2008. Archived from the original on December 11, 2017. Retrieved May 25, 2015.