City of Lubbock, Texas
Downtown Lubbock in 2005
Flag Seal
Nickname: Hub City
Motto: The Giant Side of Texas
Location within the state of Texas
Coordinates: 33°33′53″N 101°52′40″W / 33.56472, -101.87778
Country	United States
State	Texas
County	Lubbock
Government
- Mayor	Tom Martin
Area
- City	114. A nickname is a Name of an entity or thing that is not its Proper name. A motto (from the Italian word motto, meaning witticism sentence is a phrase meant to formally describe the general motivation or intention of a social group Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State. Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This list of countries, arranged alphabetically The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The political units and divisions of the United States include The 50 states (four of these being officially styled as Commonwealths) which are typically Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State. List of Texas county name etymologies|List of Texas county seat name etymologies The state of Texas is divided into 254 counties, more than any other U Lubbock County is a County located in the US state of Texas. In 2000 the population was 242628 Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. A city is an Urban area with a large Population and a particular Administrative, Legal, or Historical status 9 sq mi (297. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 6 km²)
- Land	114. To help compare Orders of magnitude of different geographical regions we list here areas between 1000 km2 and 10000 km2 8 sq mi (297. 4 km²)
- Water	0. 1 sq mi (0. 3 km²)
Elevation	3,202 ft (992. The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit 4 m)
Population (2006)
- City	212,169
- Density	1,825. The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International A city is an Urban area with a large Population and a particular Administrative, Legal, or Historical status Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 2/sq mi (704. 7/km²)
- Metro	261,411
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
Area code(s)	806
FIPS code	48-45000[1]
GNIS feature ID	1374760[2]
Website: www.ci.lubbock.tx.us

Lubbock (IPA: /'lʌbək/^[3]) is an American city in the state of Texas. A metropolitan area is a large population center consisting of a large Metropolis and its adjacent zone of influence or of more than one closely adjoining neighboring central The Central Time Zone observes Standard time by subtracting six hours from UTC during standard time ( UTC−6) and five hours during Daylight saving Areas using UTC−6 Single zone countries Belize Costa Rica El Salvador Guatemala Daylight saving time ( DST The Central Time Zone observes Standard time by subtracting six hours from UTC during standard time ( UTC−6) and five hours during Daylight saving UTC−5 is the Time offset used in the North American Eastern Time Zone during Standard time and in the North American Central Time Zone during A telephone numbering plan is a plan for allocating Telephone number ranges to countries regions areas and exchanges and to non-fixed telephone networks The map to the right is now clickable click on an area code to go to the page for that code Federal Information Processing Standards ( FIPS) are publicly announced standards developed by the United States Federal government for use by all non-military The Geographic Names Information System ( GNIS) is a database that contains name and locative information about more than two million physical and cultural features located throughout The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A US state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of the United States of America that share Sovereignty with the federal government Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State. Located in the northwestern part of the state, a region known historically as the Llano Estacado, it is the county seat of Lubbock County, and the home of Texas Tech University. West Texas is a region in Texas that has more in common geographically with the Southwestern United States than it does with the rest of the state Llano Estacado ( Sp /ˈʎano ˌestəˈkado/ " Palisaded Plains" is a region in the southwestern United States that encompasses parts of Eastern New A county seat is a term for an Administrative center for a County, primarily used in the United States. Lubbock County is a County located in the US state of Texas. In 2000 the population was 242628 Texas Tech University is a public, coeducational research university in Lubbock Texas. According to an estimate by the U.S. Census in 2006, the city population was 212,169, making it the 90th largest city in the United States and the 12th largest in Texas. The United States Census is a decennial Census mandated by the United States Constitution. ^[4] The Lubbock metropolitan area has a population of 261,411^[5]. The Lubbock Metropolitan Statistical Area is a metropolitan area in the South Plains region of Texas, USA that covers two counties - Lubbock and Crosby

Lubbock's nickname is the "Hub City" which derives from being the economy, education, and health care hub of a multi-county region commonly called the South Plains. The South Plains is a region in West Texas comprising the area north of the Caprock Escarpment on the Llano Estacado, and extending north into the ^[6] The area is the largest contiguous cotton-growing region in the world^[7][8] and is heavily dependent on irrigation water drawn from the Ogallala Aquifer. Cotton is a soft staple Fibre that grows around the seeds of the cotton plant ( Gossypium sp Irrigation is an artificial application of water to the soil usually for assisting in growing crops The Ogallala Aquifer, also known as the High Plains Aquifer, is a vast yet shallow underground Water table Aquifer located beneath the Great Plains

Contents 1 History 2 Geography and climate 3 Law and government 4 Economy 4.1 Economic Development 5 Demographics 6 People and culture 6.1 Attractions 6.1.1 Mackenzie Park 6.2 Sports 6.3 National Register of Historic Places 7 Transportation 8 Education 8.1 Public Schools 8.2 Private Schools 8.3 Colleges and Universities 9 See also 10 References 11 External links

History

The county of Lubbock was founded in 1876, named after Thomas Saltus Lubbock, a Confederate colonel and founder of the Texas Rangers. Thomas (some sources give Thompson) Saltus Lubbock ( November 29, 1817 January 1862 was a Texas Ranger and soldier in the The Confederate States of America (also called the Confederacy, the Confederate States, and CSA) formed as the government set up from 1861 Colonel ( RP ˈkɜnəl GA ˈkɜrnəl is a Military rank of a Commissioned officer, with corresponding ranks existing in almost every country The Texas Ranger Division, commonly called the Texas Rangers, is a law enforcement agency with statewide Jurisdiction based in Austin, the As early as 1884, a federal post office named Lubbock existed in Yellowhouse Canyon. However, the town of Lubbock was not founded until 1890, when it was formed from a unique merger arrangement between two smaller towns, "Old Lubbock" and Monterey. The terms of the compromise included keeping the Lubbock name but the Monterey townsite, so the previous Old Lubbock residents relocated South to the Monterey location, including putting Old Lubbock's Nicolette Hotel on rollers and pulling it across a canyon to its new home. (Monterey would later become the name of one of Lubbock's high schools. )

In 1891 Lubbock became the county seat and in 1909 was reincorporated as a city.

Texas Technological College (now Texas Tech University) was founded in 1923. Texas Tech University is a public, coeducational research university in Lubbock Texas. Its medical school, the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, was added in 1970. The Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (often abbreviated TTUHSC) offers Schools of Allied Health Sciences Biomedical Sciences Medicine

In August 1951, a v-shaped formation of lights was seen over the city. The "Lubbock Lights" series of sightings received national publicity and is regarded as one of the first great UFO cases. The Lubbock Lights were an unusual formation of lights seen over the city of Lubbock, Texas, from August-September 1951 The sightings were considered credible because they were witnessed by several respected science professors at Texas Technological College and were photographed by a Texas Tech student. The photographs were reprinted nationwide in newspapers and in LIFE magazine. Project Blue Book, the US Air Force's official study of the UFO mystery, did an extensive investigation of the Lubbock Lights. Project Blue Book was one of a series of systematic studies of Unidentified flying objects (UFOs conducted by the United States Air Force (U They concluded that the photographs were not a hoax and showed genuine objects. However, they did dismiss the UFOs themselves as being either "night-flying moths" or a type of bird called a plover. Plovers are a widely distributed group of wading Birds belonging to the Subfamily Charadriinae. The Air Force argued that the underside of the plovers or moths was reflected in the glow of Lubbock's new street lights at night. However, other researchers have disputed these explanations, and for many the "Lubbock Lights" remain a mystery.

Lubbock Christian University, affiliated with the Churches of Christ, was founded in 1957. The Churches of Christ discussed

On May 11, 1970, the Lubbock Tornado struck the city. Events 330 - Byzantium is renamed ''Nova Roma'' during a dedication ceremony but is more popularly referred to as Constantinople Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Lubbock Tornado was an F5 Tornado that occurred in Lubbock Texas on May 11, 1970. Twenty-six persons perished, and damage was estimated at $125 million. The downtown NTS Tower, then known as the Great Plains Life Building, at 271 feet (83 m) in height, is believed to have been the tallest building ever to survive a direct hit from an F5 tornado. The Fujita scale ( F-Scale) or Fujita-Pearson scale, is a scale for rating Tornado intensity based on the damage tornadoes inflict on human-built structures ^[9]Then Mayor Jim Granberry and the Lubbock City Council, which included Granberry's successor as mayor, Morris W. Turner, where charged with directing the task of rebuilding the downtown in the aftermath of the storm. A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning "greater" is a modern title used in many countries for the highest ranking officer in a municipal government James Harlan "Jim" Granberry Sr (born 1932 is a former Mayor of Lubbock Texas, who guided his city through a series of tornadoes that shattered Morris Wayne Turner, also known as Moe Turner ( October 8, 1931 - June 1, 2008) was a Businessman who served in the

Work at the Lubbock Lake Landmark, an archaeological and natural history preserve at the northern edge of the city, provides evidence of almost twelve thousand years of human occupation in the region. Lubbock Lake Landmark, also known as Lubbock Lake Site, is an important archeological site and natural history preserve in the city of Lubbock Texas Archaeology, archeology, or archæology (from Greek grc ἀρχαιολογία archaiologia – grc ἀρχαῖος archaīos Natural history is the Scientific research of Plants or Animals leaning more towards the Observational than Experimental methods

Geography and climate

Lubbock is located at 33°33′53″N, 101°52′40″W (33. 564735, -101. 877793). ^[10] The official elevation is 3,256 feet (992 m) above sea level, but stated figures range from 3195 to 3281. ^[11][12][13]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 114. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census 9 square miles (297. 6 km²), of which, 114. 8 square miles (297. 4 km²) of it is land and 0. 1 square miles (0. 3 km²) of it (0. 09%) is water.

Lubbock has a mild, windy, semi-arid climate and dust storms are not uncommon during dry spells. A Semi-arid climate or steppe climate generally describes climatic regions that receive low annual Rainfall (250-500 mm or 10-20 in ^[14] On average, Lubbock receives 18. 7 inches (475 mm) of rain per year, with most of the precipitation coming in summer in the form of thunderstorms. Inches redirects here To see the Les Savy Fav album see Inches.

Summers in Lubbock are hot, typically with low relative humidity, although often winds will bring humidity in from the Gulf of Mexico. Relative humidity is a measurement of the amount of Water vapor that exists in a gaseous mixture of air and water The Gulf of Mexico ( Spanish: Golfo de México) is the ninth largest Body of water in the world Average high temperatures are at or above 90 °F (32 °C) in June, July, and August. Fahrenheit is a temperature scale named after Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit (1686–1736 a German Physicist who proposed it in 1724 The Celsius Temperature scale was previously known as the centigrade scale. Temperatures above 100°F (38°C) are common, and the highest recorded temperature was 114 °F (46 °C) in 1994. ^[15] Winter days in Lubbock are typically sunny and relatively mild, but nights are cold, and temperatures below freezing are not uncommon; winter winds can also make cold weather a great deal more uncomfortable. The average annual snowfall is about 10 inches (250 mm). ^[16][17][18]

Weather averages for Lubbock, Texas
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °F (°C)	87 (31)	89 (32)	95 (35)	100 (38)	109 (43)	114 (46)	109 (43)	107 (42)	105 (41)	100 (38)	89 (32)	83 (28)	114 (46)
Average high °F (°C)	52 (11)	58 (14)	66 (19)	75 (24)	83 (28)	90 (32)	92 (33)	90 (32)	83 (28)	74 (23)	62 (17)	53 (12)	73 (23)
Average low °F (°C)	24 (-4)	29 (-2)	36 (2)	45 (7)	56 (13)	64 (18)	68 (20)	66 (19)	58 (14)	47 (8)	35 (2)	26 (-3)	46 (8)
Record low °F (°C)	-16 (-27)	-17 (-27)	-2 (-19)	18 (-8)	29 (-2)	39 (4)	49 (9)	43 (6)	33 (1)	18 (-8)	-1 (-18)	-2 (-19)	-17 (-27)
Precipitation inches (mm)	0. In Meteorology, precipitation (also known as one class of hydrometeors, which are atmospheric water phenomena is any product of the condensation of atmospheric 50 (12. 7)	0. 71 (18)	0. 76 (19. 3)	1. 29 (32. 8)	2. 31 (58. 7)	2. 98 (75. 7)	2. 13 (54. 1)	2. 36 (59. 9)	2. 57 (65. 3)	1. 70 (43. 2)	0. 71 (18)	0. 67 (17)	18. 7 (475)
Source: weather. com [19] 2008-01-12

Law and government

Lubbock has a council-manager government system, with all governmental powers resting in a legislative body called a city council. In the council-manager form of government an elected city council (typically between five and 11 people is responsible for making Policy, passing Ordinances voting Appropriations A city council is a form of Local government, usually covering a City or other Urban area, such as a Town. The current mayor of Lubbock, elected May 9, 2008, is Tom Martin. Events 1457 BC - Battle of Megiddo (15th century BC between Thutmose III and a large Canaanite coalition under the King of 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common

Lubbock County and the City of Lubbock have an unusual legal situation regarding the sale of alcoholic beverages. The county allows package sales but not "by the drink" sales except at private institutions such as country clubs. A country club is a private Club which offers a variety of recreational Sports facilities usually located in city outskirts or rural areas Inside the Lubbock city limits, the situation is reversed with restaurants and bars able to serve alcohol but liquor stores forbidden. Lubbock remained legally dry until an election on April 9, 1972, made liquor by the drink, but not package sales, legal, and Lubbock abandoned its distinction as the largest dry city in the country. ^[20] A privately owned conglomeration of liquor stores, called "The Strip", is located on U.S. Highway 87. In the US state of Texas, US Highway 87 is a US Highway that begins near the Gulf Coast in Port Lavaca Texas and heads Though within city limits, "The Strip" is exempt from the city's liquor laws.

On November 21, 2006, the Lubbock City Council voted 5-1 to annex "The Strip", making package alcohol sales legal within the city limits. Events 164 BC - Judas Maccabaeus, son of Mattathias of the Hasmonean family restores the Temple in Jerusalem. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. There exist, however, significant barriers to entry for stores outside "The Strip" area to sell packaged alcohol. The new annexation will contribute a sales tax of 1. 5%, or 10 cents for every 7 dollars, to the city. Due to state law, liquor sales will be limited to the newly annexed area.

Economy

The Lubbock area is the largest contiguous cotton-growing region in the world and is heavily dependent on irrigation water drawn from the Ogallala Aquifer. Cotton is a soft staple Fibre that grows around the seeds of the cotton plant ( Gossypium sp Irrigation is an artificial application of water to the soil usually for assisting in growing crops The Ogallala Aquifer, also known as the High Plains Aquifer, is a vast yet shallow underground Water table Aquifer located beneath the Great Plains ^[21] However, the aquifer is being depleted at a rate that is not sustainable in the long term. Sustainable agriculture integrates three main goals environmental Stewardship, Farm Profitability and prosperous Farming communities Much progress has been made in the area of water conservation and new technologies such as Low Energy Precision Application (LEPA) irrigation were originally developed in the Lubbock area. Water conservation refers to reducing the use of water The goals of water conservation efforts include Sustainability - To ensure availability for

Adolph R. Hanslik, who died in 2007 at the age of ninety, was called the "dean" of the Lubbock cotton industry, having worked for years to promote the export trade. Adolph Rudolph Hanslik ( March 22, 1917 - May 21, 2007) was a Lubbock Businessman and Philanthropist known as In Economics, an export is any good or Commodity, Transported from one country to another country in a Legitimate fashion Hanslik was also the largest contributor (through 2006) to the Texas Tech University Medical Center. ^[22] He also endowed the Texas Czech Heritage and Cultural Center's capital campaign for construction of a new library museum archives building in La Grange in Fayette County in his native southeastern Texas. An archive refers to a collection of historical records and also refers to the location in which these records are kept La Grange is a city in Fayette County, Texas, United States, near the Colorado River. Fayette County is a County located in the US state of Texas. As of 2000 the population was 21804 ^[23]

The ten largest employers in terms of the number of employees are: Texas Tech University, Covenant Health Systems, Lubbock Independent School District, University Medical Center, United Supermarkets, City of Lubbock, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Cingular, Convergys, and Lubbock County. Texas Tech University is a public, coeducational research university in Lubbock Texas. Lubbock Independent School District is a public School district based in Lubbock, Texas ( USA) United Supermarkets is a Lubbock Texas based Supermarket chain whose roots go back to 1916 when H The Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (often abbreviated TTUHSC) offers Schools of Allied Health Sciences Biomedical Sciences Medicine AT&T Mobility LLC (usually branded AT&T, and formerly named Cingular Wireless LLC) is the wholly owned wireless subsidiary of AT&T Inc Convergys Corporation ( is a multi-national corporation that provides relationship management solutions outsourced customer and HR management solutions consulting and professional services Lubbock County is a County located in the US state of Texas. In 2000 the population was 242628

Lubbock has one shopping mall, South Plains Mall, which includes two Dillard's, Mervyns, JC Penney, Sears, and Bealls. South Plains Mall is a 12 million square foot Shopping mall located in Lubbock Texas. This article is about a Department store chain For The Dillards a Progressive bluegrass band see The Dillards. Mervyns is an American Department store chain based in Hayward California. J C Penney Company Inc ( most commonly known today by the name JCPenney or simply Penneys) is a mid-range chain of American Department stores Sears Roebuck and Company, commonly known as Sears, is an American mid-range chain of International Department stores founded by Richard

As of March 2007, there are four Wal-Mart Supercenters in the city, with two having been recently completed. Wal-Mart Stores Inc (or Walmart as written in its new logo is an American public corporation that runs a chain of large discount department stores

Economic Development

Originally founded as Market Lubbock in 1997, the Lubbock Economic Development Alliance (LEDA) was established by the City to recruit new business and industry to Lubbock and to retain existing companies. LEDA's mission is to promote economic growth through the creation of high quality jobs, attract new capital investment, retain and expand existing businesses, and improve the quality of life in Lubbock, Texas.

For information on recent projects visit LEDA's website. [1]

Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 199,564 people, 77,527 households, and 48,531 families residing in the city. A census is the procedure of acquiring information about every member of a given population The population density was 1,738. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 2 people per square mile (671. 1/km²). There were 84,066 housing units at an average density of 732. 2/sq mi (282. 7/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 72. 87% White, 8. 66% African American, 0. 56% Native American, 1. 54% Asian, 0. 03% Pacific Islander, 14. 32% from other races, and 2. 01% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 27. 45% of the population.

There are 77,527 households, of which 30. 3% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 45. 6% were married couples living together, 12. NOTICE TO WOULD-BE ROMEOS ************** 9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37. 4% are classified as non-families by the United States Census Bureau. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census Of 77,527 households, 3,249 are unmarried partner households: 2,802 heterosexual, 196 same-sex male, and 251 same-sex female households. 28. 3% of all households were made up of individuals and 8. 0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2. 47 and the average family size was 3. 07.

In the city the population was spread out with 24. 9% under the age of 18, 17. 9% from 18 to 24, 27. 6% from 25 to 44, 18. 4% from 45 to 64, and 11. 1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females there were 94. 6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91. 1 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $31,844, and the median income for a family was $41,418. Males had a median income of $30,222 versus $21,708 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,511. Per capita income means how much each individual receives in monetary terms of the yearly income generated in the country About 12. 0% of families and 18. 4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21. The poverty threshold, or poverty line, is the minimum level of Income deemed necessary to achieve an adequate Standard of living in a given country 9% of those under age 18 and 10. 1% of those age 65 or over.

People and culture

Lubbock is the birthplace of rock and roll legend Buddy Holly and features a cultural center named for him. Charles Hardin "Buddy" Holley (September 7 1936 – February 3 1959 was an American Singer-songwriter and a pioneer of Rock and roll. Rock and roll (also known as rock 'n' roll) is a form of Music that evolved in the United States in the late 1940s and early 1950s with roots in mostly African Charles Hardin "Buddy" Holley (September 7 1936 – February 3 1959 was an American Singer-songwriter and a pioneer of Rock and roll. The city previously hosted an annual Buddy Holly Music Festival. However, the event was renamed Lubbock Music Festival after Holly's widow increased usage fees for his name. Similarly, the city renamed the Buddy Holly West Texas Walk of Fame to honor area musicians as the West Texas Hall of Fame. ^[24] Holly's legacy is also remembered through the work of deejays such as Bud Andrews and Virgil Johnson on radio station KDAV-AM. Not to be confused with Disc jockey A deejay (alternatively spelled DJ) is a Reggae or Dancehall musician who sings Curcy Hendricks Andrews Jr, known as Bud Andrews (born July 5, 1940) is a popular morning Deejay at Radio KDAV-AM Virgil Lewis Johnson (born December 29 1935) is a popular African American Deejay at Radio station KDAV-AM in Radio is the transmission of signals by Modulation of electromagnetic waves with frequencies below those of visible Light. KDAV (1590 AM is an AM Radio station licensed to Lubbock Texas broadcasting an Oldies format ^[25]

Lubbock's Memorial Civic Center hosts many events. Former Mayor Morris Turner (1931-2008), who served from 1972-1974, has been called the father of the Civic Center.

The city has also been the birthplace or home of several country musicians including Jimmie Dale Gilmore, Butch Hancock and Joe Ely (collectively known as The Flatlanders), Mac Davis, Terry Allen, Lloyd Maines and his daughter, Dixie Chicks singer, Natalie Maines, Texas Tech alums Pat Green and Cory Morrow, and Coronado High School graduate Richie McDonald (lead singer of Lonestar until 2007). Country music is a blend of popular musical forms originally found in the Southern United States and the Appalachian Mountains. Jimmie Dale Gilmore (born May 6, 1945) is a country singer songwriter actor recording artist and producer currently living in Austin, Butch Hancock is a country / Folk music recording artist and song writer Joe Ely (born February 9 1947 in Amarillo Texas) is an American singer songwriter and guitarist whose music touches on Honky-tonk, country The Flatlanders are a country band from Lubbock Texas founded by singers/songwriters/guitarists Jimmie Morris Mac Davis, known as Mac Davis (born January 21, 1942) is a Country music Singer and Songwriter originally Terry Allen (b May 7, 1943 in Wichita Kansas) is a Country music singer in the Outlaw country genre painter and Lloyd Maines (born June 28, 1951) is a Country music musician and producer who was born and raised in Lubbock Texas and is now based in The Dixie Chicks are a multiple Grammy Award -winning Country music group composed of three women Martie Maguire, Natalie Maines, and Emily Natalie Louise Maines Pasdar (born October 14 1974 is an American Singer-songwriter who achieved success as the Lead vocalist for the female Pat Green (born Patrick Craven Green, April 5, 1972 in San Antonio Texas) is an American Country music artist Cory Morrow (born May 1, 1972 in Houston, Texas) is a Singer / Songwriter who has gained popularity throughout the Southwest Coronado High School is the second newest high school in the Lubbock Independent School District. Richie McDonald (born Richard Vance McDonald, February 6, 1962 in Lubbock Texas) is an American Country music artist Lonestar is an American Country music group consisting of Cody Collins ( Lead vocals) Michael Britt ( Lead guitar, background vocals) Keech Rainwater Pete Orta from the Christian rock group Petra and basketball players Craig Ehlo and Daniel Santiago have also called Lubbock home. Pete Orta (born August 26, 1971 in Port Lavaca Texas is a Christian rock singer guitarist and songwriter and music producer Petra was a prominent Christian rock band regarded by many as a pioneer of the Christian rock and of the Contemporary Christian music genres Joel Craig Ehlo, referred to as just Craig Ehlo (born August 11 1961, in Lubbock Texas) is a retired American National Basketball Daniel Gregg Santiago Lynn (born June 24, 1976 in Lubbock Texas, U

The National Cowboy Symposium and Celebration, an annual event celebrating the prototypical Old West cowboy, takes place in Lubbock. A cowboy is an animal Herder who tends Cattle on Ranches in North America, traditionally on horseback and often performs a multitude of The event is held in September and features art, music, cowboy poetry, stories, and the presentation of scholarly papers on cowboy culture and the history of the American West. Cowboy poetry is a form of Poetry which grew out of a tradition of extemporaneous composition carried on by workers on Cattle drives and Ranches After The Western United States &mdashcommonly referred to as the American West or simply the West &mdashtraditionally refers to the region comprising the westernmost A chuckwagon cookoff and horse parade also take place during the event. A chuckwagon was originally a wagon that carried Food and Cooking equipment on the Prairies of the United States and Canada. The horse ( Equus caballus) is a hoofed ( Ungulate) Mammal, one of eight living species of the family Equidae.

Every year on July 4, Lubbock hosts the 4th on Broadway event, an Independence Day festival. Events 836 - Pactum Sicardi, peace between the Principality of Benevento and the Duchy of Naples In the United States, Independence Day, commonly known as the Fourth of July (or the Fourth) is a Federal holiday commemorating the adoption A festival is an event usually and ordinarily staged by a local community which centers on some unique aspect of that community The event is entirely free to the public, and is considered the largest free festival in Texas. The day's activities usually include a morning parade, a street fair along Broadway Avenue with food stalls and live bands, the Early Settlers' Luncheon, and an evening concert/fireworks program. Broadway Festivals Inc. , the non-profit corporation which organizes the event, estimates a 2004 attendance of over 175,000 people. Additionally, the College Baseball Foundation holds events relating to its College Baseball Hall of Fame during the 4th on Broadway event. The College Baseball Hall of Fame, located in Lubbock Texas, is a Museum operated by the College Baseball Foundation serving as the central point for the

Lubbock's main newspaper is the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal, which is owned by Morris Communications. Lubbock Avalanche-Journal is a Newspaper based in Lubbock Texas, U Morris Communications of Augusta Georgia is a privately held media company with diversified holdings that include newspaper and magazine publishing outdoor advertising radio Texas Tech University publishes a student-run daily newspaper called, The Daily Toreador. The Daily Toreador is the student newspaper of Texas Tech University in Lubbock Texas.

According to a study released by the non-partisan Bay Area Center for Voting Research, Lubbock is the second most conservative city in the United States with a population over 100,000. Conservatism in the United States includes a variety of political ideologies including Fiscal conservatism, Supply-side economics, Social conservatism ^[26]

Attractions

The National Ranching Heritage Center, a museum of ranching history, is located in Lubbock. The Joyland Amusement Park is a small family owned traditional amusement park located in Lubbock, Texas, USA within Lubbock's Mackenzie Park The National Ranching Heritage Center, a Museum of Ranching History, is located in Lubbock on the campus of Texas Tech University. A ranch is an area of landscape including various structures given primarily to the practice of ranching the practice of raising grazing livestock such as Cattle It features a number of authentic early Texas ranch buildings as well as a railroad depot and other historic buildings. A ranch is an area of landscape including various structures given primarily to the practice of ranching the practice of raising grazing livestock such as Cattle There is also an extensive collection of weapons on display. Jim Humphreys, late manager of the Pitchfork Ranch east of Lubbock, was a prominent board member of the center. James O'Neill Humphreys Sr, usually known as Jim Humphreys ( February 28, 1921 – June 9, 2007) was a prominent Texas

The Southwest Collection, an archive of the history of the region and its surroundings which also works closely with the College Baseball Foundation, is located on the campus of Texas Tech University, as are the Moody Planetarium and the Museum of Texas Tech University.

The Depot District, an area of the city dedicated to music and nightlife, is located in the old railroad depot area and boasts a number of theatres, upscale restaurants, and cultural attractions. Theatre (or theater, see spelling differences) is the branch of the Performing arts defined by Bernard Beckerman as what "occurs when one The Depot District is also home to several shops, pubs and nightclubs, a radio station, a brewery, a magazine, a winery, a salon, and other establishments. Many of the buildings were remodeled from the original Fort Worth & Denver South Plains Railway Depot which originally stood on the site. The Buddy Holly Center, a museum highlighting the life and music of Buddy Holly, is also located in the Depot District. Charles Hardin "Buddy" Holley (September 7 1936 – February 3 1959 was an American Singer-songwriter and a pioneer of Rock and roll.

Lubbock is also home to the Silent Wings Museum. Silent Wings Museum, "The Legacy of The World War II Glider Pilots" is a museum in Lubbock Texas. Located on North I-27, Silent Wings features photographs and artifacts from the World War II era glider pilots.

The Science Spectrum is an interactive museum and IMAX Dome theatre with a special focus on children and youth. IMAX (short for Image MAXimum is a Film format created by Canada 's IMAX Corporation that has the capacity to display images of far greater size and

Mackenzie Park

Mackenzie Park is home to Joyland Amusement Park, Prairie Dog town, and both a disc golf and regular golf course. The Joyland Amusement Park is a small family owned traditional amusement park located in Lubbock, Texas, USA within Lubbock's Mackenzie Park Disc golf (also called Frisbee Golf is a disc game in which individual players throw a Flying disc into a basket or at a target The park also holds the American Wind Power Center which houses over 100 historic windmills on 28 acres. The American Wind Power Center is a museum of Wind power located in Lubbock Texas. The Brazos river winds through Mackenzie Park. The Brazos River, called the Rio de los Brazos de Dios by early Spanish explorers (translated as "The River of the Arms of God" is the 11th longest river in the It is collectively part of the rather extensive Lubbock Park system. ^[27][28]

In March 1877, Mackenzie Park was the site of the Battle of Yellow House Canyon, which occurred during the Buffalo Hunters' War. The Buffalo Hunters' War or Staked Plains War occurred in 1877.

Sports

The Texas Tech Red Raiders field 15 teams in ten sports. The Texas Tech Red Raiders football program is a College football team that represents Texas Tech University (variously "Tech" or "TTU" The Texas Tech Red Raiders are the athletic teams that represent Texas Tech University. The football program has been competing since October 3, 1925. The Texas Tech Red Raiders football program is a College football team that represents Texas Tech University (variously "Tech" or "TTU" Events 42 BC - First Battle of Philippi: Triumvirs Mark Antony and Octavian fight an indecisive battle with Caesar's Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Red Raiders have won eleven conference titles and been to 31 bowl games, winning five of the last six (as of January 1, 2008).

The men's basketball program, started in 1925 and presently coached by Pat Knight, son of hall-of-famer and former Texas Tech coach Bob Knight, has been to the NCAA Tournament 14 times—advancing to the Sweet 16 three times. History 1925-1935 Basketball came to Texas Tech only two years after the school was founded Patrick Knight is the head coach of the Texas Tech Red Raiders men's basketball team The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, located in downtown Springfield Massachusetts, honors players who have shown exceptional skill at Basketball Robert Montgomery (Bob or Bobby Knight (born October 25 1940 in Massillon Ohio) also known as "The General" is an American former college The NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship is a single elimination Tournament held each spring featuring 65 College basketball teams in the

Of the varsity sports, Texas Tech has had its greatest success in women's basketball. Basketball is a team Sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a ball through a 10 feet (3 m Led by Sheryl Swoopes and head coach Marsha Sharp, the Lady Raiders won the NCAA Women's Basketball Championship in 1993. Sheryl Denise Swoopes (born March 25, 1971) is an American professional Basketball player currently playing for the Seattle Storm Marsha Sharp was the head coach of Texas Tech University 's women's basketball team the Lady Raiders, for 23 years The NCAA Women's Division I Championship is an annual Basketball tournament for women The Lady Raiders have also been to the NCAA Elite Eight three times and the NCAA Sweet 16 seven times. In early 2006, Lady Raiders coach Marsha Sharp resigned and was replaced on March 30, 2006 by Kristy Curry, who had been coaching at Purdue. Events 240 BC - 1st recorded Perihelion passage of Halley's Comet. Kristy Lynn Curry née Sims (born in Olla Louisiana) is the head coach of Texas Tech University 's women's Basketball team the Lady Raiders Boilermakers is the official moniker for the intercollegiate athletic teams of Purdue University.

Other sports at Tech include cross country, baseball, golf, tennis, track, ice hockey, soccer, softball, and volleyball.

High school athletics also feature prominently in the local culture. In addition, Lubbock is the home of the Chaparrals of Lubbock Christian University. In 2007, the Lubbock Renegades began play as a member of the af2, a developmental league of the Arena Football League. The Lubbock Renegades were an expansion member of the Af2. The team played its home games at the City Bank Coliseum, which was the former home of the IFL af2 (short for arenafootball2) is the name of the Arena Football League 's Minor league, which started play in 2000. The Arena Football League (AFL was founded in 1987 as an American football indoor league.

In 2007, the Lubbock Western All-Stars Little League Baseball team made it to the final four of the Little League World Series. The Little League World Series, held in South Williamsport Pennsylvania, was held August 17 through August 26. ^[29]

National Register of Historic Places

• Cactus Theater
• Canyon Lakes Archeological District
• Carlock Building
• Fort Worth and Denver South Plains Railway Depot
• Fred and Annie Snyder House
• Holden Properties Historic District
• Kress Building
• Lubbock High School
• Lubbock Lake Landmark
• Lubbock Post Office and Federal Building
• South Overton Residential Historic District
• Texas Technological College Dairy Barn
• Texas Technological College Historic District
• Tubbs-Carlisle House
• Warren and Myrta Bacon House
• William Curry Holden and Olive Price Holden House

Transportation

The city's air services are provided by Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport, which is named for the Lubbock businessman who became lieutenant governor and governor of Texas. The Warren and Myrta Bacon House, 1802 Broadway Lubbock Texas, was designed and built from plans by W The Cactus Theater is a Theater located in Lubbock Texas, US. The Carlock Building, 1001 – 1013 13th Street Lubbock Texas, is an office building designed in the Art Deco style by J Lubbock High School (formerly known as Tom S Lubbock High School and colloquially known as LHS) is a 5A High school serving grades Lubbock Lake Landmark, also known as Lubbock Lake Site, is an important archeological site and natural history preserve in the city of Lubbock Texas The Texas Technological College Dairy Barn, located on the Texas Tech University campus in Lubbock Texas, was constructed from 1926-27 and served as a teaching Tubbs/Carlisle House or Tubbs House or Tubbs/Revier House is an historic house in Lubbock Texas. The Warren and Myrta Bacon House, 1802 Broadway Lubbock Texas, was designed and built from plans by W William Curry Holden ( July 19, 1896 - April 21, 1993) also known as Curry Holden, was an Historian and Archaeologist For another freeway route in the United States with Interstate 27 as a "misreference" see U Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport is an airport located just north of Lubbock, Texas. A businessperson (also businessman or businesswoman) is someone who is employed at usually a profit-oriented enterprise, or more specifically someone A Lieutenant Governor is a high officer of state whose precise role and rank vary by jurisdiction A governor is a governing official usually the executive (at least nominally to different degrees also politically and administratively of a non-sovereign level of government It is located on the northeast side of the city. Public transportation is provided by Citibus, a bus transit system running Monday through Saturday every week with a transit center hub in downtown.

Lubbock is served by major highways. Interstate 27 (the former Avenue H) links the city to Amarillo and Interstate 40, a transcontinental route. For another freeway route in the United States with Interstate 27 as a "misreference" see U In the US state of Texas, Interstate 40 (abbreviated I-40) runs east-west through the panhandle in the northwest part of the state I-27 was completed through the city in 1992 (it originally terminated just north of downtown). Other major highways include US 62 and US 82 which run concurrently (except for 4th Street (82) and 19th Street (62) through the city east-west as the Brownfield Highway (soon to be upgraded to Marsha Sharp Freeway, 19th Street (62 only), 4th Street/Parkway Drive (82 only) and Idalou Highway. US Route 62 runs from the US-Mexico border at El Paso Texas to Niagara Falls New York, near the United States-Canada border. In the US state of Texas, US Highway 82 is a US Highway that begins on the New Mexico border and heads west through West Texas Brownfield is an isolated and economically depressed town in Terry County, Texas, United States. Idalou is a city in Lubbock County, Texas, United States. It is located 7 miles northeast of Lubbock near the intersection of Farm to Market Road 400 US 84 (Avenue Q/Slaton Highway/Clovis Road) is also another east-west route running NW/SE diagonally. US Route 84 is an east-west United States highway. It started as a short Georgia - Alabama route in the original 1926 scheme but now extends Slaton is a city in Lubbock County, Texas, United States. The population was 6109 at the 2000 census Clovis is a City in and the County seat of Curry County, New Mexico, United States U.S. Highway 87 runs between San Angelo and Amarillo and follows I-27 concurrently. In the US state of Texas, US Highway 87 is a US Highway that begins near the Gulf Coast in Port Lavaca Texas and heads San Angelo is a city in and the County seat of Tom Green County, Texas, United States. State Highway 114 runs east-west, following US 62/82 on the east before going its own way. State Highway 114 or SH 114 is a State highway that runs from the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex westward across the state to the state border with Lubbock is circled by Loop 289, which suffers from traffic congestion despite being a potential bypass around the city, which is the reason behind I-27 and Brownfield Highway being built through the city to have freeway traffic flow effectively inside the loop. Loop 289 is a multi-lane Beltway servicing Lubbock Texas as a Freeway.

The city is set up on a simple grid plan. The grid plan or gridiron plan is a type of City plan in which Streets run at right angles to each other forming a grid. In the heart of the city, numbered streets run east-west and lettered avenues run north-south — the grid begins at Avenue A in the east and First Street in the north. North of First Street, city planners chose to name streets alphabetically from the south to the north. The north-south avenues run from A to Y. What would be Avenue Z is actually University Avenue since it runs along the east side of Texas Tech. Beyond that, the A-to-Z convention resumes, using two-syllable names (e. g. Memphis Avenue, Quaker Avenue, Vicksburg Avenue). Again, the Z name is not used, with Slide Road appearing in its place.

Lubbock has no inter-city rail service, although there have been various proposals over the years to remedy this. Inter-city rail services are express Train passenger services which cover longer distances than Commuter trains Africa Inter-city services are reasonably One, the Caprock Chief, would have seen daily service as part of a Fort Worth, Texas—Denver, Colorado service, but it failed to gain traction. The Caprock Chief or Caprock Xpress was a proposed Amtrak Inter-city rail service which would run from Fort Worth Texas Fort Worth is the fifth-largest city in the state of Texas and the seventeenth-largest city in the United States. The City and County of Denver (pronounced /ˈdɛnvɚ/ is the Capital and the most populous city of Colorado, in the United States ^[30]

Education

Public Schools

Most of Lubbock is served by the Lubbock Independent School District. Lubbock Independent School District is a public School district based in Lubbock, Texas ( USA) Small portions of Lubbock extend into the neighboring districts of Frenship, Lubbock-Cooper, and Roosevelt. Frenship Independent School District is a public School district based in Wolfforth, Texas ( USA) Lubbock-Cooper Independent School District (LCISD is a 3-A school district located south of the city of Lubbock, Texas ( USA) centered on the small community Roosevelt Independent School District is a public School district located in east central Lubbock County, Texas ( USA)

Private Schools

• All Saints Episcopal School
• Christ The King High School
• Lubbock Christian High School
• Trinity Christian High School
• Neighborhood Academy

Colleges and Universities

• Texas Tech University
• Lubbock Christian University
• South Plains College
• Wayland Baptist University
• Sunset International Bible Institute

See also

• The Education of Shelby Knox

References

External links

• Visit Lubbock
• City of Lubbock Official Site
• Lubbock Area Parks
• Lubbock Chamber of Commerce
• Lubbock Economic Development Alliance
• Lubbock Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
• Lubbock Avalanche-Journal newspaper
• Lubbock travel guide from Wikitravel
• Buddy Holly Walk

• Lubbock, Texas is at coordinates 33°33′53″N 101°52′40″W / 33.564735, -101.877793 (Lubbock, Texas)Coordinates: 33°33′53″N 101°52′40″W / 33.564735, -101.877793 (Lubbock, Texas)

Wikitravel is a Web -based project "to create a free, complete up-to-date and reliable worldwide travel guide. A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system.

---

© 2009 citizendia.org; parts available under the terms of GNU Free Documentation License, from http://en.wikipedia.org
Dapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic