Lynn County, Texas

Lynn County
County
Lynn County Courthouse in Tahoka
Location within the U.S. state of Texas
Texas's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 33°11′N 101°49′W / 33.18°N 101.82°W / 33.18; -101.82
Country	United States
State	Texas
Founded	1903
Seat	Tahoka
Largest city	Tahoka
Area
• Total	893 sq mi (2,310 km2)
• Land	892 sq mi (2,310 km2)
• Water	1.6 sq mi (4 km2)  0.2%
Population  (2020)
• Total	5,596
• Density	6.3/sq mi (2.4/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	19th
Website	www.co.lynn.tx.us

Lynn County is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 5,596.^[1] Its county seat is Tahoka.^[2] The county was created in 1876 and organized in 1903.^[3]

Lynn County, along with Crosby and Lubbock Counties, is part of the Lubbock Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA). The Lubbock MSA and Levelland Micropolitan Statistical Area (μSA), encompassing only Hockley County, form the larger Lubbock–Levelland Combined Statistical Area (CSA).

Lynn County was one of 30 prohibition,^[4] or entirely dry, counties in Texas, but is now a moist county.

The county has two historical museums, the O'Donnell Heritage Museum, with a Dan Blocker room in O'Donnell, and the Tahoka Pioneer Museum in Tahoka.

The county is also home to the Lynn County Hospital District that provides medical care to the county and surrounding area.^[5]