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ANTON, TEXAS
Extreme NE corner
of Hockley County,
Texas Panhandle
33° 48' 40" N, 102° 9' 50" W (33.811111, -102.163889)
US 84, FM 168 and FM 597
18 miles NE of Levelland
the county seat
25 miles NW of Lubbock
12 miles SE of Littlefield
Population: 1,095 est. (2019)
1,126 (2010) 1,200 ( 2000) 1,212 (1990)
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History in
a Pecan Shell
The town had originally
been part of the Spade Ranch. After the ranch was subdivided
in the 1920s, a town was platted alongside a spur of the Pecos and
Northern Texas Railroad. J. F. Anton, a railroad executive was given
the honor of having the new town named for him. On December 3, 1924,
even while a sandstorm was hitting the town, over 200 lots were sold
to eager buyers. A post office opened the following year and the town
had its own newspaper, a hotel, cotton gin and four lumber companies
to provide material for substantial growth.
The town incorporated in the late 1930s when the population was given
as 400. By the 1960s this had grown to 1,368 residents who were supported
by fifty businesses. By the late 1980s the population had remained
about the same but the number of businesses had declined to only 14. |
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