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Tahoka History
in a Pecan Shell: Back
in 1903 when the county was freshly minted – Tahoka was made county seat with
no competitors or rivals. Tahoka became the first town on the lower South Plains
(south of Lubbock).
Tahoka had
a respectable population of 786 for the 1920 census which grew to 1,620 ten years
later. Tahoka continued to grow even as the county population declined. It increased
to over 2,000 for 1940 and by 1980 it reached 3,200. But by 1990 it declined slightly,
rebounding a bit to 2,910 for the 2000 Census.
Tahoka
Landmarks |
The
Rose Theater in Tahoka
Photo courtesy Billy
Smith, July 2001 | |
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