Loving County

Loving County is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. With a population of 169 as of a 2019 estimate by the United States Census Bureau, Loving County is the second-least populous county in the United States after Kalawao County, Hawaii and the least populous of the contiguous United States. It is also the fastest growing county in the state of Texas, with a 106.10% increase in population between 2010 and 2019. Loving County has no incorporated communities; its county seat and only community is Mentone. The county was originally created in 1887, and after being disorganized in 1897, was reorganized in 1931.
Prehistorically, the area had many springs with potable water that supported wildlife and nomadic hunters. Antonio de Espejo visited the area in 1583 and crossed the Pecos River. Having surveyed the area in 1854 for a railroad company, John Pope returned in 1855 to start a camp in northwestern Loving County and establish artesian wells in the area, but the venture was unsuccessful and was abandoned in 1861.

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