Crosby

Formed August 21, 1876 (182^nd county)

Crosby County (5,125), Crosbyton (1,492), Ralls (1,658)

Tall front columns accent this brown brick and concrete courthouse at 201 West Aspen.  Different from most West Texas courthouses, this 1914 Neo-Classical structure was designed by M. H. Waller.  Estacado (1886) and Emma (1891) also had courthouses for the county and Crosbyton became the seat in 1910.  Crosby County and Crosbyton got their names from Stephen Crosby, Texas Land Commissioner.  The county was organized on August 21, 1876 as the 182^nd county and is situated in the Texas panhandle just east of Lubbock, Texas. 

Crosby County government consists of a sheriff, a County Judge, and 4 Commissioners.  One District Court Judge serves Crosby and Lubbock counties and One County Court Judge serves Crosby County.  The county center is 6.3 miles Southwest of Crosbyton.  The county is surrounded clockwise by Floyd, Motley, Dickens, Kent, Garza, Lynn, Lubbock, and Hale counties.  The county was created from Bexar County as the 171^st county. 

The area of the county is 900 square miles.  It is 150 out of 254 in the state.  It ranks 202 out of 254 in population in the state.  It has a density of 5.7 persons per square mile making it 194 out of 254 in the state.  Crosby County has 80.3% of its population in its incorporated areas.  United States Highway 62 enters from Floyd County on the north and exits west into Lubbock County.  United States Highway 82 crosses east to west from Dickens County, joins United States Highway 62, and goes into Lubbock County.  Like most panhandle counties, Crosby is basically square shaped.  Crosbyton is slightly east of center in the county.  Ralls is in the western half of the county.  Crosbyton is the county seat and Ralls is the largest city.  Crosbyton is 29.1% of the county population while Ralls is 32.4% of the county population.  The county seat is pronounced CROS-BEE-TON.  The county is pronounced CROS-BEE.  This county is in the Lubbock Metropolitan Statistical Area.