Loop, Texas
{{short description|Census-designated place in Gaines County, Texas, United States}}
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|subdivision_name2 = Gaines
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|area_total_km2 = 9.2
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|population_total = 225
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|timezone = Central (CST)
|utc_offset = -6
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|coordinates = {{coord|32|54|54|N|102|24|58|W|region:US-TX|display=inline,title}}
|postal_code_type = ZIP code
|postal_code = 79342
|area_code = 806
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Loop is a census-designated place (CDP) in Gaines County, Texas, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 225.{{Cite web| url=http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US4843948| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Loop CDP, Texas| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American Factfinder| accessdate=February 24, 2017}}{{dead link|bot=medic|date=April 2020}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
The community was named for the loop of the postmaster's lasso.{{cite book| last=Hook| first=J. N.| title=All Those Wonderful Names| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rIq4AwAAQBAJ&pg=PT219| date=10 June 2014| publisher=Open Road Media| isbn=978-1-4976-1186-3| page=219}}
Geography
Loop is located in northeastern Gaines County along Texas State Highway 83, which leads west {{convert|9|mi|0}} to Seagraves and east {{convert|17|mi}} to Welch. Seminole, the Gaines County seat, is {{convert|26|mi}} to the southwest by road.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Loop CDP has an area of {{convert|9.17|sqkm|order=flip}}, all land.
Demographics
{{US Census population
|2010= 225
|2020= 216
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|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|title=Decennial Census by Decade|website=United States Census Bureau|access-date=}}
1850–1900{{Cite web|title= 1900 Census of Population - Population of Texas By Counties And Minor Civil Divisions |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1900/bulletins/demographic/49-population-tx.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}} 1910{{Cite web|title= 1910 Census of Population - Supplement for Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1910/abstract/supplement-tx-p1.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}}
1920{{Cite web|title= 1920 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1920/bulletins/demographics/population-tx-number-of-inhabitants.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}} 1930{{Cite web|title= 1930 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1930/population-volume-1/03815512v1ch10.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}} 1940{{Cite web|title= 1940 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1940/population-volume-1/33973538v1ch09.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}}
1950{{Cite web|title= 1950 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1950/population-volume-1/vol-01-46.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}} 1960{{Cite web|title= 1960 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1960/population-volume-1/33255142v1p45ch02.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}} 1970{{Cite web|title= 1970 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/00496492v1p45s1ch02.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}}
1980{{Cite web|title= 1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1980/volume-1/texas/1980a_txab-01.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}} 1990{{Cite web|title=1990 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1990/cph-2/cph-2-45.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}} 2000{{Cite web|title=2000 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/2003/dec/phc-3-45.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}}
2010{{Cite web|title=2010 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/2010/cph-2/cph-2-45.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}} 2020
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Loop first appeared as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. Census.
=2020 census=
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|+Loop CDP, Texas – Racial and ethnic composition !Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) !Pop 2010{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Loop CDP, Texas|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US4843948&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=United States Census Bureau}} !{{partial|Pop 2020}}{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Loop CDP, Texas|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US4843948&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=United States Census Bureau}} !% 2010 !{{partial|% 2020}} |
| White alone (NH)
|117 |style='background: #ffffe6; |114 |52.00% |style='background: #ffffe6; |52.78% |
| Black or African American alone (NH)
|9 |style='background: #ffffe6; |0 |4.00% |style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00% |
| Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)
|0 |style='background: #ffffe6; |1 |0.00% |style='background: #ffffe6; |0.46% |
| Asian alone (NH)
|1 |style='background: #ffffe6; |0 |0.44% |style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00% |
| Pacific Islander alone (NH)
|0 |style='background: #ffffe6; |0 |0.00% |style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00% |
| Other race alone (NH)
|0 |style='background: #ffffe6; |0 |0.00% |style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00% |
| Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)
|2 |style='background: #ffffe6; |3 |0.89% |style='background: #ffffe6; |1.39% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race)
|96 |style='background: #ffffe6; |98 |42.67% |style='background: #ffffe6; |45.37% |
| Total
|225 |style='background: #ffffe6; |216 |100.00% |style='background: #ffffe6; |100.00% |
Education
The Loop Independent School District serves area students. The campus includes all grades from Kindergarten to Senior level. All students are contained on the single campus with a circular building for the primary school and with high school and middle school students sharing a long rectangular hallway.
The school participates in the Texas University Interscholastic League. The school's mascot is the Loop Longhorn. The school participates in sports including Six-man football, volleyball, basketball, tennis, and track. The school also has maintained a marching band and concert band program.
See also
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References
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{{Gaines County, Texas}}
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Category:Census-designated places in Texas
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