Slide, Texas
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Slide, Texas
| native_name =
| native_name_lang =
| settlement_type = unincorporated community
| image_skyline = Slide, Lubbock County, Texas, 2012.jpg
| image_alt = Slide, Texas
| image_caption = Slide Arena
| image_flag =
| flag_alt =
| image_seal =
| seal_alt =
| image_shield =
| shield_alt =
| nickname =
| motto =
| image_map =
| map_alt =
| map_caption =
| pushpin_map = Texas#USA
| pushpin_relief = yes
| pushpin_label = Slide
| pushpin_label_position = right
| pushpin_map_alt = Map of Texas
| pushpin_map_caption =
| coordinates = {{coord|33|24|50|N|101|55|48|W|display=inline,title}}
| coor_pinpoint =
| coordinates_footnotes = {{cite gnis|id=1380556|name=Slide}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|United States}}
| subdivision_type1 = State
| subdivision_name1 = {{flag|Texas}}
| subdivision_type2 = County
| subdivision_name2 = Lubbock
| subdivision_type3 = Physiographic region
| subdivision_name3 = Llano Estacado
| established_title = Founded
| established_date = 1890s
| founder =
| seat_type =
| seat =
| government_footnotes =
| leader_party =
| leader_title =
| leader_name =
| unit_pref = US
| area_total_sq_mi =
| area_land_sq_mi =
| area_water_sq_mi =
| area_urban_sq_mi =
| area_rural_sq_mi =
| area_metro_sq_mi =
| area_blank1_sq_mi =
| area_blank2_sq_mi =
| length_mi =
| width_mi =
| dimensions_footnotes =
| elevation_ft = 3255
| population_footnotes =
| population_total = 44
| population_as_of = 2000
| population_density_sq_mi= auto
| population_demonym =
| population_note =
| timezone1 = Central (CST)
| utc_offset1 = -6
| timezone1_DST = CDT
| utc_offset1_DST = -5
| postal_code_type =
| postal_code =
| area_code_type = Area code
| area_code = 806
| iso_code =
| website ={{URL|www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hns53|Handbook of Texas}}
| footnotes =
}}
Slide is an unincorporated community in Lubbock County, Texas, United States. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 44 in 2000. The community is part of the Lubbock metropolitan area.
Geography
Slide is located at the intersection of Farm to Market Roads 1730 and 41, {{convert|13|mi|km|abbr=on}} southwest of Lubbock and {{convert|13.5|mi|km|abbr=on}} east of Ropesville in southern Lubbock County.{{cite web | url= http://www.texasescapes.com/TexasTowns/Slide-Texas.htm | title= Slide, Texas | publisher = Texas Escapes Online Magazine | date= | accessdate = 2024-07-10}}
Education
The original settlers used the lumber from Colorado City to build a school.{{Handbook of Texas|id=hns53|name=Slide, TX}} Today, Slide is served by the Lubbock-Cooper Independent School District.
References
{{reflist}}
{{Clear}}
{{Lubbock County, Texas}}
{{authority control}}
Category:Unincorporated communities in Lubbock County, Texas
Category:Lubbock metropolitan area