Slide, Texas

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| subdivision_name2 = Lubbock

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| subdivision_name3 = Llano Estacado

| established_title = Founded

| established_date = 1890s

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| elevation_ft = 3255

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| population_total = 44

| population_as_of = 2000

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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.

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