Loving County | |
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 Loving County Courthouse, the only two-story building in Mentone, is listed in the National Register of Historic Places | |
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 Location within the U.S. state of Texas | |
 Texas's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 31°50′N 103°34′W / 31.84°N 103.57°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Texas |
| Founded | 1887 |
| Named for | Oliver Loving |
| Seat | Mentone |
| Largest community | Mentone |
| Area | |
| • Total | 677 sq mi (1,750 km2) |
| • Land | 669 sq mi (1,730 km2) |
| • Water | 7.8 sq mi (20 km2) 1.1% |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 64 |
| • Density | .095/sq mi (0.037/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Website | www |
Loving County is a county in the state of Texas in the United States. It is the United States' smallest county by number of people. In 2020, only 64 people lived there. The county seat is Mentone.
The County is named for Oliver Loving, a cattle farmer who, along with Charles Goodnight, developed the Goodnight-Loving Trail. He died of wounds from Comanches while on a cattle drive in 1867 near the county.
