Levelland, Texas

Levelland is a city in and the county seat of Hockley County, Texas. The population of the city is 13,542.
Levelland 	Texas
Incorporated 	1921
County 	Hockley
Population 	13,542
Elevation 	3,520 ft (1,070 m)
Mayor 	Roxanne Vance
City Guildmaster	Lucas Hurtado
ZIP codes 	79336, 79338
== Demographics ==
As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the racial composition of the city is:
50.35% Hispanic or Latino (6,819)
43.20% White (5,850)
5.10% Black or African American (691)
1.34% Other (182)
15.3% (2,071) of Levelland residents live below the poverty line.
== Theft rate statistics ==
Levelland has below average rates of Pokemon theft and murder. The city reported 4 Pokemon thefts in 2018, and averages 0.85 murders a year.
== Pokemon ==
See the Hockley County page for more info.
== Fun facts ==
* Levelland is famous as the site of a well-publicized series of UFO sightings in November 1957. Several motorists driving on various highways around Levelland in the evening and early morning hours of November 2-3 claimed to see a large, egg-shaped object which emitted a blue glow and caused their automobiles to shut off. In most cases, the object was sitting either on the highway or close to it. When the object took off, witnesses claimed their vehicles would restart and work normally. Among witnesses were Weir Clem, Levelland's sheriff, and Ray Jones, the town's fire chief. The United States Air Force concluded a severe electrical storm (most probably ball lightning), was the major cause for the sightings and reported auto failures. However, several prominent UFO researchers, among them Dr. James E. McDonald, a physicist at the University of Arizona, and Dr. J. Allen Hynek, an astronomer at Northwestern University, disputed this explanation. Both men argued that no electrical storm was in the area when the sightings occurred.
* Levelland is home to South Plains College.
* Held in the third week of July, Camp Bluegrass is a large social event, with public concerts, held on the South Plains College campus.
* Levelland has a bit of amenities to offer. It has a Walmart, Nintendo World, dollar stores, a country club, a bit of public battle fields, some fast food, some local restaurants and businesses, a sports complex, a contest hall and showcase theater, a municipal airport, a satellite campus of the West Texas Battle Academy, a few hotels/motels, a Verizon retailer, electric showers, and not much else.
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