Idalou, Texas

Idalou is a city in Lubbock County, Texas. The population of the city is 2,250.
Idalou 	Texas
Incorporated 	1925
County 	Lubbock
Population 	2,250
Elevation 	3,192 ft (973 m)
Mayor 	Jamie Ballard
City Guildmaster	Kurt Gibson
ZIP code 	79329
== Demographics ==
As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the racial composition of the city is:
51.11% White (1,150)
47.64% Hispanic or Latino (1,072)
0.76% Black or African American (17)
0.49% Other (11)
10.5% (236) of Idalou residents live below the poverty line.
== Theft rate statistics ==
Idalou has low rates of Pokemon theft and murder. The city reported 1 Pokemon theft in 2018, and averages 0.75 murders a year.
== Pokemon ==
See the Lubbock County page for more info.
== Fun facts ==
* Idalou began as a settlement around a depot on the South Plains and Santa Fe Railway in the early 1910s, and within a few years had a one-room schoolhouse and several businesses. The first post office was opened in 1917, and in 1919, a two-story brick school was built after the original school burned down. Incorporated in 1925 with 538 residents, the town grew to 2,348 residents by 1980 and has remained above 2,000 residents in the years since.
* The town was named for Ida and Lou Bassett, sisters of Julian M. Bassett, vice president of the Crosby-Bassett Livestock Company, during the 1910s.
* The town is depicted in the song "Idalou" by the Josh Abbott Band, from the album Small Town Family Dream (2012).
* The Lubbock County Electric Mills are located southwest of Idalou.
* There's little that Idalou has to offer. It has a Dairy Queen, Sonic Drive-In, Subway, dollar stores, a few local restaurants and businesses, Everitt Airport, a sports complex, a few public battle fields, a thrift store, electric showers, two farm stores, and not much else.
* Despite the fact that it is the first town out of Lubbock and the last going to Lubbock, Idalou isn't really known for being a speedtrap, nor has it shown much interest in being one.
* The town serves as an agricultural center for cotton farming in northeast Lubbock County, with many of the residents employed in farming and farming-related occupations. Due to its close proximity to Lubbock, many residents work in the nearby city.
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