Lynn County, Texas
9 public bodies govern here, 4 school districts are based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 5,752
- Median household income
- $73,679
- ±7,427
- Unemployed
- 3.7%
- 98 of 2,646 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 89.0%
- 1,869 of 2,099 households
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; read 2026-09-26. Percentages worked out here from the two counts shown.
Who governs here
County government 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| County of Lynn | 5,688 (2021) | Po Box 1167, Tahoka | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 4
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of New Home | 335 (2021) | Po Box 278, New Home | — |
| City of Odonnell | 726 (2021) | Po Box 236, Odonnell | — |
| City of Tahoka | 2,390 (2021) | Po Box 300, Tahoka | Website |
| Town of Wilson | 444 (2021) | Po Box 22, Wilson | — |
Special districts 4
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lynn County Hospital District | Hospitals | Po Box 1310, Tahoka | Website |
| O'Donnell Housing Auth | Housing and community development | 303 3rd St, Odonnell | — |
| Tahoka Housing Authority | Housing and community development | Po Box 238, Tahoka | — |
| Lynn County Soil Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | Po Box 328, Tahoka | — |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Government Units List (published August 2023); the file read 2026-09-26. Offices are placed by county; a special district’s territory can cross county lines. Each body posts its own meetings on its website where the Census records one.
School districts based here
NEW HOME ISD
School district2 schools
225 N MAIN ST, New Home, TX, 79381
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
O'DONNELL ISD
School district1 schools
400 SMALL ST, O'Donnell, TX, 79351
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
TAHOKA ISD
School district3 schools
2129 MAIN ST, Tahoka, TX, 79373
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
WILSON ISD
School district1 schools
1411 GREEN AVE, Wilson, TX, 79381
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.
Farmers markets
USDA’s directory lists no farmers market in this county. That is not the same as there being none: a market that never registered with USDA, and was not found by its 2023 web sweep, is not in the directory.
In the counties that border this one
Apple Country Farmers Market (19th and Ave A Lubbock) · Apple Country Farmers Market II (6009 45th Street Lubbock) · Lubbock Farmers' Market (Lubbock)
Which counties border which: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File (2024), the file read 2026-09-26. Bordering is not distance — counties that touch at one corner border each other.
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.