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History · Lorenzo

Lorenzo’s post office opened in 1911

Most of Lorenzo was built recently: 6% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1966. Below: maps from 1965 on and the census since 1930.

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Photo: Lothar1976 · Public domain
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How Lorenzo began

When was Lorenzo founded?

1911

The Lorenzo post office opened in 1911, the earliest record of the town by name.

First census: 739 in 19302020 census: 964115 years
Founding year: the first Lorenzo post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Lorenzo’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Lorenzo are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Boom and bustPeaked at 1,394 in 1980; 964 people lived here in 2020.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Lorenzo’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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People over time

Lorenzo, census by census

02004006008001,0001,2001,40019401960198020002020Peak: 1,394

Peaked at 1,394 in 1980; 964 people lived here in 2020.

10 censuses, 1930–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Lorenzo’s Wikipedia page.

The story so far

Lorenzo, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Lorenzo yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Lorenzo is a city in Crosby County, Texas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city population was 964, down from 1,147 in 2010. It is part of the Lubbock Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Its first post office opened in 1911. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 1,147 to 964 (-16%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

Timeline

Lorenzo, 1911 to 1980

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 20th century
  2. 1911Post officeThe Lorenzo post office opens
  3. 1921Born hereBilly J. Murphy is born here
  4. 1928Born hereJohnny Sands is born here
  5. 1965On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  6. 1980CensusPopulation peaks at 1,394
By decade

Lorenzo, decade by decade

Today3 recent
Lorenzo Texas water towers2014Lorenzo Texas water towersLorenzo01 mural2009Lorenzo01 muralTXMap-doton-Lorenzo2004TXMap-doton-Lorenzo
On the map

Lorenzo on the map, 1965 to 1986

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Lorenzo. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Lorenzo on the 1965 USGS mapLorenzo on the 1986 USGS map1965Lorenzo sheet · 1:24,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Lorenzo.

Famous people

2 famous people were born in Lorenzo

Writers, athletes, leaders and more, ranked by how widely they’re known.

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Johnny SandsAmerican actor · b. 1928
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Billy J. MurphyAmerican football player and coach, college ath… · b. 1921

Questions about Lorenzo’s history

What year was Lorenzo founded?

The Lorenzo post office opened in 1911, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (3), Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.