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.
- CountyLubbock County
- Population2,193 (2020 U.S. Census)
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| Idalou Hometown Ornament | $23 |
| Idalou Varsity Crewneck | from $57 |
| Idalou Est. Tee | from $33 |
| Idalou Town Line Mug | from $26 |
| Idalou Market Tote | $37 |
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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.
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.
Idalou has a post office, library, city park and pool, EMS station, fire department, co-op cotton gin, grocery store, and many other businesses. 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.
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.
Adapted (trimmed) from the Wikipedia article Idalou, Texas, revision 1374436620 by its contributors, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Idalou's population was 2,193 in the 2020 U.S. Census, down from 2,250 in 2010.