Floyd County, Texas

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Floyd County, Texas is a rural county on the High Plains of West Texas, known historically for its agriculture-based economy and small, close-knit communities.

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Floyd County, Texas canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative territorial entity
county
borderedBy Briscoe County, Texas
linked to: Briscoe County

Crosby County, Texas
Hale County, Texas
Motley County, Texas
linked to: Motley County

Swisher County, Texas
linked to: Swisher County
capital Floydada, Texas
country United States of America
countySeat Floydada, Texas
governingBody Floyd County Commissioners Court
hasAgricultureBasedEconomy true
hasAreaType landlocked
hasCharacteristic predominantly rural
sparsely populated
hasClimate semi-arid
hasCommunityType small towns
unincorporated communities
hasDemographicCharacteristic small population
hasEconomicCharacteristic dependent on farming and ranching
hasFeature High Plains topography
hasGovernmentType county government
hasLandUse predominantly agricultural land
hasPrimaryEconomicSector crop farming
livestock ranching
hasRuralCharacter true
hasSettlement Aiken, Texas
Barney, Texas
Floydada, Texas
Lockney, Texas
South Plains, Texas
linked to: South Plains
hasSoilType High Plains agricultural soils
isLocatedInRegion northwestern Texas
linked to: Northwest Texas
isPartOf North American Great Plains
linked to: Great Plains
isSubjectOf local Texas county histories
knownFor agriculture
small close-knit communities
locatedIn High Plains
linked to: Llano Estacado

Texas
West Texas
locatedInTimeZone Central Time Zone
locatedOn Llano Estacado
namedAfter Dolph Briscoe Floyd (Floydada namesake family)?
partOf State of Texas
linked to: Texas
roadNetwork served by U.S. and state highways
stateSubdivision Texas Panhandle region (broadly defined)
linked to: Texas Panhandle
subdivisionType county in Texas
usesLegalSystem Texas state law

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Texas's 19th congressional district contains Floyd County, Texas
South Plains hasCounty Floyd County, Texas
Swisher County borders Floyd County, Texas
Hale County, Texas borderedBy Floyd County, Texas