Idalou, Texas

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(Sherman County)

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The city of Idalou is located in Lubbock County.

Idalou is 970 feet [295.66 m] above sea level.^<1>

Time Zone: Idalou lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

We searched for American and Canadian communities that also have the name of Idalou, but it seems to be unique to this community.

At the time of the 2000 Census, Idalou had a population of 2,157 people ^<2> (or 0.89% of the total population of Lubbock County).

From the Census Estimates for 2008, Idalou had a population of 2,118 people. This is a decrease of 1.81% since the 2000 Census.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated. More information can be found on the Census Page for Idalou.

Year	Population	Change Since 2000	Year-to-Year Change
2008	2,118	-1.81%	+0.33% since 2007
2007	2,111	-2.13%	+0.52% since 2006
2006	2,100	-2.64%	+0.86% since 2005
2005	2,082	-3.48%
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2000	2,157	The Last Census

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

Community	Direction	Distance ^<3>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
Abernathy	NW	14 mi [22.53 km]	2,732	3.77% decrease
Buffalo Springs	S	9 mi [14.48 km]	487	1.22% decrease
Lorenzo	E	8 mi [12.87 km]	1,185	13.63% decrease
Lubbock	SW	13 mi [20.92 km]	220,483	10.48% increase
New Deal	NW	10 mi [16.09 km]	749	5.79% increase
Petersburg	N	15 mi [24.14 km]	1,221	3.25% decrease

To learn more about neighboring communities and counties, please visit the Neighborhood Page for Idalou.

The Commemorative
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Footnotes

<1>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Idalou - it wil be higher in some places and lower in others. - Return to Citation
<2>	Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Idalou. - Return to Citation
<3>	Our distances are calculated as a straight-line (or point-to-point) distance between Idalou and the indicated community. The distance should be treated as an estimate and not as the driving distance. - Return to Citation
<4>	All Quarter-dollar coin images from the United States Mint. - Return to Citation


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