The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Lubbock, Texas, USA.
1876 - Lubbock County established; named after Thomas Saltus Lubbock.
1890 - Lubbock settlement formed by merger of Old Lubbock and Monterey.
1891
Lubbock designated seat of Lubbock County.
Leader newspaper begins publication.
Nicolett Hotel building moved to Lubbock from nearby North Town (approximate date).
1900 - Lubbock Avalanche newspaper begins publication.
1909
Railroad begins operating.
City of Lubbock incorporated.
Frank E. Wheelock becomes mayor.
1910 - Population: 1,938.
1913 - Chamber of Commerce formed.
1914
South Plains Fair begins.
St. Paul’s-on-the-Plains Church established.
1917 - Lubbock Sanitarium (hospital) and Mt. Gilead Baptist Church established.
1920 - Population: 4,051.
1924 - San Jose Catholic Church and Palace Theatre built.
1925
Texas Technological College opens.
The Daily Toreador student newspaper begins publication.
Rex Theatre in business.
1926 - Texas Technological College Dairy Barn built.
1929 - West Texas Museum established.
1930
Guadalupe School built.
Population: 20,520.
1931 - Lubbock High School built.
1932 - KFYO (AM) radio begins broadcasting from Lubbock.
1933
Baptist Church established.[1]
Texan Theatre in business.
1936
September 7: Musician Buddy Holly born.
Lubbock Lake Site archaeological remains discovered.
1937
South Plains Airport begins operating.
Shaareth Israel Synagogue established.
1940
New Lindsey Theatre built.
Population: 31,853.
1941 - U.S. Army Flying School established near city.
1942 - U.S. Army South Plains Flying School established.
1945 - Chatman Hospital opens.
1946
Lubbock Symphony Orchestra formed.
Plains Theatre in business.
1949 - U.S. military Reese Air Force Base active.
1950 - Population: 71,747.
1951
Regional "High Plains Water Conservation District #1" established.
Country Club Drive-In cinema in business.
1953 - KDAV radio begins broadcasting.
1957 - Lubbock Christian College opens.
1959 - Lubbock Avalanche-Journal newspaper in publication.
1960 - Population: 128,691.
1961 - South Plains Genealogical Society founded.
1962 - San Jose Catholic Church rebuilt.
1965 - Green Fair Manor apartment building constructed.
1966 - City "urban renewal relocation housing project" completed.
1969
Lubbock State School opens.
Texas Tech University School of Medicine and Lubbock Civic Ballet established.
Preston Smith of Lubbock becomes Governor of Texas.
1970
May 11: 1970 Lubbock tornado.
Population: 149,101.
1977 - Lubbock Memorial Civic Center built.
1979 - Lubbock Heritage Society formed.
1980 - Population: 173,979.
1983 - Roman Catholic Diocese of Lubbock established.
1990 - Population: 186,206.
1998 – City website online (approximate date).
2000 - Population: 199,564.
2003 - Randy Neugebauer becomes U.S. representative for Texas's 19th congressional district.
2008 - Tom Martin becomes mayor.
2010 - Population: 229,573.
2012 - Glen Robertson becomes mayor.
2016 - Dan Pope becomes mayor.
Timeline of Lubbock, Texas Wikipedia (Text) CC BY-SA