Loving County Sheriff's Office

Loving County Sheriff's Office serves Mentone, TX. As of the 2010 census, the population was 82, making it the least populous county in the United States. Owing partly to its small and dispersed population, it also has the highest median per capita and household income of any county in Texas. Loving County has no incorporated communities; its county seat and only town is Mentone. Evetts Haley, is in Loving County, with another portion in neighboring Winkler County. Having surveyed the area in 1854 for a railroad company, John Pope returned in 1855 to start a camp in northwestern Loving County and established artesian wells in the area, but the venture was unsuccessful and was abandoned in 1861. From 1837 to 1874, the area of modern Loving County was part of the Bexar land district. In 1874, it was separated from Bexar County, becoming a part of Tom Green County. Non-emergency: (432) 377-2411. Dial 911 for emergencies.