Town guide

Loraine, Texas

Loraine is a town in Mitchell County, Texas, home to about 813 people across 1.0 square miles. Its ZIP code is 79532.

Population813782 per sq mi
Median home value$60,500Census, as estimated by owners

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Around Loraine

Distances

Nearest major airportDallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW)216 miles away
Closer regional airportAbilene Regional Airport (ABI)60 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Lubbock, TX105 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Dallas, TX231 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Loraine; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Loraine

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

Loraine had 504 residents in the 2020 census, down 23% since 2000.

It’s the 1101st largest of 1,778 towns in Texas by population.

Mitchell County grew from 2,855 residents in 1900 to 8,990 in 2020.

Loraine population by census2000: 656, 2010: 602, 2020: 504656200060220105042020

Mitchell County, 1900–2020

Mitchell County population, 1900 to 20201900: 2,855, 1910: 8,956, 1920: 7,527, 1930: 14,183, 1940: 12,477, 1950: 14,357, 1960: 11,255, 1970: 9,073, 1980: 9,088, 1990: 8,016, 2000: 9,698, 2010: 9,403, 2020: 8,9903K’00’108K’20’3012K’40’5011K’60’709K’80’9010K’00’109K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 97°F in summer, and winter lows average 28°F. About 22.1 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 2 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near LoraineJan: high 58°F, low 28°F, 0.9 in; Feb: high 62°F, low 31°F, 1.3 in; Mar: high 70°F, low 40°F, 1.7 in; Apr: high 81°F, low 47°F, 1.5 in; May: high 87°F, low 59°F, 2.2 in; Jun: high 93°F, low 67°F, 3.1 in; Jul: high 97°F, low 71°F, 2 in; Aug: high 96°F, low 69°F, 3 in; Sep: high 88°F, low 62°F, 1.9 in; Oct: high 79°F, low 50°F, 2.3 in; Nov: high 67°F, low 38°F, 1.2 in; Dec: high 59°F, low 29°F, 1 in58°28°Jan0.962°31°Feb1.370°40°Mar1.781°47°Apr1.587°59°May2.293°67°Jun3.197°71°Jul2.096°69°Aug3.088°62°Sep1.979°50°Oct2.367°38°Nov1.259°29°Dec1.0Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Colorado City, TX weather station (9 miles away).

Jobs in Mitchell County

1,068 jobs at 128 businesses in Mitchell County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Mitchell CountyHealth care and social assistance: 267 jobs; Retail trade: 184 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 173 jobs; Mining, oil and gas: 111 jobs; Construction: 72 jobs; Other services: 65 jobs; Finance and insurance: 55 jobs; Agriculture, forestry and fishing: 21 jobsHealth care and social assistance 25% Retail trade 17% Hotels and restaurants 16% Mining, oil and gas 10% Construction 7% Other services 6% Finance and insurance 5% Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Loraine.

Nearest hospitals

  • Mitchell County Hospital DistrictCritical access hospital · emergency room · Colorado City8.7 miles
  • Rolling Plains Memorial HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · Sweetwater18.5 miles
  • Cogdell Memorial HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Snyder22.6 miles

Providers with an office here

Nurse practitioners and physician assistants1

Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.

Places in and around Loraine

Parks (1 nearby)

  • Loraine City Park · 3 acres0.3 mi

Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.

Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.

Schools in Loraine

Public schools here are run by Loraine ISD. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (1)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Loraine SchoolLorainePre-K–12141Public0.6 mi

Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.

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