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 | | Plainview, the county seat of Hale County, is on Runningwater Draw at the intersection of Interstate Highway 27, U.S. highways 87 and 70, State Highway 194, and numerous local roads, forty-seven miles north of Lubbock and seventy-six miles south of Amarillo in the northeast section of the county. |
 | | Plainview became the county seat when Hale County was organized in August of 1888, despite moderate competition from Hale Center. |
 | | The population of Plainview was 8,834 in 1930, 8,263 in 1940, 14,044 in 1950, 18,735 in 1960, 19,096 in 1970, 22,187 in 1980, 22,414 in 1988, and 21,700 in 1990. |
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