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Loving County Sheriff’s Office, Town of Mentone, Texas

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Loving County, TX Sheriff

Type of Agency: County
Web Site Address: http://www.lovingcountytxsheriff.org
Number of Stations: 1
Approximate Size: Under 100 Sworn & Civilian Personnel
Latitude, Longitude: 31.705129, -103.599348
Photo Taken By: Gandy Hernandez, Loving County Sheriff’s Office
History / Other: The Sheriff’s building, Hopper Annex, is named after former Sheriff Billy B. Hopper. The Loving County Sheriff’s Office is the first law enforcement agency in Texas to have a female sheriff, Edna Dewees (1945-1947). Loving County consisting of 677 square miles is the least populated county jurisdiction in the United States with 95 people (2013). Loving County with 3 sworn personnel has the highest police to population ratio in the United States, 3.15%.