Location: Loving County, TX

Located in the western portion of the US state of Texas, Loving County is the second least populous county in the United States, with a population of 134 per the 2010 US Census, just ahead of Kalawao County, HI, which has a population of 88.  Mentone is the county seat.  The county is named after Oliver Loving, a legendary cattle rancher, who along with Charles Goodnight, developed the Goodnight-Loving Trail.  In 1867, Loving was mortally wounded by members of the Commanche nation while on a cattle drive.