Springlake, Texas

Springlake is a town in Lamb County, Texas, United States.

The community is known for its agricultural processing and its yearly Independence Day parade and celebration culminating in a fireworks display headed by the Springlake Volunteer Fire Department.

It was the hometown of the late Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives, Bill W. Clayton.

[4] According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.0 square mile (2.6 km2), all of it land.

There were 34.3% of families and 42.0% of the population living below the poverty line, including 51.9% of under eighteens and 35.7% of those over 64.

Cattle herds on irrigated land north of Springlake
Abandoned buildings, such as this one, are common in rural areas like Springlake where there has been a population drain over past decades.
Lamb County map