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Brownfield is the county seat of Terry County on the South Plains of West Texas, about 39 miles southwest of Lubbock at the junction of U.S. highways 62, 82, 380, and 385.

Brownfield was founded in 1903 when promoters W. G. Hardin and A. F. Small bought the lot at the center of the county, platted a town named for the prominent Brownfield ranching family, and gave a free lot to every voter in the county to boost its county-seat chances.

The stunt worked: on June 28, 1904, Brownfield narrowly beat the older, larger town of Gomez in the election to become the Terry County seat.

Brownfield incorporated in October 1920 with about 1,200 residents.

The 2020 census counted 8,936 people in Brownfield living in 3,035 households; about 65% of homes are owner-occupied and about 60% of residents are Hispanic or Latino.

Cotton farming is the backbone of Brownfield's economy, and during the October harvest a fine haze of cotton dust from the local gins drifts over town, sometimes collecting in the streets like snow mixed with red soil.

Brownfield is famous for its red dirt — soil so rich in iron oxide that it glows an almost iridescent red at sunrise and sunset.

The popular card game Skip-Bo was first produced in Brownfield, where Minnie Hazel "Skip" Bowman began making a boxed edition of the game in 1967.

Terry County, which Brownfield serves as seat, is one of the most productive pumpkin-producing counties in the United States, and its farmers have also made it a significant source of Texas wine grapes.

Oil wells began operating around Brownfield in 1941, adding petroleum to an economy long dominated by cotton and ranching.