Biohazard and Pathogen Disinfection in Muleshoe, TX

Muleshoe is a city in West Texas and the county seat of Bailey County, located on U.S. Highway 84 in the Blackwater Valley.

Muleshoe was founded in 1913 when the Pecos and Northern Texas Railway laid tracks across northern Bailey County, and it was named for the nearby Muleshoe Ranch.

The ranch name supposedly came from a mule shoe found in the soil; Henry Black had registered the Muleshoe brand in the region as early as 1860.

Muleshoe became the county seat in 1917, when Bailey County was organized, and the town was incorporated in 1926.

Muleshoe is home to the National Mule Memorial, a prized statue of a mule on the main street honoring the animal's contributions hauling freight and cannon in World War I, first displayed on July 4, 1965.

The Muleshoe Heritage Center, off the combined U.S. Routes 70 and 84, preserves historic Bailey County buildings showing ranch-country life from the late 19th to mid-20th century, and the city claims the world's largest mule shoe.

Muleshoe grew rapidly in its early years, from nearly 800 residents in 1930 to a peak of 5,225 in 1970, when the town had 200 businesses, two hospitals, two banks, a library, a newspaper, and a radio station.

The 2020 census counted 5,160 residents in Muleshoe, living in about 1,785 households that average just over three people each, with nearly 80 percent of homes owner-occupied.

Twenty miles south of Muleshoe lies the Muleshoe National Wildlife Refuge, founded in 1935 and the oldest national wildlife refuge in Texas.

Muleshoe remains the market and shipping center of Bailey County.