▁the ▁Big ▁Lake ▁O il ▁Company ▁for ▁its ▁employees ▁and ▁their ▁families ▁and ▁is ▁devoted ▁to ▁family ▁life . ▁ 1 9 5 1 ▁A ▁renew ed ▁oil ▁bo om ▁from ▁the ▁Sp ra berry ▁Tr end ▁production . ▁ ▁Geography ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Census ▁Bureau , ▁the ▁county ▁has ▁a ▁total ▁area ▁of ▁, ▁of ▁which ▁ ▁are ▁land ▁and ▁ ▁( 0 . 0 6 %) ▁is ▁covered ▁by ▁water . ▁The ▁Sp ra berry ▁Tr end , ▁the ▁third - larg est ▁oil ▁field ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁by ▁remaining ▁res erves , ▁under lies ▁much ▁of ▁the ▁county . ▁ ▁Major ▁high ways ▁ ▁U . S . ▁Highway ▁ 6 7 ▁ ▁State ▁Highway ▁ 1 3 7 ▁ ▁R anch ▁to ▁Market ▁Road ▁ 3 3 ▁ ▁Ad j acent ▁count ies ▁G lass cock ▁County ▁( n orth ) ▁Ster ling ▁County ▁( n ortheast ) ▁Tom ▁Green ▁County ▁( east ) ▁Ir ion ▁County ▁( east ) ▁Cro ck ett ▁County ▁( s outh ) ▁U pton ▁County ▁( west ) ▁Mid land ▁County ▁( n orth west ) ▁ ▁Dem ograph ics ▁ ▁As ▁of ▁the ▁census ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁there ▁were ▁ 3 , 3 2 6 ▁people , ▁ 1 , 1 0 7 ▁households , ▁and ▁ 8 7 2 ▁families ▁res iding ▁in ▁the ▁county . ▁The ▁population ▁density ▁was ▁. ▁There ▁were ▁ 1 , 4 5 2 ▁housing ▁units ▁at