Lutie, Texas

Lutie is an unincorporated community in Collingsworth County, in the U.S. state of Texas. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 35 in 1990.

History
The townsite was a part of the Rocking Chair Ranch property before 1890. J. H. Young, one of the earliest residents of the region, constructed his house in the Anderson neighborhood, which has the name of John Anderson, the first county clerk. The name was changed to Lutie in 1909 in honor of the county attorney's wife, Mrs. Lutie (R. H.) Templeton. The town had its first post office in 1909, and by 1911 it had two merchants. Following the closure of the post office in 1913, correspondence was forwarded via Aberdeen and subsequently Wellington. Lutie owned a blacksmith, two businesses, two garages, and a church in 1925. In 1933 there were 25 persons and eight businesses; by 1941, 125 people were living there. It soon began to decline in the 1960s, ending up at 35 in 1990 with no businesses. The population went down to only ten in 2000 through 2010.

On May 5, 2007, an EF0 tornado struck Lutie. Local law enforcement observed the tornado over open fields. A few minutes later, storm chasers observed an F1 tornado that largely remained over open fields. On May 16, 2017, an EF0 tornado struck Lutie. This brief tornado remained over open country and caused no damage.

Geography
Lutie is located at the intersection of Texas State Highway 86, Farm to Market Road 1439 and U.S. Route 83, 13 mi south of Shamrock, 12 mi north of Wellington, 42 mi north of Childress, and 95 mi east of Amarillo in central Collingsworth County.

Education
The Pleasant Valley Independent School District was established in Lutie in 1908. It also had a school with two teachers employed in 1925. Today, the community is served by the Wellington Independent School District.