CKX Lands, Inc. engages in the ownership and management of land in the United States. It operates through three segments: Oil and Gas, Surface, and Timber. The company leases its properties for minerals, such as oil and gas; raising and harvesting timber; and surface uses comprising agriculture, right of ways, and hunting. It owns approximately 13,699 net acres of land consisting of 10,357 net acres of timber lands; 2,253 net acres of agriculture lands; and 895 net acres of marsh lands, as well as 194 net acres of land located in metropolitan areas. The company was formerly known as Calcasieu Real Estate & Oil Co., Inc. and changed its name to CKX Lands, Inc. in May 2005. CKX Lands, Inc. was incorporated in 1930 and is based in Lake Charles, Louisiana.