Abernathy, Texas
Abernathy lies on the flat, treeless Llano Estacado of the South Plains, about 17 miles north of Lubbock, with the town straddling the line between Lubbock and Hale counties. Set amid the region's cotton and grain fields, it grew up along the railroad as a farming and agribusiness town and remains an agricultural trade center surrounded by cropland and cattle country.
Place essentials
Official Census snapshot- Census place type
- City
- July 2025 population
- 2,826
- Change from 2020 base
- -1.6%
- Land area
- 3.2 sq. mi.
- County footprint
- Hale County and Lubbock County
Place type, county footprint, and land area use the Census Bureau's January 1, 2025 geography. Population uses Vintage 2025 estimates through July 1, 2025; change compares that estimate with the April 1, 2020 estimates base. Geography file | Population file
Abernathy crosses county lines, so the appraisal district and tax office depend on the parcel address. School, city-limit, MUD, PID, and other special-district lines can be different too. Start with the full county list below instead of treating one county as the answer.
Official routes
Use the office for the parcel address; a mailing city is not always the governing city.
County context
What to know around Abernathy
County lines carry much of the property, land, water, and outdoors context around Abernathy.
County History
Hale County was carved from open range in 1876 and organized in 1888
The county is named for a soldier who died at San Jacinto, and its seat Plainview was named for the vast treeless landscape its founders saw.
Property Tax Basics
Two offices handle property taxes in Hale County
Hale County splits property tax duties between two offices, which can confuse new property owners.
Agriculture
Lubbock County Is One of Texas's Top Cotton Producers
Cotton farming has shaped Lubbock County's economy and landscape for nearly a century, making it one of the most productive cotton-growing regions in the state.
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