Ackerly, Texas
Ackerly is a small farming community on the Southern High Plains in Martin County, about 42 miles northeast of Midland near the edge of the Permian Basin. The surrounding country is flat, open cropland and rangeland typical of the West Texas plains, where cotton farming and oil and gas activity shape the local economy.
Place essentials
Official Census snapshot- Census place type
- City
- July 2025 population
- 269
- Change from 2020 base
- +1.5%
- Land area
- 0.3 sq. mi.
- County footprint
- Dawson County and Martin 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
Ackerly 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 Ackerly
County lines carry much of the property, land, water, and outdoors context around Ackerly.
Local History
Stanton Has Worn Three Names and Has Deep Roots in Oil and Farming
Martin County's county seat has a layered past, with railroad settlers, German Catholic immigrants, a cotton boom, and then oil all shaping the town now called Stanton.
Property Tax
Two offices handle your property tax in Dawson County
Dawson County has a separate appraisal district and tax assessor-collector office, and knowing which one to contact saves time.
Property Tax
How to Lower Your Property Tax Bill in Martin County
If you own and live in your home in Martin County, you can apply for a homestead exemption to reduce your taxable property value.
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