Goldsmith, Texas
Goldsmith is a small city in Ector County on the flat, arid plains of the Permian Basin in West Texas, about 18 miles west of Odessa. The town developed around the region's oil and gas industry, which has remained the dominant economic force across the surrounding Permian oilfields.
Place essentials
Official Census snapshot- Census place type
- City
- July 2025 population
- 235
- Change from 2020 base
- -2.9%
- Land area
- 0.3 sq. mi.
- County footprint
- Ector 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
Property here runs through the appraisal district and tax office for Ector County. The homestead exemption, appraisal cap, protests, and any MUD, PID, or special districts all sit at the parcel level.
Official routes
Use the office for the parcel address; a mailing city is not always the governing city.
County context
What to know around Goldsmith
County lines carry much of the property, land, water, and outdoors context around Goldsmith.
County History
Ector County Is Named for a Confederate General and Texas Judge
Texas created Ector County in 1887 from Tom Green County land and named it for Mathew D. Ector, a Confederate general who later served as a Texas appeals judge.
Property Tax Basics
Two Offices Handle Your Property Tax in Ector County
The appraisal district sets your property value; the tax assessor-collector handles payments — they are two separate offices.
Founding History
A Railroad Built Odessa in the 1880s
Odessa was founded in 1881 when the Texas and Pacific Railway extended across West Texas and workers established a water stop on the South Plains.
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