Jayton, Texas
Jayton lies in Kent County on the rolling plains of West Texas, about 74 miles northwest of Abilene and southeast of Lubbock, in dry ranching and cotton country near the edge of the Caprock escarpment. The surrounding landscape is open grassland and mesquite rangeland cut by draws that feed the Salt Fork of the Brazos River. It serves as a small trade point for the sparsely populated ranchland around it.
Place essentials
Official Census snapshot- Census place type
- City
- July 2025 population
- 453
- Change from 2020 base
- -9.9%
- Land area
- 1.7 sq. mi.
- County footprint
- Kent 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 Kent County. The homestead exemption, appraisal cap, protests, and any MUD, PID, or special districts all sit at the parcel level.
Official routes
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County context
What to know around Jayton
County lines carry much of the property, land, water, and outdoors context around Jayton.
Local History
Jayton Became the County Seat in 1954
Kent County's original county seat was Clairemont, but Jayton won a contested election in 1954 and has been the seat of government ever since.
Property Tax
Who Handles Property Taxes in Kent County
Kent County has its own appraisal district and a separate tax assessor-collector, both based in Jayton.
Homestead Exemption
Homestead Exemption Can Lower Your Tax Bill
If you live in the home you own in Kent County, you may qualify for a homestead exemption that reduces your school tax.
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