Kress, Texas
Kress is a small city in Swisher County on the flat, treeless expanse of the Texas High Plains, sitting along U.S. Highway 87 about 55 miles north of Lubbock. It is an agricultural community in the Panhandle farm belt, surrounded by the row-crop fields and rangeland that characterize this part of the Llano Estacado.
Place essentials
Official Census snapshot- Census place type
- City
- July 2025 population
- 569
- Change from 2020 base
- -4.5%
- Land area
- 0.6 sq. mi.
- County footprint
- Swisher 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 Swisher 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 Kress
County lines carry much of the property, land, water, and outdoors context around Kress.
County History
How Swisher County Got Its Name and Why Tulia Is the Seat
Swisher County was carved from the Texas frontier in 1876 and formally organized in 1890, named for a Texas Revolution veteran.
Property Tax
Who Handles Your Property Tax in Swisher County
Two offices handle property tax in Swisher County: one sets your home's value, and a separate one collects what you owe.
Groundwater / Water Wells
Drilling a Water Well in Swisher County Requires a Permit
Swisher County sits over the Ogallala Aquifer, and a regional district controls how much water landowners can pump.
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