Los Ybanez, Texas
Los Ybanez is a very small city in Dawson County, on the flat cotton-farming plains of West Texas about 51 miles northeast of Midland. The site began during World War II as the Lamesa Farm Workers Community, a federally built camp constructed by the Farm Security Administration to house Mexican migrant farm laborers and their families. The community later took the name of the Ybanez family, who acquired the property, and it remains one of the smallest incorporated places in the state.
Place essentials
Official Census snapshot- Census place type
- City
- July 2025 population
- 20
- Change from 2020 base
- -9.1%
- Land area
- 0.1 sq. mi.
- County footprint
- Dawson 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 Dawson 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 Los Ybanez
County lines carry much of the property, land, water, and outdoors context around Los Ybanez.
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.
Homestead Exemption
File for a homestead exemption to lower your property tax bill
Texas law lets you exempt part of your home's value from property taxes, but you have to apply at the appraisal district first.
Groundwater / Water Wells
You need a permit before drilling a water well in Dawson County
The Mesa Underground Water Conservation District oversees the Ogallala Aquifer in Dawson County and requires a permit to drill a new well.
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