Lueders, Texas
Lueders is a small city in Jones County, in the rolling ranch country of West-Central Texas about 25 miles north of Abilene, near the Clear Fork of the Brazos River. The town is best known for the limestone quarried in the area: Lueders limestone is a widely used Texas building stone, and quarries around the town have supplied it for masonry and construction for many years.
Place essentials
Official Census snapshot- Census place type
- City
- July 2025 population
- 262
- Change from 2020 base
- +4%
- Land area
- 0.6 sq. mi.
- County footprint
- Jones County and Shackelford 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
Lueders 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 Lueders
County lines carry much of the property, land, water, and outdoors context around Lueders.
Local Tradition
Cowboys' Christmas Ball: An Anson Tradition Since the 1880s
Anson hosts one of Texas's oldest continuing Western dances, most often traced to December 1885 at a local hotel.
Property Tax
Who Handles Your Property Tax in Jones County
In Jones County, the office that values your home and the office on the courthouse square are two different doors, and only one of them deals with property tax.
County History
Albany Has Been Shackelford County's Seat Since 1875
Shackelford County was formed in 1874 and named for a Texas Revolution hero; Albany replaced Fort Griffin as the county seat and has served in that role ever since.
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