Menard, Texas
Menard is a small city in the Hill Country of west-central Texas, seat of Menard County, set along the spring-fed San Saba River about 54 miles southeast of San Angelo. The surrounding country is a mix of rolling ranchland, live oak, and mesquite along the river valley. The town is best known for the ruins and partial reconstruction of the Presidio de San Sabá, an 18th-century Spanish fort built to guard a nearby mission on the San Saba, one of the more significant Spanish colonial sites in the region.
Place essentials
Official Census snapshot- Census place type
- City
- July 2025 population
- 1,356
- Change from 2020 base
- -0.1%
- Land area
- 2.1 sq. mi.
- County footprint
- Menard 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 Menard 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 Menard
County lines carry much of the property, land, water, and outdoors context around Menard.
Spanish Colonial History
A Spanish mission and presidio once stood near present-day Menard
In 1757, the Spanish built Mission Santa Cruz de San Sabá and Presidio San Luis de las Amarillas on the San Saba River near what is now the town of Menard.
Property Tax
Two offices handle property tax in Menard County
The Menard County Appraisal District sets your property value, while the county Tax Assessor-Collector handles billing and payment.
Ag Valuation
Ranch and farm land can be taxed on productivity, not market value
Qualifying farm, ranch, timber, or wildlife-management land can be appraised on productivity value instead of market value.
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