Nixon, Texas
Nixon sits in Gonzales County in the South Central Texas plains, about 44 miles southeast of San Antonio and a similar distance from San Marcos. The surrounding country is flat to gently rolling farm and ranch land, historically a place of cotton, row crops, and cattle.
Place essentials
Official Census snapshot- Census place type
- City
- July 2025 population
- 2,406
- Change from 2020 base
- +2.2%
- Land area
- 1.6 sq. mi.
- County footprint
- Gonzales County and Wilson 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
Nixon 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 Nixon
County lines carry much of the property, land, water, and outdoors context around Nixon.
Texas History
Gonzales Fired the First Shot of the Texas Revolution
On October 2, 1835, colonists in Gonzales refused to hand over a cannon to Mexican troops, starting the Texas Revolution.
Property Tax
Two Offices Handle Your Property Tax in Gonzales County
Gonzales County splits property tax work between two offices. One sets your value, the other sends the bill.
Local Identity
Floresville's peanut nickname became an official Texas title in 2023
A crop planted around 1915 grew into a 1938 festival and, much later, the official Peanut Capital of Texas designation.
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