Olton, Texas
Olton is a farming town on the flat, high tableland of the South Plains in Lamb County, about 45 miles northwest of Lubbock. It sits amid the irrigated cotton and grain fields that define the region's agriculture, with the surrounding land planted in cotton, corn, wheat, and grain sorghum. The wider county economy also leans on cattle and feedlot operations spread across the open plains.
Place essentials
Official Census snapshot- Census place type
- City
- July 2025 population
- 1,913
- Change from 2020 base
- -3.5%
- Land area
- 1.4 sq. mi.
- County footprint
- Lamb 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 Lamb 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 Olton
County lines carry much of the property, land, water, and outdoors context around Olton.
County Seat History
Littlefield Was Built on a Ranch Sale and a Railroad Stop
Littlefield grew from a single railroad station on a giant cattle ranch into the county seat and commercial center of Lamb County.
Property Tax
Property Tax Has Two Separate Offices in Lamb County
Lamb County splits property tax work between an appraisal district and a separate tax assessor-collector, and the tax office does not collect taxes itself.
Water Wells
A Groundwater District Regulates Wells Over the Ogallala Aquifer
All of Lamb County sits over the Ogallala Aquifer, and a state-authorized water district controls who can drill a well and how much they can pump.
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