Paducah, Texas
Paducah is the seat of Cottle County, sitting on the rolling plains where the High Plains break toward the Rolling Plains, about 97 miles northeast of Lubbock. The surrounding country is ranch and cotton land, and the historic Matador Ranch once ran cattle across a range that included parts of Cottle County. Its four-story brick and terra-cotta courthouse, built in the Art Deco style and often likened to a stepped temple, rises over the town square as one of the more distinctive public buildings in the region.
Place essentials
Official Census snapshot- Census place type
- Town
- July 2025 population
- 938
- Change from 2020 base
- -11.6%
- Land area
- 1.5 sq. mi.
- County footprint
- Cottle 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 Cottle 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 Paducah
County lines carry much of the property, land, water, and outdoors context around Paducah.
County History
Cottle County Was Cattle Country Before It Was Cotton Country
Cottle County was organized in 1892 and built its early economy on large cattle ranches before cotton farming took over in the early 1900s.
Property Tax
How Property Appraisal and Tax Collection Work in Cottle County
Cottle CAD is the place for values and exemptions. The county tax office is listed separately, but the Comptroller says it does not collect property taxes.
Agricultural Appraisal
Farm and Ranch Land May Qualify for a Lower Tax Value
Texas open-space appraisal can lower the taxable value of qualifying farm or ranch land.
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