Sabinal, Texas
Sabinal lies in Uvalde County in the southern Texas Hill Country, about 58 miles west of San Antonio, near where the Sabinal River flows down out of the hills toward the plains. The surrounding country is ranch land known for cypress-lined rivers and, historically, for goats, wool, and mohair, and the town has long been regarded as a gateway to the Frio, Nueces, and Sabinal river region. The community began in the 1850s around a stage stop on the road west and moved to its present site when the railroad arrived.
Place essentials
Official Census snapshot- Census place type
- City
- July 2025 population
- 1,378
- Change from 2020 base
- +0.9%
- Land area
- 1.2 sq. mi.
- County footprint
- Uvalde 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 Uvalde 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 Sabinal
County lines carry much of the property, land, water, and outdoors context around Sabinal.
County History
Uvalde County was established in 1856
Uvalde County was carved from Bexar County in 1856 and named its seat after a Spanish colonial governor.
Property Tax
Two offices handle property taxes here
Property value gets argued at one Uvalde office and your registration sticker comes from another, and mixing them up costs you a trip across town.
Military History
Fort Inge protected this region in the 1800s
Fort Inge was a U.S. Army frontier post on the Leona River that helped open Uvalde County to settlement.
Nearby
Places near Sabinal
Nearby counties
Local notes for nearby counties
Next steps for Sabinal
Compare nearby places
Put Census population, land area, county footprints, and official office routes side by side.
Open comparison ->Estimate property tax
Model school and local rates, the homestead exemption, and the appraisal cap.
Open estimator ->Look up another place
Every Texas town and all 254 counties.
Find a place ->