Seminole, Texas
Seminole is a West Texas city in Gaines County, seated on the level plains of the Llano Estacado about 60 miles northwest of Midland. The surrounding land is a productive agricultural region known for cotton and peanut farming, and oil and gas production from the Permian Basin also figures prominently in the local economy. The town lies in flat, open country near the western edge of the South Plains.
Place essentials
Official Census snapshot- Census place type
- City
- July 2025 population
- 7,730
- Change from 2020 base
- +9.9%
- Land area
- 4.2 sq. mi.
- County footprint
- Gaines 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 Gaines 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.
Local character
Start with Seminole itself
A few landmarks, stories, and everyday places that help give Seminole its shape.
City parks
Seminole's city parks are the easiest everyday outdoor stops
City Park on N.W. 5th has the splash pad, the sand volleyball, and RV hookups; S. S. Forrest Park out on S.W. 21st is the place for a walk. Seminole's everyday outdoors runs through a handful of in-town parks.
Sports fields
Seminole's sports complex makes youth ball part of the place
Seminole's Baseball/Softball Complex gives local leagues four fields at 301 Sunland Dr., with room for regional tournament play.
Youth center
The M.S. Doss Youth Center is a Seminole recreation landmark
Built in 1961 from the Doss family's money and named for Mr. and Mrs. M.S. Doss, Seminole's youth center has been the after-school place for generations, and at $10 a year, it still is.
Then zoom out to Gaines County
County History
Gaines County went from open range to oil country in about 50 years
Gaines County was carved from open plains in 1876 and grew through ranching, cotton farming, and then oil — all within a few generations.
Property Tax
Two offices handle your property taxes in Gaines County
Gaines County splits property tax work between two offices: one sets your value, one collects the bill.
Agricultural Valuation
Farm and ranch land in Gaines County can be taxed on use, not market value
Gaines County land that's worked for farming, ranching, or wildlife can be taxed on what it produces instead of what it would sell for.
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