Sweetwater, Texas
Sweetwater lies in the rolling plains of West Texas in Nolan County, roughly 40 miles west of Abilene along Interstate 20. The town is widely known for its annual Rattlesnake Roundup, held each March and billed as the largest event of its kind, and its surrounding country has become a center of the Texas wind-energy industry, with turbines lining the ridges of the region. The landscape is open grassland and mesquite rangeland, historically ranching and cotton country.
Place essentials
Official Census snapshot- Census place type
- City
- July 2025 population
- 10,141
- Change from 2020 base
- -4.5%
- Land area
- 10.9 sq. mi.
- County footprint
- Nolan 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 Nolan 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 Sweetwater
County lines carry much of the property, land, water, and outdoors context around Sweetwater.
Local History
Sweetwater grew from a railroad stop into the county seat of Nolan County
Nolan County was organized in 1881 around the Texas and Pacific Railway, and Sweetwater became the county seat after the railroad arrived.
Property Tax
Who handles your property taxes in Nolan County
The Nolan County Appraisal District sets property values, while a separate county tax assessor-collector office handles tax collection.
Homestead Exemption
Homestead exemption can lower your tax bill in Nolan County
If you own and live in your home as your main residence, you may qualify for a homestead exemption that reduces what you owe in property taxes.
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