Toyah, Texas
Toyah is a small town in Reeves County, in the arid Trans-Pecos country of far West Texas, roughly 92 miles southwest of Odessa. It grew as a stop on the railroad and served for a time as a cattle-shipping and railroad center before declining sharply through the twentieth century. Today much of the town stands largely emptied, with weathered buildings remaining on the dry plain as reminders of its railroad-era past.
Place essentials
Official Census snapshot- Census place type
- Town
- July 2025 population
- 60
- Change from 2020 base
- -3.2%
- Land area
- 1.6 sq. mi.
- County footprint
- Reeves 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 Reeves 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 Toyah
County lines carry much of the property, land, water, and outdoors context around Toyah.
County History
Reeves County grew from ranching, then oil, in a dry West Texas landscape
Reeves County was carved out of Pecos County in 1883 and built its economy on cattle ranching, the railroad, and eventually oil and gas.
Property Tax
Who handles your property tax in Reeves County
Two separate offices handle property taxes in Reeves County. One sets your value, the other collects the bill.
Water Supply
Groundwater in Reeves County can have quality problems
The Pecos Valley Aquifer underlies Reeves County, but the water can be salty, hard, or contaminated from old oil field activity.
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