Turkey, Texas
Turkey is a small city in Hall County, in the eastern Texas Panhandle about 80 miles southeast of Amarillo, near the breaks where the flat High Plains give way to rougher, canyon-cut terrain. It is best known as the boyhood home of Bob Wills, the fiddler regarded as the King of Western Swing, and the town honors him with a monument on its main street and a museum. Each spring Turkey draws visitors for a reunion celebrating Wills and Western swing music.
Place essentials
Official Census snapshot- Census place type
- City
- July 2025 population
- 316
- Change from 2020 base
- -1.6%
- Land area
- 0.8 sq. mi.
- County footprint
- Hall 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 Hall 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 Turkey
County lines carry much of the property, land, water, and outdoors context around Turkey.
Property Tax
Who Handles Your Property Tax in Hall County
In Hall County, the appraisal district both values your property and handles tax collection for most local taxing units.
Homestead Exemption
How to File a Homestead Exemption in Hall County
If you own and live in your Hall County home, a homestead exemption can lower your taxable property value.
Water & Wells
Groundwater Rules for Hall County Properties
Hall County wells sit in Mesquite GCD country, where the local questions are permit status, aquifer pocket, and real well yield.
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