Seminole, Texas

Seminole, Texas
City
The Gaines County Courthouse in Seminole.
The Gaines County Courthouse in Seminole.
Location of Seminole, Texas
Location of Seminole, Texas
Coordinates: 32°43′7″N 102°39′0″W / 32.71861°N 102.65000°W / 32.71861; -102.65000
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyGaines
Area
 • Total3.80 sq mi (9.83 km2)
 • Land3.80 sq mi (9.83 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation3,297 ft (1,005 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total6,988
 • Density2,058.20/sq mi (794.74/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
79360
Area code432
FIPS code48-66764[3]
GNIS feature ID2411866[2]

Seminole is a city in and the county seat of Gaines County, Texas, United States.[4] Its population was 6,430 at the 2010 census. Seminole and Gaines County are home to a large population of German Mennonites from Russia that came to West Texas in the 1980s.[5]

It is the birthplace of country music singers Larry Gatlin and Tanya Tucker.

  1. ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Seminole, Texas
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  5. ^ "Mennonites in Texas".