Seminole, Texas | |
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City | |
 The Gaines County Courthouse in Seminole. | |
 Location of Seminole, Texas | |
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| Coordinates: 32°43′7″N 102°39′0″W / 32.71861°N 102.65000°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Gaines |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.80 sq mi (9.83 km2) |
| • Land | 3.80 sq mi (9.83 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 3,297 ft (1,005 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 6,988 |
| • Density | 2,058.20/sq mi (794.74/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 79360 |
| Area code | 432 |
| FIPS code | 48-66764[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 2411866[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.
- ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Seminole, Texas
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ "Mennonites in Texas".