Seminole, Texas

Seminole, Texas
City
The Gaines County Courthouse in Seminole.
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
  Total
3.80 sq mi (9.83 km2)
  Land3.80 sq mi (9.83 km2)
  Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
3,297 ft (1,005 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
6,988
  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
GNIS feature ID2411866

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

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