Sweetwater, Texas

Sweetwater, Texas
Sweetwater, Texas
City
	Municipal building north of the Nolan County Courthouse.
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	Motto: "Life Is Sweet In Texas"
	Location of Sweetwater
	Coordinates: 32°28′5″N 100°24′26″W / 32.46806°N 100.40722°W
Country	United States
State	Texas
County	Nolan
Government
• Type	Council-Manager
• Mayor	Jim McKenzie
• City Manager	David Adrian Vela
Area
• Total	11.07 sq mi (28.68 km2)
• Land	11.07 sq mi (28.68 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation	2,169 ft (661 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	10,622
• Density	960/sq mi (370/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	79556
Area code	325
FIPS code	48-71540
GNIS ID	1348139
Website	City website

Sweetwater is a municipality in and the seat of Nolan County, Texas, United States.^[4] It is 123 miles southeast of Lubbock and 40 miles west of Abilene. Its population was 10,622 at the 2020 census.^[5]

^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
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