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Seminole is a city in West Texas and the county seat of Gaines County, on the southern High Plains near the New Mexico state line.

The land for Seminole was donated by nonresident landowners to become the Gaines County seat, and the first move to the townsite came in 1906, when W. B. Austin and his wife Emma moved their general store there from the earlier settlement of Caput.

Seminole National Bank opened its doors in 1906, followed by First State Bank in 1907.

Seminole had 6,988 residents at the 2020 census, up from 6,430 in 2010, and Census estimates put the population near 7,730 by 2025, the highest in the city's history.

The 2010 census counted 2,506 housing units in Seminole, and the city covers about 3.4 square miles.

Seminole and Gaines County are home to a large population of Low German Mennonites descended from Russian Mennonites who came to West Texas in the 1980s.

Seminole is the birthplace of country music stars Larry Gatlin and Tanya Tucker.

Gaines County, which Seminole anchors, is named for James Gaines, a merchant who signed the Texas Declaration of Independence.

Oil and gas production from the Permian Basin, along with cotton and peanut farming, drives the Seminole area economy, and Gaines County has historically ranked among the top Texas counties for both cotton and peanut output.

Seminole's parks include Gaines County Park, City Park, and S.S. Forrest Park.