Plains is a town in and the county seat of Yoakum County of western Texas, United States. The city's population was 1,355 at the 2020 census. Yoakum County is in the Texas High Plains Wine country.
History
In 1905, W. J. Luna founded and named Plains. When Yoakum County was organized in 1907, Plains was designated the county seat. Following the discovery of oil in 1936, the population has grown steadily.
Geography
Plains is located at (33.190251, –102.827578).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.0 square mile (2.6 km), all land.
Sulphur Springs Draw runs through town. The springs feeding the stream have dried up due to the extraction of underground water.
Demographics
2020 census
thumb|Yoakum County Heritage and Art Museum
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right"
|+Plains racial composition
!scope="col"| Race
!scope="col"| Number
!scope="col"| Percentage
|-
!scope="row"| White (non-Hispanic)
| 456
| 33.65%
|-
!scope="row"| Black or African American (non-Hispanic)
| 1
| 0.07%
|-
!scope="row"| Native American
| 6
| 0.44%
|-
!scope="row"| Other/mixed
| 27
| 1.99%
|-
!scope="row"| Hispanic or Latino
| 865
| 63.84%
|-
|Total
|1,355
|
|}
As of the 2020 United States census, 1,355 people, 428 households, and 346 families were residing in the town.
2000 census
At the 2000 census, 1,450 people, 485 households, and 390 families were living in the town. The population density was .