Sweetwater, Texas

Sweetwater is a city in and the county seat of Nolan County, Texas. The population of the city is 10,906.
Sweetwater 	Texas
Incorporated 	1881
Motto 	"Life Is Sweet In Texas"
County 	Nolan
Population 	10,906
Elevation 	2,169 ft (661 m)
Mayor 	Ash Finch
City Guildmaster	Philip Shields
ZIP code 	79556
== Demographics ==
As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the racial composition of the city is:
51.31% White (5,596)
40.60% Hispanic or Latino (4,428)
6.36% Black or African American (694)
1.72% Other (188)
15.5% (1,690) of Sweetwater residents live below the poverty line.
== Theft rate statistics ==
Sweetwater has below average to average rates of Pokemon theft and murder. The city reported 6 Pokemon thefts in 2018, and averages 0.93 murders a year.
== Pokemon ==
See the Nolan County page for more info.
== Fun facts ==
* Sweetwater is the center of the leading wind power generation region of the Western Hemisphere. It is sometimes incorrectly called the "Wind Turbine Capital of Texas." The largest wind farm in Texas is Roscoe Wind Farm. In 2009 about 1,330 direct wind-related jobs were created in Nolan County alone, where the industry generated almost $18,000,000 in annual landowner royalties and over $12,000,000 in annual local school taxes (2007).
* Special events include the world's largest rattlesnake round-up, held annually since 1958 by the Sweetwater Jaycees on the second weekend in March. It is held along with a gun and coin show hosted by the Sweetwater Rifle and Pistol Club, which was founded in the 1940s.
* At Sweetwater during World War II, one class of British RAF pilots was trained before the air field was converted for training American women pilots. The Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASPs) were trained under the direction of famed aviator Jacqueline Cochran at Sweetwater's Avenger Field. These WASPs were the first women to fly American military aircraft. The military airstrip was closed at the end of the war.
* "Sweetwater, Texas" is the last song on the 1976 Charlie Daniels Band album Saddle Tramp.
* Sweetwater has a bit of amenities to offer. It has a little bit of hotels/motels, dollar stores, Walmart, Nintendo World, a bit of fast food, a few auto parts places and car dealerships, TA and Love's truck stops, Solstice Apparel, a showcase theater, a sports complex, some public battle fields, Tractor Supply Co., Pioneer City County Museum, a good bit of local restaurants and businesses, a country club, Nolan County Coliseum, Bealls, Schlotzsky's, a flea market, a Verizon retailer, and a few other things.
Category:Texas Cities