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| | Handbook of Texas Online: SWEETWATER, TX |
 | | Sweetwater, the county seat of Nolan County, is on Interstate Highway 20, U.S. Highway 80/84, State Highway 70, Farm Road 419, and the Santa Fe Railroad, forty-two miles west of Abilene in the north central part of the county. |
 | | Sweetwater has a pioneer museum, a hospital, and a golf course, and the swimming, fishing, and other recreational facilities of Lake Sweetwater are significant amenities. |
 | | The population of Sweetwater was 10,367 in 1940, 13,914 in 1960, and 12,242 in 1980. |
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