Anton is a city in Hockley County, Texas, United States. The population was 907 at the 2020 census. Anton was founded in 1924 near the ce…Anton is a city in Hockley County, Texas, United States. The population was 907 at the 2020 census. Anton was founded in 1924 near the center of the north pasture of the former Spade Ranch when ranch owner William Leonard Ellwood contracted with the Anton Townsite Company to plat a town at the site of Danforth Switch, a spur of the Pecos and Northern Texas Railway. The town was named in honor of J.F. Anton, a Santa Fe railroad executive.
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